United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | Providence, United States | NYSE
45.80 USD
-1.46
(-3.089%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 45.80 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:38 a.m. EDT
The investment case for United Natural Foods remains fundamentally broken due to its inability to generate profit. Despite a massive 106% price rebound last year, the company is still posting negative earnings per share and negative return on equity, trading at a forward P/E of nearly 15 times a loss. This disconnect between the soaring stock price and deteriorating operational performance suggests the rally was driven purely by speculative momentum rather than business quality. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying nearly $3.2 billion in debt against a market cap of only $2.9 billion, creating a precarious situation where even a small earnings miss could trigger a severe de-rating. While the recent price action shows some stabilization, the lack of a dividend and the persistent profitability issues make this a high-risk speculative vehicle rather than a sound investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.044560 |
| AutoTheta | 0.068768 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.109971 |
| MSTL | 0.114859 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 1.21 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.973 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 197.248 |
| Revenue per Share | 513.89 |
| Market Cap | 2,771,776,512 |
| Forward P/E | 14.25 |
| Beta | 0.83 |
| Profit Margins | -0.12% |
| Website | https://www.unfi.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest concentrated deep in-the-money (strikes below $30-$40), suggesting a fear of significant downside or a 'crash' scenario. Call activity is sparse and mostly clustered near the money or slightly out-of-the-money, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish conviction despite the recent price recovery. Implied volatility is elevated on deep strikes, reflecting uncertainty rather than a clear directional bet.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.678267 |
| Address1 | 15 Park Row West |
| Address2 | Suite 302 |
| All Time High | 83.91 |
| All Time Low | 3.5 |
| Ask | 46.09 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 417,170 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 616,896 |
| Average Volume | 616,896 |
| Average Volume10Days | 417,170 |
| Beta | 0.829 |
| Bid | 45.85 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 26.326 |
| City | Providence |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 45.8 |
| Current Ratio | 1.328 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 47.675 |
| Day Low | 45.8 |
| Debt To Equity | 197.248 |
| Display Name | United Natural Foods |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,788,897,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,788,897,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,870,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,870,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,870,600 |
| Ebitda | 575,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.01843 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.233 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.189 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,883,776,512 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.564 |
| Eps Forward | 3.2139 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.64 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 48.4924 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.692402 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.05552214 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 67.8267 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 57.02 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.220001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.19677308 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 27.63 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 18.17 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6576186 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 27.63 - 57.02 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 846,858,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 59,568,990 |
| Forward Eps | 3.2139 |
| Forward P E | 14.250598 |
| Free Cashflow | 482,500,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 25,600 |
| Fullday Change | -1.46 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.08929 |
| Fullday Price | 45.8 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.13494 |
| Gross Profits | 4,211,000,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01924 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.99328005 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 60,519,140 |
| Industry | Food Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Food Distribution |
| Industry Key | food-distribution |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=93228&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,754,092,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,082,419,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | United Natural Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products in the United States and Canada. It operates in three segments: Natural, Wholesale, and Retail. The company distributes grocery and general merchandise, perishables, frozen food, wellness and personal care items, bulk and foodservice, home, health and beauty care, pharmacy, pet food, produce, meat, dairy, and organic/non-GMO products under the ESSENTIAL EVERYDAY, SHOPPERS VALUE, WILD HARVEST, Field Day, STONE RIDGE CREAMERY, EQUALINE, CULINARY CIRCLE, and WOODSTOCK brands. It also engages in the manufacture of natural and organic snack food; importing, roasting, packaging, and distributing of nuts, dried fruit, seeds, trail mixes, granola, natural and organic snack items, and confections under the Woodstock Farms Manufacturing brand; and operation of grocery and liquor stores under the Cub Foods and Shoppers brands. In addition, the company provides shelf and planogram management, retail store support, pricing strategy, shelf tags, electronic payments and coupon processing, store layout and design, equipment sourcing and procurement, point-of-sale hardware and software, network and data hosting solutions, consumer convenience services, automation tools, sustainability services, and administrative back-office solutions; consumer and trade marketing programs; and programs to support suppliers in understanding its markets. Further, it offers web and digital marketing services, such as websites, digital coupon and loyalty programs, mobile applications, e-commerce, and circular programs; and various supply chain, digital, and professional services. It serves grocery chains, retailers, and wholesale customers. United Natural Foods, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. |
| Long Name | United Natural Foods, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,771,776,512 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_365303 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,680,000 |
| Net Income To Common | -38,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,785,628,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,860,134,556 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 47.51 |
| Operating Cashflow | 503,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01101 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.09 |
| Phone | 401 528 8634 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 45.8 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 47.26 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.862715 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.739725 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.08882191 |
| Profit Margins | -0.00122 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.416 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.46 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.08929 |
| Regular Market Day High | 47.675 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 45.8 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 45.8 - 47.675 |
| Regular Market Open | 47.51 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 47.26 |
| Regular Market Price | 45.8 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,203 |
| Regular Market Volume | 382,623 |
| Return On Assets | 0.022880001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.02296 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.042 |
| Revenue Per Share | 513.89 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 60,519,140 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0437 |
| Shares Short | 2,645,794 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,664,406 |
| Short Name | United Natural Foods, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0615 |
| Short Ratio | 5.39 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | RI |
| Symbol | UNFI |
| Target High Price | 56.0 |
| Target Low Price | 43.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 49.375 |
| Target Median Price | 47.5 |
| Total Cash | 43,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.711 |
| Total Debt | 3,153,999,872 |
| Total Revenue | 31,206,000,640 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.64 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 43.22375 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.5762482 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.059602603 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 382,623 |
| Website | https://www.unfi.com |
| Zip | 2,903 |