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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
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United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) Return on invested capital
United Natural Foods, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 4.17%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.22% (fiscal 2020) to 7.91% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is below the Food Distribution industry median of 4.41% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4.17% | 4.74 |
| FY2025 | −0.57% | (0.70) |
| FY2024 | 0.13% | (1.90) |
| FY2023 | 2.03% | (4.74) |
| FY2022 | 6.77% | 1.94 |
| FY2021 | 4.83% | 8.05 |
| FY2020 | −3.22% | (0.50) |
| FY2019 | −2.72% | (9.17) |
| FY2018 | 6.45% | (0.43) |
| FY2017 | 6.88% | 0.21 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SYY Sysco Corporation compare | 12.8% |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. compare | 9.32% |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare | 9.00% |
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare | 8.91% |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare | 4.99% |
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare | 4.65% |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. | 4.17% |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare | 1.27% |
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare | −5.50% |
| Food Distribution industry median | 4.41% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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