RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has the edge over UNF overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
UNF
UniFirst Corporation
UNF has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
UNF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
UNF's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UNF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 22x | $134 | -45% |
| Fair | 28x | $167 | -31% |
| Forward | 29x | $241 | — |
| Expensive | 34x | $205 | -15% |
| Current | 40x | $241 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UNF's PE is in its expensive range at 40x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RDW's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
UNF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for UNF, with profitability improving.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
UNF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.45 | +40% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.02 | -25% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.34 | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.38 | -8.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.56 | -3.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.98 | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.14 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.04 | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.82 | +31% |
UNF has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $109M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
UNF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $645M | +5% |
| Q2 2026 | $634.4M | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $622.5M | +3.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $621.3M | +2.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $614.4M | -4% |
| Q2 2025 | $610.8M | +1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $602.2M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $604.9M | +1.9% |
UNF's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $645M last quarter, up 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.5% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.6% | -4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2% | -1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.1% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.2% | +0.2 points |
UNF has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
UNF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38.4M | -31% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.2M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $35.2M | -6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | -$24M | -198% |
| Q3 2025 | $55.9M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.4M | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $37.7M | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $24.6M | +271% |
UNF has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
UNF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -20K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -385K shares |
| 3 years | -3% | -566K shares |
| 5 years | -4.4% | -842K shares |
| Available history | -4.8% | -927K shares |
UNF has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $32.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $45.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $13.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.4M |
UNF spent $33M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 54% from the year before.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
UNF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
UNF has more cash than debt.
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
UNF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.9 | Oversold |
UNF's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UNF PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | UNF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 24x | 67% above |
| PE % | 96 | 58 | 38 pts above |
UNF is trading at 40x earnings, a 67% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
UNF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $256.0 | 5.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $271.6 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $250.8 | 3.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $216.5 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $195.9 | 23% above |
UNF has the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2024 to −74% in 2022. It's up 12% so far in 2026.
UNF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $202.7 | $208.0 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | $208.0 | $203.2 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | $203.2 | $190.1 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | $190.1 | $182.9 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | $182.9 | $172.8 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | $172.8 | $197.6 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $197.6 | $241.5 | +22% |
UNF has the edge over RDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.