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

46.16 2.13 −4.41%
Market cap
$2.8B
P/E
33.2×
Fwd P/E
16.2×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
5.15
Beneish M
−2.91
Dividend safety
n/a

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) Free cash flow margin

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United Natural Foods, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 1.22%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.97% (fiscal 2015) to 3.01% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is below the Food Distribution industry median of 1.43% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.51%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 1.22% 0.37
FY2025 0.85% 1.07
FY2024 −0.22% (1.27)
FY2023 1.05% (0.02)
FY2022 1.07% (0.36)
FY2021 1.43% (0.19)
FY2020 1.62% 0.56
FY2019 1.06% 0.42
FY2018 0.64% (1.70)
FY2017 2.34% (0.67)

Against its own ten years

Low −0.97% High 3.01%
Ten-year median 1.07%
Current reading's percentile 67

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare 10.4%
CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. compare 4.03%
USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare 3.60%
SYY Sysco Corporation compare 2.81%
PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare 1.63%
UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. 1.22%
HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare 0.07%
AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare −0.15%
ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare −2.65%
Food Distribution industry median 1.43%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.51%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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