United Natural Foods (UNFI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) recorded Net Margin of 0.46% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.59 percentage points from -1.13% a year earlier and up 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods reported Net Margin of 0.27%, up 0.64 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Net Margin has a five-year change of -0.28 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Net Margin came in at -0.37% in FY2025 (-0.01 pp), -0.36% in FY2024 (-0.44 pp), 0.08% in FY2023 (-0.78 pp) and 0.86% in FY2022 (+0.30 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 1.59 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026, against a drop of 1.45 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.43% (Q3 2026), 0.25% (Q2 2026) and -0.05% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 3.39% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.11% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 2.49% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.84% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 4.87% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 4.82% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 10.52% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 2.61% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 7.94% |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.70 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.46% |
| May 2, 2026 | 0.43% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.25% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -0.05% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.13% |
| May 3, 2025 | -0.09% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -0.04% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -0.27% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -0.45% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -0.28% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -0.19% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.52% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -0.92% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.09% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.24% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 0.88% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.54% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.93% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 0.89% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.09% |
API Access
United Natural Foods Net 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=net-margin&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();