UNFI United Natural Foods margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 81

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 62

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 83

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 44

Gross margin

13.5%

Operating margin

0.7%

EBITDA margin

1.7%

Net margin

0.3%

Current United Natural Foods reports a gross margin of 13.5%, an operating margin of 0.7%, an EBITDA margin of 1.7%, and a net margin of 0.3%. Operating margin headed the improvement across the available margins, gaining by 0.8 percentage points.

UNFI margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, United Natural Foods's margins averaged 13.39% gross, 0.07% operating, 1.14% EBITDA, and -0.25% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

UNFI margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Year over year, gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins all increased, with operating margin showing the largest gain at 0.8 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.2pp

Operating margin expansion

0.8pp

EBITDA margin expansion

0.7pp

Net margin expansion

0.7pp

UNFI Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, United Natural Foods's gross margin averaged 13.39%. The current gross margin stands at 13.5%, 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 13.6% in Aug 2024 and lowest at 13.3% in Jan 2024.

UNFI Operating margin

The average operating margin for United Natural Foods was 0.07% across the past 3 years. United Natural Foods currently reports an operating margin of 0.7%, 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. The operating margin for United Natural Foods moved between -0.2% in Apr 2024 and 0.7% in Aug 2026.

UNFI EBITDA margin

Looking back over the last 3 years, United Natural Foods recorded an average EBITDA margin of 1.14%. United Natural Foods's current EBITDA margin is 1.7% and is 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest EBITDA margin for United Natural Foods was 1.7% in Aug 2026, while the lowest was 0.8% in Apr 2024.

UNFI Net margin

Looking back over the last 3 years, United Natural Foods recorded an average net margin of -0.25%. United Natural Foods's current net margin is 0.3% and is 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest net margin for United Natural Foods was 0.3% in Aug 2026, while the lowest was -0.5% in Apr 2024.

UNFI margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

United Natural Foods's gross margin of 13.5% is below the Consumer Defensive sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Consumer Defensive sector average of 36.4%, United Natural Foods's gross margin is 63% lower.

UNFI margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is United Natural Foods's gross margin?

The current gross margin for UNFI is 13.5% as of Aug 1, 2026.

What is United Natural Foods's operating margin?

For the period ending Aug 1, 2026, UNFI recorded an operating margin of 0.7%.

What is United Natural Foods's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Aug 1, 2026, UNFI recorded an EBITDA margin of 1.7%.

What is United Natural Foods's net margin?

As of Aug 1, 2026, UNFI has a net margin of 0.3%.

What are the average margins of UNFI?

Across the last 3 years, UNFI averaged 13.4% gross, 0.1% operating, 1.1% EBITDA, and -0.3% net.

What are the highest historical margins of UNFI?

Over the last 5 years, United Natural Foods's highest margins were 14.7% gross in Jan 2022, 1.5% operating in Jul 2022, 2.7% EBITDA in Apr 2022, and 0.9% net in Jul 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of UNFI?

Across the 5-year period, UNFI posted its lowest margins at 13.3% gross in Jan 2024, -0.2% operating in Apr 2024, 0.8% EBITDA in Apr 2024, and -0.5% net in Apr 2024.