United Natural Foods (UNFI) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) is expected to release its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, December 2nd. Analysts expect United Natural Foods to post earnings of $0.39 per share and revenue of $7.9078 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earningresults page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 1st. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.07. United Natural Foods had a positive return on equity of 2.74% and a negative net margin of 0.37%.The business had revenue of $7.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.61 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.01 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect United Natural Foods to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

United Natural Foods Stock Up 1.7%

UNFI opened at $35.59 on Tuesday. United Natural Foods has a twelve month low of $20.78 and a twelve month high of $43.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 1.32. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $37.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.35. The firm has a market cap of $2.17 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.25 and a beta of 0.88.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Danielle Benedict sold 11,655 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.31, for a total value of $411,538.05. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 89,544 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,161,798.64. The trade was a 11.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United Natural Foods

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of United Natural Foods by 40.4% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,300,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,922,000 after purchasing an additional 374,487 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in United Natural Foods by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 625,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,132,000 after buying an additional 58,705 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in United Natural Foods by 19.6% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 510,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,897,000 after acquiring an additional 83,815 shares during the last quarter. Valueworks LLC increased its position in United Natural Foods by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Valueworks LLC now owns 388,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,620,000 after acquiring an additional 18,655 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC raised its stake in shares of United Natural Foods by 58.1% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 332,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,120,000 after acquiring an additional 122,412 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNFI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of United Natural Foods from $36.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of United Natural Foods from $26.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of United Natural Foods in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital increased their target price on United Natural Foods from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on United Natural Foods from $27.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, United Natural Foods currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.00.

United Natural Foods Company Profile

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.