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title: "UniFirst FY26 Q3 operating income drops 52.2% to $23.03 million; revenue rises 3.9% to $634.4 million"
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description: "UniFirst reported a 52.2% drop in Q3 FY26 operating income to $23.03 million, despite a 3.9% revenue increase to $634.4 million. The decline was driven by a 23.3% surge in selling and administrative expenses, including $20.7 million in transaction costs related to the Cintas merger. First Aid & Safety Solutions posted an operating loss, while Other segment income rose slightly."
datetime: "2026-07-08T17:07:00.000Z"
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# UniFirst FY26 Q3 operating income drops 52.2% to $23.03 million; revenue rises 3.9% to $634.4 million

-   UniFirst fiscal Q3 revenue rose 3.9% to USD 634.4 million, led by 3.9% growth in Uniform & Facility Service Solutions. \* Operating income fell 52.2% to USD 23 million, pushing operating margin down 4.3 percentage points to 3.6%. \* Selling and administrative expense climbed 23.3% to USD 175.93 million, including USD 20.7 million of transaction-related costs tied to the Cintas deal. \* First Aid & Safety Solutions swung to an operating loss of USD 1.55 million, while Other segment operating income rose 11.4% to USD 4.91 million. \* UniFirst said the Cintas merger agreement calls for USD 155 cash and 0.7720 Cintas shares per share at closing. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Unifirst Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief via EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Ref. ID: 0001628280-26-047621), on July 08, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here

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