United Natural Foods (UNFI) Short-Term Debt repayments (2012 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) posted Short-Term Debt repayments of $927 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 25.5% from $1.25 billion a year earlier and down 6.4% from the prior quarter.
United Natural Foods (UNFI) Short-Term Debt repayments (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods' Short-Term Debt repayments came in at $3.66 billion, up 0.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Short-Term Debt repayments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, United Natural Foods' Short-Term Debt repayments was $3.64 billion in FY2025 (+60.4%), $2.27 billion in FY2024 (-24.4%), $3 billion in FY2023 (-29.9%) and $4.29 billion in FY2022 (+14.9%).
- Quarterly Short-Term Debt repayments has run from a low of $176 million in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of $1.26 billion in fiscal Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-Term Debt repayments increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 64.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-Term Debt repayments in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2026, with growth of 326.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 69.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-Term Debt repayments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $990 million (Q3 2026), $992 million (Q2 2026) and $751 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ST Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 961.60 Bn | 918.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 451.41 Bn | 374.69 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 187.00 Mn |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.07 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sysco | 40.11 Bn | 34.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.55 Bn | 25.23 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.34 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 1.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.96 Bn | 21.58 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.77 Bn | 22.57 Bn | 1.92 Bn | - |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.16 Bn | 17.32 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.87 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 927.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 927.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 990.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 992.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 751.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.25 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 957.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 176.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 527.00 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 563.00 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 923.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 257.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 656.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 487.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 829.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 834.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.03 Bn |
United Natural Foods Short-Term Debt repayments API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "short-term-debt-repayments", "ticker": "UNFI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();