UniFirst (FRA:U1N) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.27 (As of Feb. 2025)

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What is UniFirst Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. UniFirst's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Feb. 2025 was 0.27.

The historical rank and industry rank for UniFirst's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:U1N' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.09 Max: 0.22
Current: 0.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of UniFirst was 0.22. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.09.

FRA:U1N's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
86.96% of 506 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs FRA:U1N: 0.17

As of today (2025-04-04), the Dividend Yield % of UniFirst is 0.80%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of UniFirst was 0.85%. The lowest was 0.09%. And the median was 0.41%.

UniFirst's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Feb. 2025 was €0.34.

During the past 12 months, UniFirst's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 19.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 32.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of UniFirst was 88.20% per year. The lowest was -15.60% per year. And the median was 9.15% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

UniFirst Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for UniFirst's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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UniFirst Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

UniFirst Annual Data

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0.12

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0.18

0.22

0.17

UniFirst Quarterly Data
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Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.30	0.16	0.14	0.15	0.27

Competitive Comparison of UniFirst's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, UniFirst's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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UniFirst's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, UniFirst's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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UniFirst Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

UniFirst's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Aug. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Aug. 2024 )
	=	1.197	/	7.047
	=	0.17

UniFirst's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Feb. 2025 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Feb. 2025 )
	=	0.336	/	1.258
	=	0.27

UniFirst (FRA:U1N) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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68 Jonspin Road, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887

Website

http://www.unifirst.com

UniFirst Corp provides workplace uniforms, protective clothing, and other workplace products and services to businesses in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning segment that accounts for the majority of the company engages in sales rents and sells clothing and non-garment items, and offers a cleaning service that delivers clean uniforms when it picks up dirty or contaminated ones. Manufacturing segment designs and manufactures uniforms and non-garment items. Specialty garments rental and cleaning segment provides specialty garments, non-garments, and cleaning services for nuclear and classroom applications. The First Aid segment provides safety supplies and pill packaging. The Corporate segment consists of various associated costs.

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