United Natural Foods (UNFI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods' (UNFI) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 0.85% in Q2 2026, up 67.0% YoY from 0.51% in Q2 2025, and up 19.15% on a QoQ basis from 0.72% in Q1 2026.
United Natural Foods (UNFI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
United Natural Foods' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.85% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 67.0% year-over-year to 0.85% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 0.21%, a 5.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.1%, down 12.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 0.85% for Q2 2026 at United Natural Foods, up from 0.72% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for UNFI reached as high as 1.7% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 1.01% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.41% and a median of 0.29% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin plunged 195 bps; it then surged 104 bps in 2024.
- Tracing UNFI's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.31% in 2022, then tumbled by 116 bps to 0.21% in 2023, then surged by 130 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then soared by 282 bps to 0.24% in 2025, then jumped by 253 bps to 0.85% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 0.85%, 0.72%, and 0.24% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 37.73 Bn | 35.83 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 3.02% |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 19.91 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 2.25% |
| 3 | Performance Food | 15.69 Bn | 15.65 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.91% |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 3.31 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 257.37 Mn | 3.13% |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 3.08 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.85% |
| 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 | -2.41% |
| 8 | G Willi Food International | 481.37 Mn | 403.39 Mn | 14.95 Mn | 23.31% |
| 9 | CVGW | 466.33 Mn | 420.35 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | HF Foods | 100.80 Mn | 101.81 Mn | 50.53 Mn | 0.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 0.85% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.72% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.24% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.01% |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.19% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.33% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 0.08% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.21% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.21% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -1.01% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.44% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.81% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.31% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.93% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.70% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.69% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.53% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.67% |