---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001020859-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNFI"
cik: "0001020859"
company_name: "UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-09T11:02:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T11:05:49.675420+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UNFI Q3: net income $33M vs loss; Adj EBITDA +16.6%; narrows FY ranges

## Summary
- Net sales $7.7B, down 4.2% YoY; includes ~450 bps impact from optimization actions.
- Net income $33M ($0.52 EPS) vs $7M loss; Adj EPS $0.77 vs $0.44.
- Adjusted EBITDA $183M, +16.6% YoY; free cash flow $54M.
- Net debt reduced to $1.63B, net leverage 2.5x (lowest since FY2018).
- FY2026 guidance: narrowing ranges, maintaining midpoints for sales, NI, EBITDA, EPS.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001020859-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNFI
- cik: 0001020859
- company_name: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-09T11:02:45+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085926000013/0001020859-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085926000013/unfi-20260609.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC reported third quarter of fiscal 2026 (13 weeks) ended May 2, 2026 results: revenue $7,723, net income $33, EPS $0.52.
  - Period: third quarter of fiscal 2026 (13 weeks) ended May 2, 2026
  - Revenue: $7,723
  - Net income: $33
  - EPS: $0.52
  - Result: reported results
  source text: value for our stakeholders.” Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Summary 13-Week Period Ended Percent Change ($ in millions, except for per share data) May 2, 2026 May 3, 2025 Net sales $ 7,723 $ 8,059 (4.2) % Natural $ 4,342 $ 4,160 4.4 % Conventional $ 3,136 $ 3,628 (13.6) % Retail $ 515 $ 573 (10.1) % Eliminations $ (270) $ (302) 10.6 % Net income (loss) $ 33 $ (7)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085926000013/0001020859-26-000013-index.htm

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