United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
United Natural Foods' (UNFI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.34% in Q2 2026, up 41.0% YoY from 0.95% in Q2 2025, and up 412.0% on a QoQ basis from 0.26% in Q1 2026.
United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
United Natural Foods' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.34% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 41.0% year-over-year to 1.34% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 1.34%, a 41.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.63%, down 78.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 1.34% for Q2 2026 at United Natural Foods, up from 0.26% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for UNFI reached as high as 7.93% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 1.3% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 2.49% and a median of 0.83% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 766 bps; it then soared 223 bps in 2025.
- Tracing UNFI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 7.76% in 2022, then plunged by 99 bps to 0.1% in 2023, then jumped by 461 bps to 0.56% in 2024, then tumbled by 161 bps to 0.34% in 2025, then jumped by 498 bps to 1.34% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.34%, 0.26%, and 0.34% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 37.73 Bn | 35.83 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 17.12% |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 19.91 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 11.64% |
| 3 | Performance Food | 15.69 Bn | 15.65 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.83% |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 3.31 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 257.37 Mn | 9.83% |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 3.08 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 1.34% |
| 6 | Andersons | 2.53 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 160.58 Mn | 37.07% |
| 7 | Mission Produce | 800.45 Mn | 798.35 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 5.21% |
| 8 | G Willi Food International | 481.37 Mn | 403.39 Mn | 14.95 Mn | 4.36% |
| 9 | CVGW | 466.33 Mn | 420.35 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | HF Foods | 100.80 Mn | 101.81 Mn | 50.53 Mn | -8.92% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 1.34% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.26% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -0.34% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -0.62% |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.73% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.56% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.15% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -1.30% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -0.77% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.10% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 2.35% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 5.07% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 6.39% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 7.76% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 7.93% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 7.34% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 6.90% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 6.92% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 5.84% |