On the Record · Unifirst
Unifirst acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Unifirst bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Clean UniformWord for word“On March 13, 2023, we completed our acquisition of the business and certain real estate assets of Clean from Clean Holdco, Inc. and certain of its affiliates for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $299.1 million, net of cash acquired.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | March 13, 2023 | approximately $299.1 million |
four other business acquisitions (not named)Word for word“During fiscal 2023, the Company completed four other business acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $ 7.1 million.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | During fiscal 2023 | approximately $ 7.1 million |
four other business acquisitionsWord for word“During fiscal 2023, the Company completed four other business acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $ 7.1 million.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | During fiscal 2023 | approximately $ 7.1 million |
ten businessesWord for word“During fiscal 2025, the Company completed ten business acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $ 13.9 million, including $ 12.0 million in the First Aid & Safety Solutions segment and $ 1.9 million in the Uniform & Facility Service Solutions segment.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | During fiscal 2025 | approximately $ 13.9 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-27 | $16.6 million | $7.5 million |
| 2017-08-26 | $125.5 million | $55.3 million |
| 2018-08-25 | $42.7 million | $21.5 million |
| 2019-08-31 | $4.9 million | $3.9 million |
| 2020-08-29 | $41.2 million | $23.5 million |
| 2021-08-28 | $8.4 million | $4.5 million |
| 2022-08-27 | $44.2 million | $28 million |
| 2023-08-26 | $306.2 million | $190.8 million |
| 2024-08-31 | $203,000 | — |
| 2025-08-30 | $11.9 million | $8.9 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-03-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-08-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-03-17 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2021-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-03-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-04-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Unifirst’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-10-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.