CSV vs UNF
Carriage Services Inc. and Unifirst Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CSV | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $417.4M | $2.4B |
| Net income | $51.5M | $148.3M |
| Gross margin | 35.1% | 36.6% |
| Net margin | 12.3% | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | 22.2% | 6.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.25 | $7.98 |
| Dividend / share | $0.45 | · |
| Payout ratio | 13.6% | 16.6% |
| Free cash flow | $40.1M | $142.5M |
| Equity | $254.8M | $2.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.02× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.98× | 3.18× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 26.2% | 1.8% |
UNF bills 5.8× the revenue of CSV, and CSV keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.3% against 6.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CSV | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $417.4M | $2.4B |
| FY2024 | $404.2M | $2.4B |
| FY2023 | $382.5M | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $370.2M | $2.0B |
| FY2021 | $375.9M | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $329.4M | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $274.1M | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $268.0M | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $258.1M | $1.6B |
| FY2016 | $248.2M | $1.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CSV | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $51.5M | $148.3M |
| FY2024 | $33.0M | $145.5M |
| FY2023 | $33.4M | $103.7M |
| FY2022 | $41.4M | $103.4M |
| FY2021 | $33.2M | $151.1M |
| FY2020 | $16.1M | $135.8M |
| FY2019 | $14.5M | $179.1M |
| FY2018 | $11.6M | $163.9M |
| FY2017 | $37.2M | $70.2M |
| FY2016 | $19.6M | $125.0M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$2,014,912,000 | UNF |
| FY2024 | −$2,023,233,000 | UNF |
| FY2023 | −$1,850,527,000 | UNF |
| FY2022 | −$1,630,648,000 | UNF |
| FY2021 | −$1,450,330,000 | UNF |
| FY2020 | −$1,474,711,000 | UNF |
| FY2019 | −$1,535,269,000 | UNF |
| FY2018 | −$1,428,497,000 | UNF |
| FY2017 | −$1,332,819,000 | UNF |
| FY2016 | −$1,219,846,000 | UNF |
| FY2015 | −$1,214,103,000 | UNF |
| FY2014 | −$1,168,773,000 | UNF |
| FY2013 | −$1,142,441,000 | UNF |
| FY2012 | −$1,058,098,000 | UNF |
| FY2011 | −$950,612,000 | UNF |
| FY2010 | −$844,138,000 | UNF |
| FY2009 | −$835,789,000 | UNF |
UNF has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +6.2 pp | CSV |
| FY2024 | +2.2 pp | CSV |
| FY2023 | +4.1 pp | CSV |
| FY2022 | +6.0 pp | CSV |
| FY2021 | +0.5 pp | CSV |
| FY2020 | −2.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2019 | −4.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2018 | −5.3 pp | UNF |
| FY2017 | +10.0 pp | CSV |
| FY2016 | −0.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2015 | +0.1 pp | CSV |
| FY2014 | −1.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2013 | +0.4 pp | CSV |
| FY2012 | −1.8 pp | UNF |
| FY2011 | −2.9 pp | UNF |
| FY2010 | −3.0 pp | UNF |
| FY2009 | −3.5 pp | UNF |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CSV and UNF over this period.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CSV's net margin has been more volatile than UNF's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 3.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.6.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CSV and UNF over these 17 fiscal years — CSV led in 8 and UNF in 9.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CSV's return on equity has been more volatile than UNF's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 7.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CSV and UNF over these 17 fiscal years — CSV led in 9 and UNF in 8.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.