UNF vs YELP
Unifirst Corp. and Yelp Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | UNF | YELP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.4B | $1.5B |
| Net income | $148.3M | $145.6M |
| Gross margin | 36.6% | 90.3% |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | 6.9% | 20.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.98 | $2.24 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 16.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $142.5M | $323.7M |
| Equity | $2.2B | $710.9M |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 3.18× | 2.99× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.2% | 10.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 1.8% | · |
UNF bills 1.7× the revenue of YELP, and YELP keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.9% 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 | UNF | YELP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.4B | $1.5B |
| FY2024 | $2.4B | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $2.2B | $1.3B |
| FY2022 | $2.0B | $1.2B |
| FY2021 | $1.8B | $1.0B |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $872.9M |
| FY2019 | $1.8B | $1.0B |
| FY2018 | $1.7B | $942.8M |
| FY2017 | $1.6B | $850.8M |
| FY2016 | $1.5B | $716.1M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | UNF | YELP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $148.3M | $145.6M |
| FY2024 | $145.5M | $132.8M |
| FY2023 | $103.7M | $99.2M |
| FY2022 | $103.4M | $36.3M |
| FY2021 | $151.1M | $39.7M |
| FY2020 | $135.8M | $-19.4M |
| FY2019 | $179.1M | $40.9M |
| FY2018 | $163.9M | $55.4M |
| FY2017 | $70.2M | $153.0M |
| FY2016 | $125.0M | $-1.7M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$967,397,000 | UNF |
| FY2024 | +$1,015,367,000 | UNF |
| FY2023 | +$895,985,000 | UNF |
| FY2022 | +$807,316,000 | UNF |
| FY2021 | +$794,377,000 | UNF |
| FY2020 | +$931,226,000 | UNF |
| FY2019 | +$795,182,000 | UNF |
| FY2018 | +$753,716,000 | UNF |
| FY2017 | +$740,111,000 | UNF |
| FY2016 | +$751,983,000 | UNF |
| FY2015 | +$906,894,000 | UNF |
| FY2014 | +$1,017,361,000 | UNF |
| FY2013 | +$1,122,527,000 | UNF |
| FY2012 | +$1,118,722,000 | UNF |
| FY2011 | +$1,050,841,000 | UNF |
| FY2010 | +$978,208,000 | UNF |
UNF has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed 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 | −3.8 pp | YELP |
| FY2024 | −3.4 pp | YELP |
| FY2023 | −2.8 pp | YELP |
| FY2022 | +2.1 pp | UNF |
| FY2021 | +4.4 pp | UNF |
| FY2020 | +9.8 pp | UNF |
| FY2019 | +5.9 pp | UNF |
| FY2018 | +3.8 pp | UNF |
| FY2017 | −13.6 pp | YELP |
| FY2016 | +8.8 pp | UNF |
| FY2015 | +14.5 pp | UNF |
| FY2014 | −1.1 pp | YELP |
| FY2013 | +12.9 pp | UNF |
| FY2012 | +21.5 pp | UNF |
| FY2011 | +26.8 pp | UNF |
| FY2010 | +27.5 pp | UNF |
The higher net margin has changed hands between UNF and YELP over this period.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
YELP's net margin has been more volatile than UNF's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 10.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.6.
16 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 UNF and YELP over these 16 fiscal years — UNF led in 11 and YELP in 5.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
YELP's return on equity has been more volatile than UNF's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 7.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.5.
13 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 UNF and YELP over these 13 fiscal years — UNF led in 9 and YELP in 4.
13 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.