Unifirst Corp dividend history

Unifirst Corp paid $25.2m in dividends in fiscal 2026. That was 23.0% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $32.7M
Dividends (TTM): $25.2M
Returned to shareholders: 82%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $127M
Diluted share count: −2.1%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 1.2%; dividends 0.5% + buybacks 0.7% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 23%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 25.6%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Unifirst Corp: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Aug 2010	2011Aug 2011	2012Aug 2012	2013Aug 2013	2014Aug 2014	2015Aug 2015	2016Aug 2016	2017Aug 2017	2018Aug 2018	2019Aug 2019	2020Aug 2020	2021Aug 2021	2022Aug 2022	2023Aug 2023	2024Aug 2024	2025Aug 2025	2026Aug 2026
Dividends paid	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	8	16	18	21	22	23	25	25
Share buybacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	146	31	22	11	44	0	24	71	33
Dividends ÷ net income	3.6%	3.7%	3.0%	2.4%	2.4%	2.3%	2.3%	4.1%	2.6%	4.6%	11.6%	12.0%	20.1%	21.3%	16.0%	16.6%	23.0%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Unifirst Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Unifirst Corp.