secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC (UNFI)
CIK:        0001020859
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001020859-26-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085926000004/0001020859-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085926000004/unfi-20260310.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-26-000004

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