United Natural Foods/$UNFI
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About United Natural Foods
United Natural Foods Inc is a wholesale distributor of natural, organic, and specialty foods and nonfood products across the United States and Canada. The company's products consist of national, regional, and private label brands grouped into grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition, bulk and foodservice products, and personal care items. United Natural Foods serves various retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and foodservice channels such as e-commerce platforms. The company's reportable segments are: Natural (its maximum revenue-generating segment), Retail, and Conventional.
- Ticker
- $UNFI
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 23,431
- Headquarters
- Providence, United States
- Website
- www.unfi.com
UNFI Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.8B
34.23
$1.34
0.97
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Price and volume
Market cap
$2.8B
Beta
0.97
52-week high
$57.02
52-week low
$30.91
Average daily volume
583K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.287
Quick ratio
0.393
Long term debt to equity
1.78
Total debt to equity
1.871
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.52%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
620
Gross margin (TTM)
13.53%
Net profit margin (TTM)
0.27%
Operating margin (TTM)
1.02%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
17.65%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,330,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.69%
Return on equity (TTM)
5.29%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
34.231
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.089
Price to book
1.71
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.53
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
8.62
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
11.60%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
5.321
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-1.99%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-168.36%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
0.96%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
13.91%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
49.63%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-6.04%
What the Analysts think about UNFI
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for United Natural Foods stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of United Natural Foods stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Fiscal 2026 showed a sharp improvement in profitability: adjusted EBITDA rose 27% to $701 million, and fourth-quarter gross margin expanded by 30 basis points to 13.7%. (United Natural Foods)
Record free cash flow of $323 million helped cut net debt by $295 million and bring year-end net leverage down to 2.2 times. That gives UNFI more room to invest and reduce financing pressure. (United Natural Foods)
Operational improvements and new customer business could support further growth: UNFI expects high-single-digit adjusted EBITDA growth in fiscal 2027 and says margin expansion could bring forward its fiscal 2028 target. Its AI planning tools and lean practices are already being rolled out across its distribution network. (United Natural Foods, StockAnalysis)
Sales remain weak despite the earnings recovery: fiscal 2026 sales fell 2%, and fourth-quarter sales were down 0.7%. Conventional and smaller-chain customers also face contraction and consolidation, which could keep reducing the volume UNFI needs across its network. (United Natural Foods, Food Trade News & Food World)
The fiscal 2027 recovery is modest and back-loaded: sales guidance implies only about 1% growth at the midpoint, with sales expected to decline in the first quarter before growth returns later in the year. The plan also calls for about $300 million of capital and cloud spending, making delivery of the projected efficiency gains important. (United Natural Foods, StockAnalysis)
Management has flagged higher fuel costs, reduced SNAP benefits and GLP-1-related volume pressure. These could weigh on customer demand and delivery economics in a business with thin margins and sensitivity to inflation. (The Motley Fool, United Natural Foods)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 6 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing UNFI
Fund name | Fund size | $UNFI weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.22% |
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.16% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | $3.2B | 0.16% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.09% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.09% |
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