EVI vs UNF
EVI Industries, Inc. and Unifirst Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | EVI | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $446.6M | $2.4B |
| Net income | $7.7M | $148.3M |
| Gross margin | 31.5% | 36.6% |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | 5.3% | 6.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.48 | $7.98 |
| Dividend / share | $0.33 | · |
| Payout ratio | 64.6% | 16.6% |
| Free cash flow | $13.5M | $142.5M |
| Equity | $150.1M | $2.2B |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 1.64× | 3.18× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 13.0% | 6.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −1.6% | 1.8% |
UNF bills 5.4× the revenue of EVI, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (6.1% against 1.7%).
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 | EVI | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $446.6M | $2.4B |
| FY2024 | $389.8M | $2.4B |
| FY2023 | $353.6M | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $354.2M | $2.0B |
| FY2021 | $267.3M | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $242.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $235.8M | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $228.3M | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $150.0M | $1.6B |
| FY2016 | $94.0M | $1.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | EVI | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.7M | $148.3M |
| FY2024 | $7.5M | $145.5M |
| FY2023 | $5.6M | $103.7M |
| FY2022 | $9.7M | $103.4M |
| FY2021 | $4.1M | $151.1M |
| FY2020 | $8.4M | $135.8M |
| FY2019 | $775,000 | $179.1M |
| FY2018 | $3.7M | $163.9M |
| FY2017 | $4.0M | $70.2M |
| FY2016 | $3.2M | $125.0M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,985,782,000 | UNF |
| FY2024 | −$2,037,601,000 | UNF |
| FY2023 | −$1,879,484,000 | UNF |
| FY2022 | −$1,646,649,000 | UNF |
| FY2021 | −$1,558,900,000 | UNF |
| FY2020 | −$1,562,154,000 | UNF |
| FY2019 | −$1,573,574,000 | UNF |
| FY2018 | −$1,468,171,000 | UNF |
| FY2017 | −$1,440,951,000 | UNF |
| FY2016 | −$1,374,068,000 | UNF |
| FY2015 | −$1,420,589,000 | UNF |
| FY2014 | −$1,364,142,430 | UNF |
| FY2013 | −$1,321,681,582 | UNF |
| FY2012 | −$1,220,062,416 | UNF |
| FY2011 | −$1,111,668,911 | UNF |
| FY2010 | −$1,004,613,273 | UNF |
UNF has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.4 pp | UNF |
| FY2024 | −4.1 pp | UNF |
| FY2023 | −3.0 pp | UNF |
| FY2022 | −2.4 pp | UNF |
| FY2021 | −6.7 pp | UNF |
| FY2020 | −4.1 pp | UNF |
| FY2019 | −9.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2018 | −8.0 pp | UNF |
| FY2017 | −1.8 pp | UNF |
| FY2016 | −5.1 pp | UNF |
| FY2015 | −3.7 pp | UNF |
| FY2014 | −3.2 pp | UNF |
| FY2013 | −3.8 pp | UNF |
| FY2012 | −3.1 pp | UNF |
| FY2011 | −4.5 pp | UNF |
| FY2010 | −4.6 pp | UNF |
UNF has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 16 fiscal years.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UNF's net margin has been more volatile than EVI's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 1.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.4.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
UNF led in net margin in every one of the 16 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
EVI's return on equity has been more volatile than UNF's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 11.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
16 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 EVI and UNF over these 16 fiscal years — EVI led in 8 and UNF in 8.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.