Consumer Defensive
United Natural Foods, Inc.(UNFI)
Live Price
Offline$51.71
+4.15% today
1Y Change
+123.99%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $3.12B
- Revenue Growth
- +2.6%
- EPS Growth
- -3.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $3.12B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $51.71 and up 124.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.6%, EPS growth of -3.7%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.6%, EPS -3.7%, free cash flow +359.8% with operating margin 0.3% and ROIC 1.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines UNFI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+2.6% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+0.3% vs +6.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Jun 9, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +2.6% and EPS is at -3.7%, with operating margin around 0.3%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Jun 9, 2026 | โ | +9.2% | โ | โ |
2026 Mar 10, 2026 | +21.6% | +8.2% | +6.6% | +23.6% |
2025 Dec 2, 2025 | +40.3% | -7.3% | -4.1% | -6.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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UNFI Max Drawdown
-27.00%
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Company Overview
United Natural Foods, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
United Natural Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The company offers grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition, bulk and foodservice products, and personal care items. It also provides Woodstock brand imports, roasts, packages, and distributes nuts, dried fruits, seeds, trail mixes, granola, natural and organic snack items, and confections. In addition, the company is involved in importing, roasting, packaging, and distributing nuts, dried fruits, seeds, trail mixes, granola, natural and organic snack items, and confections. Further, it offers Blue Marble Brands products through wholesale segment, third-party distributors, and directly to retailers; and Field Day brand products primarily to customers through its independent channel. Additionally, the company provides general merchandise, home, health and beauty care, and pharmacy products, as well as private label products through a network of 74 Cub Foods and Shoppers retail grocery stores; professional services, such as retail store support, advertising, couponing, e-commerce, consumer convenience services, store design, equipment sourcing, electronic payments processing, network and data hosting solutions, and administrative back-office solutions; and marketing services comprising consumer and trade marketing programs, as well as programs to support suppliers in understanding its markets. The company serves chains, independent retailers, and supernatural chains, as well as foodservice, e-commerce, conventional military business, and other sales customers. United Natural Foods, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
- Leadership
- James Alexander Miller Douglas Jr.
- IPO Date
- Nov 1, 1996
- Employees
- 28.3k
- Street Address
- 313 Iron Horse Way
- Mailing
- Providence, RI, 02908
- Region
- Providence, RI, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 401 528 8634
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.8
- Price/Sales
- 0.1
- Price/Book
- 2.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.6%
- EPS
- -3.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- +359.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 13.3%
- Operating Margin
- 0.3%
- Net Margin
- -0.2%
- ROE
- -5.0%
- ROIC
- 1.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.09
- Current Ratio
- 1.33
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