United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.39% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 6.05 percentage points from -0.66% a year earlier and up 4.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.26%, up 5.91 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -1.16 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -0.65% in FY2025 (-0.82 pp), 0.17% in FY2024 (-2.97 pp), 3.14% in FY2023 (-5.82 pp) and 8.96% in FY2022 (+2.54 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.05 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 6.05 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 7.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 1.37% (Q3 2026), 0.27% (Q2 2026) and -0.35% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 996.08 Bn | 958.78 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 16.14% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 472.58 Bn | 395.86 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 21.69% |
| 3 | Kroger | 40.51 Bn | 26.67 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 6.07% |
| 4 | Sysco | 38.21 Bn | 30.14 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 12.83% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.30 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.65% |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 26.43 Bn | 23.05 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.93% |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.82 Bn | 23.81 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 18.51% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.58 Bn | 23.38 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 10.60% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.47 Bn | 18.63 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 21.39% |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 5.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 5.39% |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.37% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.27% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -0.35% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -0.66% |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.00% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.84% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.61% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.17% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -1.28% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -0.73% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.09% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 3.16% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 6.03% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 6.92% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 8.00% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 8.54% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 7.92% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 7.64% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 7.73% |
API Access
United Natural Foods Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();