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) Net margin

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United Natural Foods, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 0.27%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.28% (fiscal 2019) to 1.69% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is below the Food Distribution industry median of 0.57% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.92%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 0.27% 0.64
FY2025 −0.37% (0.01)
FY2024 −0.36% (0.44)
FY2023 0.08% (0.78)
FY2022 0.86% 0.31
FY2021 0.55% 1.58
FY2020 −1.03% 0.25
FY2019 −1.28% (2.87)
FY2018 1.59% 0.19
FY2017 1.40% (0.08)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 0.46% 0.03
Apr 2026 0.43% 0.18
Jan 2026 0.25% 0.30
Oct 2025 −0.05% 1.08
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −1.28% High 1.69%
Ten-year median 0.41%
Current reading's percentile 47

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare 13.0%
CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. compare 2.27%
SYY Sysco Corporation compare 2.12%
USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare 1.97%
ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare 1.84%
PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare 0.57%
UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. 0.27%
AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare 0.12%
HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare −2.77%
Food Distribution industry median 0.57%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.92%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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