United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
United Natural Foods' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.48% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 5.10 percentage points from -0.62% a year earlier and up 3.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at United Natural Foods came in at 4.29%, up 4.92 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -1.51 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -0.63% in FY2025 (-0.78 pp), 0.16% in FY2024 (-2.19 pp), 2.35% in FY2023 (-5.85 pp) and 8.20% in FY2022 (+2.40 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.95 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 5.10 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 7.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, UNFI's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 1.34% (Q3 2026), 0.26% (Q2 2026) and -0.34% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.33% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 26.16% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 17.51% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 4.92% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.89% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 20.28% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 20.72% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.37% |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.75 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 4.48% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.48% |
| 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% |
API Access
United Natural Foods Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();