United Natural Foods (UNFI) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) posted Cash from Operations of $197 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 23.1% from $160 million a year earlier and up 101.0% from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods' Cash from Operations came in at $540 million, up 14.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, United Natural Foods' Cash from Operations was $470 million in FY2025 (+85.8%), $253 million in FY2024 (-59.5%), $624 million in FY2023 (+88.5%) and $331 million in FY2022 (-46.1%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of -$262 million in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of $532 million in fiscal Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 8.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2023, with growth of 329.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 65.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior fiscal quarters was $98 million (Q3 2026), $283 million (Q2 2026) and -$38 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.45 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 780.52 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 384.07 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 921.50 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 431.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 562.02 Mn |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.70 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 197.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 197.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 98.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 283.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -38.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 160.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 173.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 247.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -110.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 199.00 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 125.00 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 183.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -254.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 222.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 132.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 532.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -262.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 362.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -74.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 124.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -81.00 Mn |
API Access
United Natural Foods Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();