United Natural Foods (UNFI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

United Natural Foods' (UNFI) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 13.58% in Q2 2026, up 16.0% YoY from 11.71% in Q2 2025, and up 3.2% on a QoQ basis from 13.16% in Q1 2026.

United Natural Foods (UNFI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Natural Foods' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.58% for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 16.0% year-over-year to 13.58% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 13.38%, a 2.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 13.28%, down 28.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 13.58% for Q2 2026 at United Natural Foods, up from 13.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for UNFI reached as high as 14.55% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 13.02% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 13.61% and a median of 13.5% in 2026 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin tumbled 145 bps; it then surged 66 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing UNFI's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 14.55% in 2022, then slipped by 6 bps to 13.64% in 2023, then retreated by 3 bps to 13.19% in 2024, then climbed by 2 bps to 13.41% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 13.58% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 13.58%, 13.16%, and 13.41% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn 18.58%
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn 17.20%
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn 11.90%
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn 24.30%
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn 13.58%
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn 6.11%
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn 7.05%
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn 28.31%
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn 16.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 13.58%
Jan 31, 2026 13.16%
Nov 1, 2025 13.41%
Aug 2, 2025 13.38%
May 3, 2025 13.43%
Feb 1, 2025 13.14%
Nov 2, 2024 13.19%
Aug 3, 2024 13.68%
Apr 27, 2024 13.60%
Jan 27, 2024 13.31%
Oct 28, 2023 13.64%
Jul 29, 2023 13.02%
Apr 29, 2023 13.32%
Jan 28, 2023 13.68%
Oct 29, 2022 14.55%
Jul 30, 2022 14.48%
Apr 30, 2022 13.97%
Jan 29, 2022 14.50%
Oct 30, 2021 14.89%
Jul 31, 2021 14.91%