Grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods Q4 sales up 1.6%, beat estimates

United Natural Foods

30/09/2025 12:08

Overview

United Natural Foods Q4 sales rise 1.6%, beating analyst expectations, per LSEG data

Adjusted EPS for Q4 beats estimates, per LSEG data

Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 exceeds analyst expectations, per LSEG data

Outlook

UNFI expects fiscal 2026 net sales between $31.6 bln and $32.0 bln

Company forecasts fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.50 to $2.30

UNFI sees fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA between $630 mln and $700 mln

Company anticipates fiscal 2026 free cash flow of approximately $300 mln

Result Drivers

CYBER INCIDENT - Costs related to cyber incident impacted Q4 results, including $15 mln in gross profit and $11 mln in operating expenses

LEAN MANAGEMENT - Deployment of lean daily management in 28 distribution centers improved customer and supplier experience, benefiting safety, quality, delivery, and cost

FREE CASH FLOW - Significant improvement in free cash flow, up $331 mln from prior year, attributed to enhanced operational effectiveness

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Beat
$7.7 bln
$7.64 bln (8 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EPS
Beat
-$0.11
-$0.19 (9 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
-$1.43
Q4 Net Income
-$87 mln
Q4 Adjusted EBITDA
Beat
$116 mln
$114.40 mln (8 Analysts)

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 7 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the food retail & distribution peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for United Natural Foods Inc is $29.00, about 9.5% below its September 29 closing price of $31.76

The stock recently traded at 22 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 24 three months ago

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)