---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001020859-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNFI"
cik: "0001020859"
company_name: "UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T15:26:53.738857+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UNFI Q2 FY2026: Adj EBITDA +23% to $179M; raises profitability outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $7.95B (-2.6% YoY, -500bp from optimization); net income $20M vs loss year ago; Adj EPS $0.62 vs $0.22.
- Adjusted EBITDA $179M (+23.4%); net leverage fell to 2.7x, targeting ~2.3x by year-end (vs prior ≤2.5x).
- Repurchased ~750k shares for ~$25M; free cash flow $243M, up 25.9%.
- Raised FY2026 profitability guidance; expects lower net sales but higher adjusted EBITDA and FCF.
- On-time deliveries and productivity improved; operating expenses down ~6%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001020859-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNFI
- cik: 0001020859
- company_name: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085926000004/0001020859-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085926000004/unfi-20260310.htm

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