United Natural Foods (UNFI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported EBIT Margin of 0.90% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.92 percentage points from -1.01% a year earlier and up 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods posted EBIT Margin of 0.68%, up 0.77 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin has a five-year change of -0.41 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBIT Margin came in at -0.10% in FY2025 (-0.12 pp), 0.03% in FY2024 (-0.37 pp), 0.40% in FY2023 (-1.07 pp) and 1.46% in FY2022 (+0.37 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year over year, EBIT Margin has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 1.92 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 1.95 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 0.85% (Q3 2026), 0.72% (Q2 2026) and 0.24% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.99% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.70 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.90% |
| May 2, 2026 | 0.85% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.72% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.24% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.01% |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.19% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.33% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 0.08% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.21% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.21% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -1.01% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.44% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.81% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.31% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.93% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.70% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.69% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.53% |
API Access
United Natural Foods EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();