profit from every $100 of sales.

United Natural Foods
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
Money in, money out
What United Natural Foods sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $28.9 billion in 2022 to $31.8 billion in 2025, with -$118 million of profit last year.
United Natural Foods vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
United Natural Foods | No profit yet | ||
Sysco | 21.6× · Fair price | ||
US Foods | 34.9× · Expensive | ||
Performance Food Group | 48.8× · Expensive | ||
Jerónimo Martins, SGPS | 19.0× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads United Natural Foods's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28,928 | 30,272 | 30,980 | 31,784 | |
| 4,182 | 4,131 | 4,201 | 4,222 | |
| 357 | 158 | 101 | 105 | |
| 750 | 455 | 328 | 306 | |
| 248 | 24 | -112 | -118 | |
| 4.07 | 0.40 | -1.89 | -1.95 | |
| 14.5% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.3% | |
| 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| 0.9% | 0.1% | -0.4% | -0.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 7,628 | 7,394 | 7,528 | 7,595 |
| Cash | 44 | 37 | 40 | 44 |
| Total debt | 3,382 | 3,265 | 3,548 | 3,451 |
| Total liabilities | 5,836 | 5,650 | 5,887 | 6,041 |
| 1,791 | 1,743 | 1,641 | 1,551 | |
| 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | |
| 7.1% | 2.4% | 0.1% | -0.2% | |
| 13.8% | 1.4% | -6.8% | -7.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331 | 624 | 253 | 470 | |
| 251 | 323 | 345 | 231 | |
| 80 | 301 | -92 | 239 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 38 | 39 | 43 |
Valuation
- –
- 18.7×
- –
- 1.9×
- 0.1×
- 12.0×
- 20.5×
- 8.3%
- -4.1%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 13.3%
- 0.3%
- -0.4%
- 1.1%
- 2.2%
- 0.8%
- -2.4%
- -0.5%
- 3.3%
- –
Growth
- +3.2%
- –
- +359.8%
- –
- +0.1%
Financial health
- 9.1×
- 1.97
- 43.9%
- 1.2×
- 1.33
- 0.51
- 4.34
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $39.67
- Range
- $35.00 – $44.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | 0.62 | 0.51 | +21.6% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 0.56 | 0.40 | +40.3% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.11 | -0.27 | +59.3% |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 0.44 | 0.24 | +83.3% |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 0.22 | 0.18 | +22.2% |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 0.16 | -0.02 | +900.0% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 0.01 | -0.08 | +112.5% |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 0.10 | 0.10 | +0.0% |
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about United Natural Foods
Is United Natural Foods a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the United Natural Foods AI analysis
What does United Natural Foods do?
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), founded in 1976 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, functions as a prominent distributor of a wide spectrum of products across the United States and Canada. It is in Food Distribution, based in Providence, RI, United States, with 25,600 employees.
Does United Natural Foods pay a dividend?
No. United Natural Foods does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is United Natural Foods stock halal?
No. United Natural Foods does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 120% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has United Natural Foods stock done over the past year?
Up 21.0% over the past twelve months, to $47.84. It traded between $31.42 and $55.52 and is 13.8% below its high.
Who are United Natural Foods's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Sysco, US Foods, Performance Food Group and Jerónimo Martins, SGPS. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with United Natural Foods's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



