What is United Natural Foods's free cash flow margin?

United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported free cash flow margin of 1.1% in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for United Natural Foods's free cash flow margin?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), United Natural Foods's free cash flow margin has grown at a -12.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.1% to 0.8%.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

United Natural Foods UNFI Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$7.7B-4.2%

Gross profit$1.0B-3.0%

Operating income$66.0M+340%

Net income$33.0M+571%

EPS (diluted)$0.52+533%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$43.0M-17.3%

Total debt$3.2B-11.9%

Total equity$1.6B-1.7%

Total assets$7.2B-5.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$98.0M-43.4%

CapEx$44.0M-18.5%

Free cash flow$54.0M-54.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.12B+94.8%

Enterprise value$6.23B+20.9%

P/S0.1×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin13.4%0.0pp

Operating margin0.2%+0.1pp

Net margin-0.1%0.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-2.4%-0.7pp

Debt / equity2×-0.2×

Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from United Natural Foods’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=1.1%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: United Natural Foods’s 10-Q, filed June 9, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is United Natural Foods's free cash flow margin?: United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported free cash flow margin of 1.1% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for United Natural Foods's free cash flow margin?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), United Natural Foods's free cash flow margin has grown at a -12.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.1% to 0.8%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.