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

United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported free cash flow yield of 10.8% in Q1 2026.

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

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), United Natural Foods's free cash flow yield has grown at a -3.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 15.8% to 14.3%.

What does free cash flow yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.

United Natural Foods UNFI Free cash flow yield

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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

FCF margin1.1%—

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/market cap=10.8%

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 yield?: United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported free cash flow yield of 10.8% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for United Natural Foods's free cash flow yield?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), United Natural Foods's free cash flow yield has grown at a -3.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 15.8% to 14.3%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.