United Natural Foods UNFI Inventory LIFO Reserve
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by United Natural Foods in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InventoryLIFOReserve.
The source filing: United Natural Foods’s 10-Q, filed June 9, 2026.
- Filed
- Jun 9, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q3 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q2 2026
- Accession
- 0001020859-26-000015
Substantially all of the Company’s inventories consist of finished goods. To value discrete inventory items at lower of cost or net realizable value before application of any last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) reserve, the Company utilizes the weighted average cost method, perpetual cost method, the retail inventory method and the replacement cost method. Allowances for vendor funds and cash discounts received from suppliers are recorded as a reduction to Inventories, net and subsequently within Cost of sales upon the sale of the related products. Inventory quantities are evaluated throughout each fiscal year based on physical counts in the Company’s distribution centers and stores. Allowances for inventory shortages are recorded based on the results of these counts. The LIFO reserve was $367 million and $349 million as of May 2, 2026 and August 2, 2025, respectively, which is recorded within Inventories, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Item 1. Financial Statements
FAQ
- What is United Natural Foods's inventory LIFO reserve?
- United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported inventory LIFO reserve of $367M in Q1 2026.
- How has United Natural Foods's inventory LIFO reserve changed year-over-year?
- United Natural Foods's inventory LIFO reserve increased by 3.1% year-over-year, from $356M to $367M.
- What is the long-term trend for United Natural Foods's inventory LIFO reserve?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), United Natural Foods's inventory LIFO reserve has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $344M to $349M.
- What does inventory LIFO reserve mean?
- This is the difference between the cost of inventory calculated using the FIFO or average cost method and the cost calculated using the LIFO method. It is used to adjust the LIFO-based inventory value to a current cost basis for analytical purposes. Investors use this to normalize earnings and inventory values when comparing companies that use different inventory accounting methods.
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