United Natural Foods (UNFI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) recorded Operating Expenses of $984 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 5.9% from $1.05 billion a year earlier but up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods reported Operating Expenses of $3.91 billion, down 5.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Expenses came in at $4.12 billion in FY2025 (+0.4%), $4.1 billion in FY2024 (+3.2%), $3.97 billion in FY2023 (+3.9%) and $3.83 billion in FY2022 (+6.5%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has ranged from $932 million in fiscal Q1 2022 to $1.08 billion in fiscal Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 11.6% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 6.9% in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $954 million (Q3 2026), $972 million (Q2 2026) and $996 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 39.75 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 6.19 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 3.15 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 198.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 754.11 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.70 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 984.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 984.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 954.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 972.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 996.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 992.00 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 1.01 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.00 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 967.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.00 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 980.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 969.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 944.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 932.00 Mn |
API Access
United Natural Foods Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();