UNFI Stock — United Natural Foods, Inc.

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

UNFI is a Stock. Total return is 608.0% over the past 30 years, 1100.3 points behind SPY at 1708.3%.

United Natural Foods is a distributor of natural, organic, specialty, and conventional food and non-food products across the United States and Canada, operating through wholesale distribution, manufacturing of natural and organic snacks under the Woodstock Farms brand, and retail grocery stores under the Cub Foods and Shoppers banners. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders. This business appeals primarily to those seeking exposure to the natural and organic foods supply chain rather than income investors.

UNFI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 608.0% over the past 30 years, 1100.3 points behind SPY at 1708.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.3%.

UNFI key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/01/1996

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$47.79 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,882,553,444

Average volume

464291.0

Beta

0.973

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

35.66

Forward P/E

13.0548

EPS

$1.34

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

UNFI risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 25.3%.

Who may consider UNFI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (UNFI does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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