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
34.55
$1.34
0.81
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Price and volume
Market cap
$2.8B
Beta
0.81
52-week high
$57.02
52-week low
$28.71
Average daily volume
563K
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)
34.552
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.09
Price to book
1.72
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.55
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
8.701
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
11.49%
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.
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Fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA rose 27.0% to $701 million and adjusted EPS increased to $2.65 from $0.71, indicating substantial profitability improvement despite lower sales. (SEC)
Operational efficiencies are translating into stronger margins and cash generation: fiscal Q4 gross margin expanded to 13.7%, operating expenses fell to 12.9% of sales, and full-year free cash flow reached $323 million. (SEC)
Management forecasts further fiscal 2027 progress, including adjusted EBITDA of $730–$780 million, adjusted EPS of $3.00–$3.50, and a newly authorized $200 million share-repurchase program. (SEC)
Fiscal 2026 net sales declined 2.0% to $31.2 billion, and fiscal 2027 guidance implies only modest sales growth to $31.2–$31.8 billion, leaving limited top-line momentum. (SEC)
The turnaround is partly dependent on network optimization: conventional sales fell 13.6% and retail sales fell 10.1% in fiscal Q3, while the Allentown distribution-center transition and project-work unwind pressured revenue. (SEC)
UNFI remains capital-intensive and leveraged, with $1.54 billion of net debt at fiscal year-end and approximately $300 million of fiscal 2027 capital and cloud spending; fiscal 2027 free-cash-flow guidance of $275–$325 million also leaves limited room for execution setbacks. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing UNFI
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Fund name | Fund size | $UNFI weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.16% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.16% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.09% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.02% |
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