United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 0.90% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.92 percentage points from -1.01% a year earlier and up 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 0.68%, up 0.77 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -0.41 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, United Natural Foods' Return on Sales [ROS] was -0.10% in FY2025 (-0.12 pp), 0.03% in FY2024 (-0.37 pp), 0.40% in FY2023 (-1.07 pp) and 1.46% in FY2022 (+0.37 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2026, with a gain of 1.92 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 1.95 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.85% (Q3 2026), 0.72% (Q2 2026) and 0.24% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.99% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.75 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.90% |
| May 2, 2026 | 0.85% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.72% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.24% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -1.01% |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.19% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.33% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 0.08% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.21% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.21% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -1.01% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.44% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.81% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.31% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.93% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.70% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.69% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.53% |
API Access
United Natural Foods Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();