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Unifi, Inc.

$UFI·$149M·Manufacturing - Textiles·Industrials
$7.29-1.4%1Y+68.3%
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UFUFI
$UFIUnifi, Inc.
$7.29-1.35%3 posts
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $UFI, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-25

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Recycled-fiber maker sold $60M of non-core real estate to deleverage the balance sheet — the setup is here, the tape hasn't confirmed yet.

Unifi makes recycled and synthetic polyester and nylon yarns — best known for REPREVE, the branded recycled fiber used in Nike and Patagonia apparel. The stock is up 73% over the trailing year and sits at 85% of its 52-week range, but with a $149M market cap and no analyst estimates showing profitability until FY28, this is a small deleveraging story.

  • On August 17 the company announced an agreement to sell non-strategic US real estate for approximately $60M gross proceeds — dedicated to deleveraging the balance sheet — real cash for a $149M market cap company
  • Q4 FY26 EPS was -$0.06 versus -$0.06 expected (in-line) on $144.2M revenue that beat $139.7M consensus — the last four surprise pattern (0%, +9%, +16%, +7%) shows tightening execution
  • Revenue is still down year-over-year every quarter (-11%, +3%, -8%, -7%) — the topline hasn't turned; the deleveraging is being financed by asset sales, not core cash flow
  • Gross margin is only 3.4% trailing-twelve-months, operating margin -6% — this is a low-margin commodity-adjacent business, and the REPREVE story is what's supposed to lift the mix; that's been slow
  • Analyst FY27 revenue estimate is $555M on +$0.06 EPS; FY28 $610M / +$0.70 EPS — the recovery math is real but two years out
  • Insider signal is null — no filings this month

This is priced for a balance-sheet fix, not for operational turnaround yet.

What to watch: The Q1 FY27 print on November 3 needs revenue growth turning positive year-over-year — the balance sheet is being fixed, but without a topline turn there's no earnings recovery to reprice.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q1 FY27 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Textile manufacturer making REPREVE recycled polyester yarn from plastic bottles for apparel and home goods markets.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Manufacturing - Textiles sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $UFI.

Manufacturing - Textiles · Industrials

Manufacturing volumes are tied to underlying industrial demand; reshoring trends provide incremental domestic volume but cost competitiveness against imports remains a challenge. Automation investment is the structural margin defense.

What this means for $UFI

Neutral — Unifi, Inc; exposure to the industry macro driver is limited or indirect.

Top industry ETF

$XLIIndustrial Select Sector SPDR
+19.8%YTD
+14.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-3.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-9.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-6.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
10.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-16.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
3.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 19, 2026$-0.06$-0.060.0%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$-0.20$-0.22+9.1%
Q4 2025Feb 3, 2026$-0.48$-0.57+15.8%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$-0.56$-0.60+6.7%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $-0.15

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$130.0M-11.3%6.8%-1.4%$-0.12$7.2M
Q2 FY26$143.1M+3.0%5.1%-6.0%$-0.52$24.2M
Q1 FY26$135.7M-7.9%2.5%-7.1%$-0.62$-10.9M
Q4 FY25$146.6M-6.9%-0.3%-9.5%$-0.92$-5.1M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$526.8M$526.8M – $526.8M-$1.30-$1.30 – -$1.301
FY27$554.9M$554.9M – $554.9M$0.06$0.06 – $0.061
FY28$609.5M$609.5M – $609.5M$0.70$0.70 – $0.701

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.80%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+16.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+67.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 13.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.695-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 198-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Unifi, Inc. reported its Q4 and full fiscal year 2026 results for the fiscal year ended June 28, 2026 via press release (Exhibit 99.1), with an earnings call and management presentation (Exhibit 99.2) held on August 20. Routine annual earnings announcement for a recycled and synthetic yarn manufacturer; full results and guidance are in the attached exhibits.

8-KMaterial agreementAug 178-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Unifi, Inc. (UFI) entered into a material definitive agreement (Item 1.01) on August 16, 2026, likely relating to a significant asset transaction or new financing arrangement, accompanied by a Regulation FD disclosure (Item 7.01). Unifi is a global synthetic and recycled yarn manufacturer best known for its REPREVE recycled fiber brand. The material agreement may involve a real estate asset sale, a new credit facility amendment, or a supply agreement of significance. Unifi has been managing balance sheet complexity; any non-core asset monetization or financing improvement directly affects its ability to invest in REPREVE capacity expansion and sustainability-oriented product growth. The Reg FD exhibit likely provides investor-facing context on the transaction.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 4 other (1 10-K · 1 13G · 1 SD · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Unifi, Inc. (UFI) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·13d agoUnifi Q4 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·13d agoUnifi (UFI) Reports Q4 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimateszacks.com·14d agoUNIFI®, Makers of REPREVE®, Reports Fourth Quarter Revenue Growth, Higher Margins, and Cash Generationbusinesswire.com·14d agoUNIFI®, Makers of REPREVE®, Announces an Agreement to Sell Non-Strategic Real Estate in the U.S., with $60 Million of Expected Gross Proceeds to Deleverage and Transform the Balance Sheetbusinesswire.com·17d ago
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