Why UNFI beats the market
Up 212% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
“Began onboarding additional business from new and existing customers expected to produce revenue growth in fiscal 2027 after cycling larger optimization actions.”
UNFI's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 10. Its price closed above its average of the last 21 days, which is rising (2 chart checks started).
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Up 212% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
“Began onboarding additional business from new and existing customers expected to produce revenue growth in fiscal 2027 after cycling larger optimization actions.”
| The company | An $84M profit after losing money the year before |
| Latest filing | 10-K, Sep 14 |
Tue Dec 15: Annual meeting, online11:00 AM ET. Proxy filed Nov 4.
After its last 4 reports it closed -1.6% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 7 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
UNFI is #3 of 3 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: UNFI -2%, PFGC +5.9%.
Reports Tue Dec 8, before the open (in 28 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“The decrease in operating expenses as a percent of net sales was primarily driven by the benefits of cost saving initiatives, including network optimization actions and higher levels of distribution center productivity.”
UNFI's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“Began onboarding additional business from new and existing customers expected to produce revenue growth in fiscal 2027 after cycling larger optimization actions”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Sep 8)
Sales grew 2.9% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Its share count grew 0.9% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | +2.9% | +2.3% | +3.0% |
| Jun 9, 2026 | -18.8% | -10.3% | -2.5% |
| Mar 10, 2026 | +0.6% | -3.0% | +6.8% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $31B in 2026. It turned a profit in 2026 after a loss in 2025.
RSI 52.8, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.
One insider sold $516K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: UNFI is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
United Natural Foods Inc is a wholesale distributor of natural, organic, and specialty foods and nonfood products across the United States and Canada. The company's products consist of national, regional, and private label brands grouped into grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition, bulk and foodservice products, and personal care items. United Natural Foods serves various retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and foodservice channels such as e-commerce platforms. The company's reportable segments are: Natural (its maximum revenue-generating segment), Retail, and Conventional.
“Our Natural, Conventional and Retail businesses operate in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving industry, which is characterized by low profit margins, new business models and the entry of new, non-traditional competitors that intensify competition.”
UNFI scores 10 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #3 of 3 in Wholesale-Groceries, General Line by Quality Score, with 7 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 212% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
UNFI scores 10 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #3 of 3 in Wholesale-Groceries, General Line by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind UNFI's 10.
One insider sold $516K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Mark Bushway, President, Natural & CSCO, who sold $516K on Jun 23.
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