Does UNF pay a dividend?

Yes. UniFirst Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.50% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.45 per share.

How much does UNF pay in dividends?

$1.45 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next UNF ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is September 4, 2026, with payment on September 25, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

UNF Dividend

UniFirst Corporation

NYSEIndustrialsStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.50%
Annual dividend: $1.45
Payout ratio: 0.22
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $291.48
Market cap: $5.3B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: September 4, 2026Pay date: September 25, 2026Amount: $0.3650

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is UNF a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.50% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.22 means roughly 22% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 41 complete years, the annual total fell in 1987. The most recent reduction was in 1987.
Raised for 8 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

UNF dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $1.40 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for UNF, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 4, 2026	September 25, 2026	$0.3650	Quarterly
June 5, 2026	June 26, 2026	$0.3650	Quarterly
March 6, 2026	March 27, 2026	$0.3650	Quarterly
December 5, 2025	January 2, 2026	$0.3650	Quarterly
September 5, 2025	September 26, 2025	$0.3500	Quarterly
June 6, 2025	June 27, 2025	$0.3500	Quarterly
March 7, 2025	March 28, 2025	$0.3500	Quarterly
December 6, 2024	January 3, 2025	$0.3500	Quarterly
September 6, 2024	September 27, 2024	$0.3300	Quarterly
June 7, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.3300	Quarterly
March 7, 2024	March 29, 2024	$0.3300	Quarterly
December 6, 2023	January 4, 2024	$0.3300	Quarterly
September 6, 2023	September 28, 2023	$0.3100	Quarterly
June 7, 2023	June 29, 2023	$0.3100	Quarterly
March 8, 2023	March 30, 2023	$0.3100	Quarterly
December 6, 2022	January 4, 2023	$0.3100	Quarterly
September 6, 2022	September 28, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
June 7, 2022	June 29, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
March 8, 2022	March 30, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
December 6, 2021	January 4, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
September 3, 2021	September 28, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 7, 2021	June 29, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 8, 2021	March 30, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
December 4, 2020	January 4, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
September 3, 2020	September 28, 2020	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 5, 2020	June 29, 2020	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 6, 2020	March 30, 2020	$0.2500	Quarterly
December 5, 2019	January 3, 2020	$0.2500	Quarterly
September 5, 2019	September 27, 2019	$0.1125	Quarterly
June 6, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.1125	Quarterly
March 7, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.1125	Quarterly
December 6, 2018	January 4, 2019	$0.1125	Quarterly
September 6, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.1125	Quarterly
June 7, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.1125	Quarterly
March 8, 2018	March 30, 2018	$0.0375	Quarterly
December 7, 2017	January 5, 2018	$0.0375	Quarterly
September 7, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.0375	Quarterly
June 7, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.0375	Quarterly
March 8, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.0375	Quarterly
December 7, 2016	January 6, 2017	$0.0375	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does UNF pay a dividend?: Yes. UniFirst Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.50% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.45 per share.
How much does UNF pay in dividends?: $1.45 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next UNF ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is September 4, 2026, with payment on September 25, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.