UNFIUnited Natural Foods shows mixed signals. While its long-term performance and debt coverage are areas of strength, current profitability is weak, and short-term technicals indicate significant downward pressure. Thematic factors are neutral, with no strong growth drivers identified.
The company operates in the food distribution sector. While there's a broad demand for natural and organic products, there are no specific standout thematic tailwinds identified for United Natural Foods that would significantly boost its growth trajectory in the near future.
United Natural Foods faces significant challenges. Recent financial results show negative net income and declining profitability, coupled with a substantial debt load. While revenue has grown, the ability to convert this into profit is severely lacking.
The stock is trading significantly below its 52-week high and is showing strong downward momentum across multiple timeframes, with most moving averages indicating a sell signal.
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Demand for Natural/Organic Products | 70 |
| E-commerce & Digitalization | 40 |
| Supply Chain Resilience | 50 |
| Economic Sensitivity | 50 |
| Competition Intensity | 40 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 30 |
| Profitability | 10 |
| Growth | 40 |
| Balance Sheet Health | 20 |
| Cash Flow | 15 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Trend Analysis | 20 |
| Momentum | 40 |
| Volume Confirmation | 50 |
| Support & Resistance | 30 |
Positive EPS Surprises
The company has exceeded earnings per share (EPS) estimates in the last two reported quarters (2025 Q2 and 2025 Q1), with surprises of 105.95% and 18.56% respectively, indicating strong earnings execution.
Low Price-to-Sales Ratio
The trailing Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratio is 0.0 for TTM and 0.1 for 2021, which is low compared to the industry and might indicate an undervalued stock based on revenue generation.
Negative TTM Net Income
The trailing twelve months (TTM) net income is -$68 million, and the P/E ratio is -20.8, suggesting the company is currently unprofitable on a TTM basis.
Negative P/E Ratios
Negative P/E ratios are observed for 2024 (-8.4), 2024Q4 (-58.7), and 2024Q3 (-25.4), indicating a lack of profitability and making traditional P/E valuation difficult.
September 2025
30
Next Earnings Date
H: $0.22
A: $0.00
L: $-0.11
H: 8.18B
A: 7.62B
L: 7.37B
United Natural Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The company offers grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, wellness and personal care items, and bulk and foodservice products. It also provides nuts, dried fruit, seeds, trail mixes, granola, natural and organic snack items, and confections under the Woodstock Farms Manufacturing name; organic, non-GMO project verified, and specialty food and non-food items under the Blue Marble brand name; pet food under the WILD HARVEST brand name; and various products under the ESSENTIAL EVERYDAY, SHOPPERS VALUE, Field Day, EQUALINE, CULINARY CIRCLE, and STONE RIDGE CREAMERY brand names. In addition, the company provides home, health and beauty care, and pharmacy products, as well as private label products through a network of Cub Foods and Shoppers retail grocery stores; and retail store support, pricing strategy, shelf and planogram management, advertising, couponing, ecommerce, consumer convenience, store design, equipment sourcing, electronic payments processing, network and data hosting, point-of-sale hardware and software, automation tools, sustainability, and administrative back-office solution services, as well as professional services. Further, it offers consumer and trade marketing programs, and programs to support suppliers in understanding its markets. The company serves chains, independent retailers, and supernatural chains, as well as ecommerce, foodservice, conventional military business, and other sales customers. United Natural Foods, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
25.29 USD
The 39 analysts offering 1 year price forecasts for UNFI have a max estimate of 26.00 and a min estimate of 24.00.