---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001020859-26-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNFI"
cik: "0001020859"
company_name: "UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2026-09-08T11:02:12+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-08T11:05:26.587275+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UNFI Q4 FY2026: Net income $35M, Adj EBITDA +48% to $172M; $200M buyback authorized

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $7.64B (-0.7% YoY); net income $35M vs loss of $87M prior year; diluted EPS $0.57.
- FY2026 net sales $31.15B (-2.0%); net income $84M vs loss of $118M; Adjusted EPS $2.65 (up 273%).
- Adj EBITDA FY2026 $701M (+27%); free cash flow $323M (+35%); net leverage 2.2x.
- FY2027 Adj EBITDA guidance high single-digit growth; midpoint $25M above Dec 2025 Investor Day.
- Board authorized $200M share repurchase program, replacing prior program; no fixed expiration.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001020859-26-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNFI
- cik: 0001020859
- company_name: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2026-09-08T11:02:12+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085926000022/0001020859-26-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085926000022/unfi-20260903.htm

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