United Natural Foods IncUnited Natural Foods Inc
United Natural Foods Inc

United Natural Foods Inc

UNFI
Consumer Staples·Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

United Natural Foods, Inc. engages in the distribution of natural, organic, and specialty foods and non-food products. The firm offers food and non-food, frozen, perishables, bulk, body care products, and supplements. It operates through the following segments: Wholesale, Retail, and Other. The Wholesale segment refers to the national distribution of natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products, and providing retail services in the United States and Canada. The Retail segment derives revenues from the sale of groceries and other products at retail locations operated by company. The company was founded by Michael S. Funk and Norman A. Cloutier in July 1976 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Rhode Island; U.S.A
Market cap
$2.7BNo data
Revenue
$31.2B−2.0% YoY
Net income
$84M+171.2% YoY
Free cash flow
$323M+35.1% YoY

Market

Listed stock
UNFIPriceNYSE
Loading…Loading…1Y

Financial performance

Revenue
$31.2B−2.0% YoY
Operating income
$211M+780.6% YoY
Net income
$84M+171.2% YoY
Free cash flow
$323M+35.1% YoY

Revenue, profit & cash trend

Revenue
Operating income
Net income
Free cash flow
Reference
Revenue: 2022 $28.9B, 2023 $30.3B, 2024 $31B, 2025 $31.8B, 2026 $31.2B. Operating income: 2022 $423M, 2023 $120M, 2024 $8M, 2025 $-31M, 2026 $211M. Net income: 2022 $248M, 2023 $24M, 2024 $-112M, 2025 $-118M, 2026 $84M. Free cash flow: 2022 $80M, 2023 $301M, 2024 $-92M, 2025 $239M, 2026 $323M. Reference line: Reference at $0.

Growth & profitability

Revenue growth
-2.0%−458 bps YoY
Gross margin
No dataNo data
Operating margin
No dataNo data
FCF margin
No dataNo data

Earnings power over time

Operating income
Net income
Free cash flow
Operating income: 2022-07-30 $423M, 2023-07-29 $120M, 2024-08-03 $8M, 2025-08-02 $-31M, 2026-08-01 $211M. Net income: 2022-07-30 $248M, 2023-07-29 $24M, 2024-08-03 $-112M, 2025-08-02 $-118M, 2026-08-01 $84M. Free cash flow: 2022-07-30 $80M, 2023-07-29 $301M, 2024-08-03 $-92M, 2025-08-02 $239M, 2026-08-01 $323M

Growth heatmap

2023202420252026CAGR
Revenue
+4.6%
+2.3%
+2.6%
-2.0%
+1.9%
Gross profit
-1.2%
+1.7%
+0.5%
-0.6%
+0.1%
Operating income
-71.6%
-93.3%
-487.5%
+780.6%
-15.9%
Free cash flow
+276.3%
-130.6%
+359.8%
+35.1%
+41.7%

Earnings quality

Operating cash flow
$540M+14.9% YoY
Net income
$84M+171.2% YoY
Free cash flow
$323M+35.1% YoY
Diluted EPS
No dataNo data

Cash conversion quality

Operating cash flow
Free cash flow
Net income = 100%
Operating cash flow: 2026-08-01 643%, 2025-08-02 -398%, 2024-08-03 -226%, 2023-07-29 2600%, 2022-07-30 133%. Free cash flow: 2026-08-01 385%, 2025-08-02 -203%, 2024-08-03 82%, 2023-07-29 1254%, 2022-07-30 32%. Reference line: Net income = 100% at 100%.

Per-share economics

Diluted EPS
Latest
No data
FCF / share
Latest
No data
Diluted shares
Latest
No data

Financial flexibility

Cash & equivalents
No dataNo data
Total debt
No dataNo data
Net debt
No dataNo data
Current ratio
No dataNo data

Cash Coverage of Debt

Cash / Total debt
No data

Returns

Return on equity
No dataNo data
Return on assets
No dataNo data
Return on invested capital
No dataNo data
Asset turnover
No dataNo data

Return on capital

No data

Valuation

Price to earnings
No dataNo data
Price to sales
No dataNo data
EV / EBITDA
No dataNo data
Free cash flow yield
No dataNo data

Valuation vs its own 5Y history

Metric
Own five-year range
Current
Own 5Y median
Position in own range
Price to earnings
No data
No data
No data
No data
Price to sales
No data
No data
No data
No data
EV / EBITDA
No data
No data
No data
No data
Free cash flow yield
No data
No data
No data
No data