United Natural Foods (UNFI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods' EBT Margin came in at 0.60% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 2.02 percentage points from -1.42% a year earlier and up 0.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods' EBT Margin was 0.33%, up 0.81 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin carries a five-year change of -0.35 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBT Margin was -0.48% in FY2025 (-0.04 pp), -0.44% in FY2024 (-0.47 pp), 0.02% in FY2023 (-1.05 pp) and 1.07% in FY2022 (+0.39 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 2.02 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 1.99 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UNFI's EBT Margin at 0.54% (Q3 2026), 0.29% (Q2 2026) and -0.11% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.26% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 4.17% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 3.25% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.43% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.43% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 6.11% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.03% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 9.91% |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.70 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.60% |
| May 2, 2026 | 0.54% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.29% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -0.11% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.42% |
| May 3, 2025 | -0.20% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -0.06% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -0.30% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -0.54% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -0.35% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -0.24% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.64% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -1.39% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.09% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.40% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 0.96% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.60% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.34% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.25% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.09% |
API Access
United Natural Foods EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();