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

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DateValue
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%