United Natural Foods (UNFI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) recorded Tax Rate of 23.91% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 2.81 percentage points from 21.10% a year earlier and up 2.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
United Natural Foods (UNFI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 1, 2026), United Natural Foods reported Tax Rate of 17.65%, down 7.68 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of -0.93 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate came in at 25.32% in FY2025 (+5.62 pp), 19.71% in FY2024 (+348.28 pp), -328.57% in FY2023 (-346.64 pp) and 18.06% in FY2022 (-0.51 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from -14.29% in fiscal Q3 2023 to 60.00% in fiscal Q2 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.74 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 38.89 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2026, against a drop of 101.32 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 21.43% (Q3 2026), 13.04% (Q2 2026) and 55.56% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.51% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 25.39% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 23.47% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 23.57% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 24.23% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.12% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.04% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 25.47% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 19.84% |
| 10 | United Natural Foods | 2.70 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 23.91% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 23.91% |
| May 2, 2026 | 21.43% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 13.04% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 29.03% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 6.94% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 6.82% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 29.90% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 26.88% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 4.65% |
| May 1, 2021 | 24.24% |
| Jan 30, 2021 | 22.67% |
| Aug 3, 2019 | 39.22% |
| Jul 28, 2018 | 29.08% |
| Apr 28, 2018 | 33.33% |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 41.78% |
| Jul 29, 2017 | 38.82% |
| Apr 29, 2017 | 39.35% |
| Jan 28, 2017 | 39.37% |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 39.80% |
| Jul 30, 2016 | 39.86% |
United Natural Foods Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=UNFI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();