United Natural Foods (UNFI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) recorded Capital Expenditures of $117 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 58.1% from $74 million a year earlier and up 165.9% from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods reported Capital Expenditures of $217 million, down 6.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures came in at $231 million in FY2025 (-33.0%), $345 million in FY2024 (+6.8%), $323 million in FY2023 (+28.7%) and $251 million in FY2022 (-19.0%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 22.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 68.0% in fiscal Q2 2023, against a decline of 67.3% in fiscal Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $44 million (Q3 2026), $40 million (Q2 2026) and $16 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.50 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 239.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 406.85 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 194.40 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 246.30 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 76.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 233.10 Mn |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.70 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 117.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 117.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 44.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 40.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 16.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 74.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 54.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 54.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 49.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 128.00 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 76.00 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 67.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 74.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 105.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 67.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 84.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 67.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 93.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 52.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 50.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 56.00 Mn |
API Access
United Natural Foods Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "UNFI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();