United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.75% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 11.67 percentage points from -0.92% a year earlier and up 7.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.88%, up 7.53 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +0.47 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 +2.24 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 11.67 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 17.05 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 2.82% (Q3 2026), 0.58% (Q2 2026) and -0.49% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 16.14% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 21.94% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 14.70% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 5.65% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.65% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 18.51% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.93% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 9.89% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.62% |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.75 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 10.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 10.75% |
| May 2, 2026 | 2.82% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.58% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -0.49% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -0.92% |
| May 3, 2025 | 2.22% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.95% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.87% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.24% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -2.90% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -1.69% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.12% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 4.30% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 12.63% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 15.36% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 11.43% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 12.08% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 18.19% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 17.83% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 11.06% |
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();