Growth Metrics

United Natural Foods (UNFI) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

United Natural Foods' Gross Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.16% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 2.0% year-over-year to 13.16%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 13.34%, down 6.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 13.28%, 28.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 was 13.16% at United Natural Foods, down from 13.41% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 14.55% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 13.02% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 13.43% (2025), against an average of 13.62%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Gross Margin tumbled -145bps in 2023 before it skyrocketed 66bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 14.55% in 2022, then fell by -6bps to 13.64% in 2023, then dropped by -3bps to 13.19% in 2024, then rose by 2bps to 13.41% in 2025, then decreased by -2bps to 13.16% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UNFI's Gross Margin are 13.16% (Q1 2026), 13.41% (Q4 2025), and 13.38% (Q3 2025).