United Natural Foods UNFI Shipping and Handling — Shipping, handling and transportation costs
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Reported directly by United Natural Foods in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingExpenses.
The source filing: United Natural Foods’s 10-K, filed October 1, 2025.
- Filed
- Oct 1, 2025
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Accession
- 0001020859-25-000054
The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers in Net sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with inbound freight are recorded in Cost of sales, whereas shipping and handling costs for receiving, selecting, quality assurance, and outbound transportation are recorded in Operating expenses. Outbound shipping and handling costs, including allocated employee benefit expenses that are recorded in Operating expenses, totaled $1,686 million, $1,674 million and $1,745 million for fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
FAQ
- What is United Natural Foods's shipping and handling — shipping, handling and transportation costs?
- United Natural Foods (UNFI) reported shipping and handling — shipping, handling and transportation costs of $421.5M in Q2 2025.
- How has United Natural Foods's shipping and handling — shipping, handling and transportation costs changed year-over-year?
- United Natural Foods's shipping and handling — shipping, handling and transportation costs increased by 0.7% year-over-year, from $418.5M to $421.5M.
- What is the long-term trend for United Natural Foods's shipping and handling — shipping, handling and transportation costs?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), United Natural Foods's shipping and handling — shipping, handling and transportation costs has grown at a 2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.51B to $1.69B.
- What does shipping and handling — shipping, handling and transportation costs mean?
- This metric represents the aggregate expenses incurred for the logistics, warehousing, and physical distribution of products from suppliers to distribution centers and ultimately to retail customers. It encompasses freight charges, fuel surcharges, third-party carrier fees, and internal fleet operating costs necessary to maintain supply chain operations. Monitoring this cost is essential for evaluating the efficiency of the company's distribution network and its ability to manage inflationary pressures in transportation and labor markets.
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