Monday 2 November 2026
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United Natural Foods, Inc.
UNFI Consumer Defensive Food Distribution
United Natural Foods, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended July 2026) was $31.2 billion, down 1.99% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- −0.70%
- EPS
- +141.3%
- Free cash flow
- +11.8%
- Total debt
- −16.1%
Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier
46.52
0.65
+1.42%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to July
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 9,274 | 10,227 | 22,341 | 26,559 | 26,950 | 28,928 | 30,272 | 30,980 | 31,784 | 31,152 | +14.4% | 31,542 | 32,279 | 32,931 | +1.9% | |
| Gross margin, % | 15.41 | 14.86 | 14.41 | 14.64 | 14.62 | 14.46 | 13.65 | 13.56 | 13.28 | 13.47 | (1.9) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 214 | 210 | (341) | (342) | 183 | 310 | 7 | (137) | (154) | 102 | (7.9%) | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 2.31 | 2.05 | (1.53) | (1.29) | 0.68 | 1.07 | 0.02 | (0.44) | (0.48) | 0.33 | (2.0) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 130 | 163 | (285) | (269) | 155 | 254 | 30 | (110) | (115) | 84 | (4.7%) | ||||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 183.40 | 202.39 | 436.35 | 493.66 | 480.39 | 498.76 | 511.35 | 522.43 | 527.97 | 513.21 | +12.1% | |||||
| Earnings | 2.57 | 3.28 | (5.56) | (5.10) | 2.65 | 4.28 | 0.41 | (1.89) | (1.95) | 1.39 | (6.6%) | ||||||
| Cash flow | 5.41 | 2.16 | 5.57 | 8.49 | 10.94 | 5.71 | 10.54 | 4.27 | 7.81 | 8.90 | +5.7% | ||||||
| Capex | (1.11) | (0.86) | (0.96) | (0.48) | (4.06) | (0.36) | (5.19) | (5.40) | (3.34) | (2.65) | +10.2% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 4.30 | 1.30 | 4.61 | 8.01 | 6.88 | 5.34 | 5.35 | (1.13) | 4.47 | 6.24 | +4.2% | ||||||
| Book value | 33.26 | 36.53 | 29.38 | 21.23 | 26.99 | 30.90 | 29.46 | 27.67 | 25.81 | 26.72 | (2.4%) | ||||||
| Shares, m | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 61 | +2.0% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 14.99 | 9.82 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.33 | 10.10 | 50.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.57 | 13.5 | |||||
| P/S | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.1 | ||||||
| P/B | 1.16 | 0.88 | 0.34 | 0.94 | 1.21 | 1.40 | 0.71 | 0.56 | 1.07 | 1.90 | 1.0 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.2 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 10.67 | 29.88 | 14.83 | 8.52 | 10.66 | 14.91 | 10.03 | (44.52) | 13.00 | 12.20 | 8.0 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 273 | 109 | 285 | 457 | 614 | 331 | 624 | 253 | 470 | 540 | +7.9% | |||||
| Capex | (56) | (44) | (49) | (26) | (228) | (21) | (307) | (320) | (201) | (161) | +12.5% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 217 | 65 | 236 | 431 | 386 | 310 | 317 | (67) | 269 | 379 | +6.4% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 959 | 1,090 | 1,450 | 1,335 | 1,063 | 1,380 | 1,058 | 1,037 | 821 | 700 | (3.4%) | |||||
| Net debt | 370 | 329 | 2,995 | 2,606 | 2,289 | 2,115 | 1,949 | 2,064 | 1,834 | 1,539 | +17.2% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,682 | 1,846 | 1,504 | 1,142 | 1,514 | 1,792 | 1,744 | 1,641 | 1,554 | 1,622 | (0.4%) | ||||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 4.54 | 5.56 | (5.62) | (3.71) | 1.97 | 3.27 | 0.32 | (1.50) | (1.56) | 1.14 | (3.4) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 6.88 | 6.45 | (2.72) | (3.22) | 4.83 | 6.77 | 2.03 | 0.13 | (0.57) | 4.17 | (2.7) pt | ||||||
| ROE | 8.13 | 9.23 | (17.01) | (20.71) | 11.22 | 15.00 | 1.36 | (6.62) | (7.39) | 5.29 | (2.8) pt | ||||||
| People | |||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 9,700 | 10,000 | 19,000 | 28,300 | 28,300 | 30,300 | 29,455 | 28,333 | 25,600 | 23,431 | +10.3% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.96 | 1.02 | 1.18 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.24 | 1.33 | +3.7% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Jul 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
United Natural Foods, Inc. vs peers in Food Distribution (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYY Sysco Corporation | $40.8B | 22.7× | 17.2× | +4.67% (above 0%: growing) | +4.55% (above 0%: growing) | +13.54% (above 0%: growing) | 18.69% | 4.45% | Compare |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. | $22.4B | 31.4× | 26.1× | +4.46% (above 0%: growing) | +29.90% (above 0%: growing) | +36.02% (above 0%: growing) | 18.22% | 4.21% | Compare |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company | $15.6B | 42.9× | 26.0× | +6.43% (above 0%: growing) | +22.35% (above 0%: growing) | +6.02% (above 0%: growing) | 12.03% | 1.80% | Compare |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | $4.5B | 43.2× | 41.2× | +12.92% (above 0%: growing) | +58.18% (above 0%: growing) | +987.24% (above 0%: growing) | 25.06% | 5.02% | Compare |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. | $2.8B | 33.0× | 16.2× | −0.70% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +11.82% (above 0%: growing) | 13.74% | 0.90% | |
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. | $2.2B | 12.3× | 11.7× | −1.22% (below 0%: shrinking) | +621.74% (above 0%: growing) | +64.62% (above 0%: growing) | 7.22% | 1.61% | Compare |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. | $1.0B | 288× | 84.1× | +25.80% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −161.50% (below 0%: shrinking) | 9.93% | 0.11% | Compare |
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. | $397.9M | 12.8× | 17.7× | +13.27% (above 0%: growing) | −26.56% (below 0%: shrinking) | +253.73% (above 0%: growing) | 33.33% | 15.77% | Compare |
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. | $78.2M | — (loss-making) | 13.2× | +2.84% (above 0%: growing) | +150.00% (above 0%: growing) | −1,361.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | 17.00% | 0.87% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $3.4B | 31.4× | 21.9× | +5.55% | +29.90% | +24.78% | 17.61% | 3.01% |
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 5 November 2025
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
2.40%
BlackRock, Inc.
14.90%
The Vanguard Group
12.10%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
5.80%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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