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United Natural Foods (UNFI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$47.90 +0.62 (+1.31%)
Closing price 11/11/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$47.85 -0.05 (-0.11%)
As of 11/11/2026 07:56 PM Eastern
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About United Natural Foods Stock (NYSE:UNFI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$46.91
▼
$48.12
50-Day Range
$43.57
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$48.37
52-Week Range
$30.91
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$57.02
Volume
317,612 shs
Average Volume
541,124 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.88 billion
P/E Ratio
35.75
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$52.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is a food and grocery wholesaler that distributes products to supermarkets, independent retailers, natural and organic food stores, and foodservice customers. Its offerings include natural, organic, conventional and specialty groceries, as well as fresh produce, perishables, frozen foods and health and wellness products.

In addition to product distribution, UNFI provides services such as supply-chain support, merchandising and marketing to help retailers manage and grow their businesses. The company also offers private-label products, including brands such as Wild Harvest and Essential Everyday.

Founded in 1976, UNFI expanded beyond its natural and organic roots with its 2018 acquisition of Supervalu, broadening its conventional grocery distribution business. The company serves customers across the United States and Canada and is led by Chief Executive Officer Sandy Douglas.

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United Natural Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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53rd Percentile Overall Score

UNFI MarketRank™: 
2.660104986875 of 5 stars

United Natural Foods scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    United Natural Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.22, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for United Natural Foods is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    United Natural Foods has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about United Natural Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for United Natural Foods are expected to grow by 22.12% in the coming year, from $3.30 to $4.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of United Natural Foods is 35.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.38.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of United Natural Foods is 35.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 24.51.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    United Natural Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about United Natural Foods' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.49% of the float of United Natural Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    United Natural Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.93.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in United Natural Foods has recently decreased by 1.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    United Natural Foods does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    United Natural Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    United Natural Foods has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for United Natural Foods this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for UNFI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added United Natural Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, United Natural Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.60% of the stock of United Natural Foods is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    87.63% of the stock of United Natural Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about United Natural Foods' insider trading history.
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UNFI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

United Natural Foods' stock was trading at $33.65 at the start of the year. Since then, UNFI stock has increased by 42.4% and is now trading at $47.9010.

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) released its earnings results on Tuesday, September, 8th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.07. The company's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of United Natural Foods: Supervalu, Gourmet Guru, Haddon House Food Products, Nor-Cal Produce, Tony's Fine Foods, Trudeau Foods, Millbrook Distribution Services, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of United Natural Foods include Public Sector Pension Investment Board (0.34%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.29%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.28%) and GW&K Investment Management LLC (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include James C Pappas, Danielle Benedict, Louis Anthony Martin, Mark Bushway and Richard Eric Esper.
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Shares of UNFI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that United Natural Foods investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Tesla (TSLA), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), PayPal (PYPL) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/08/2026
Today
11/12/2026
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
12/08/2026
Fiscal Year End
7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Sub-Industry
Food Distributors
Current Symbol
NYSE:UNFI
CIK
1020859
Employees
23,431
Year Founded
1978

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$61.00
Low Price Target
$45.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.22
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.34
Trailing P/E Ratio
35.75
Forward P/E Ratio
11.89
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$84 million
Net Margins
0.27%
Pretax Margin
0.33%
Return on Equity
10.51%
Return on Assets
2.28%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.97
Current Ratio
1.29
Quick Ratio
0.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$31.15 billion
Price / Sales
0.09
Cash Flow
$7.85 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.10
Book Value
$26.80 per share
Price / Book
1.79

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
60,050,000
Free Float
58,492,000
Market Cap
$2.88 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.05

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This page (NYSE:UNFI) was last updated on 11/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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