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United Natural Foods Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 06 Jan 2026.
United Natural Foods Inc: what insiders have been doing
Every trade that managers of United Natural Foods Inc disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Food & Agriculture sector and is based in Providence, United States. It was founded in 1996. The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 59 filings signed by 21 insiders.
On the market, 1 insider bought (1 purchase totalling €431k) while 4 insiders sold (4 sales totalling €612k). No amount is published for 1 filing, which the totals therefore leave out. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Those buying include 1 senior executive. At €431k, the purchase published on 6 January 2026 by Pappas James C is the largest of the period.
With 59 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,811 companies we follow on the same exchange. Our records for United Natural Foods Inc go back to 2016, with 7 purchases and 30 sales on the open market in total. For the fiscal year to 1 August 2026, the annual 10-K puts revenue at 31.15 bn USD and net income at 84.0 m USD.
The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 285 days ago, on 6 January 2026. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 4 days after the trade. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. A sale on its own says little: insiders also sell to pay tax, fund a purchase or diversify.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Village Farms International, Inc. and Orkla ASA. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
261
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€2M
7 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€12M
30 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleDanielle Benedict2 sales
Mark Bushway2 sales
James C. Pappas1 buy
Louis Anthony Martin1 sale
Richard Eric Esper1 sale
Since the insiders bought
- +32.0%Entry US$33.30 · Close at T+90 US$43.95
- +119.2%Entry US$12.13 · Close at T+365 US$26.59
- +41.1%Entry US$13.69 · Close at T+365 US$19.32
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate United Natural Foods Inc Buy (bullish), based on 8 analysts. Average price target: US$53.00.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 15,282 of 24,148 companies
43.2
score / 100
Value61
Quality25
FCF yld11%
Earn yld2.9%
EV/EBITDA11.3x
ROE5.3%
Gross mgn13%
Net mgn0.3%
Debt/EBITDA5.8x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2026FY ended July 2026 · cache
US$48.26
Analyst consensus
8 analystsBuy
US$45.00Target US$53.00(+10%)US$61.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$31.2B
Gross profitUS$4.2B13% margin
EBITDAUS$524M2% margin
Net incomeUS$84M0.3% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)36.0x
PER (forward)11.9x
P/Book1.8x
Beta0.97
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$2.9B
Total debtUS$3B
Free Cash FlowUS$323M
Debt / Equity187%
Profitability & ownership
ROE5.3%
ROA2.8%
% insiders3.3%
% institutions99.5%
Last declaration on 13 October 2026
Declarations261 total
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1,419 shares0Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-063388:0
1,651 shares0Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-063392:0
25 of 261 declarations
About United Natural Foods Inc
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is a U.S.-listed company traded on the NYSE/NASDAQ in the United States and one of North America’s largest grocery wholesalers. Founded in 1976 in California by Michael Funk and later shaped through the merger with Cornucopia Natural Foods, UNFI grew from a natural-food distributor into a broad-based wholesale platform serving the grocery ecosystem. The company is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, following its headquarters relocation from Connecticut announced in 2008. ([unfi.com](https://www.unfi.com/about-us.html?utm_source=openai))
UNFI’s core business is the wholesale distribution of grocery and non-food products, with a portfolio that spans fresh foods, branded products, owned brands, natural and organic items, specialty foods, produce, frozen foods, nutritional supplements, snack products, and selected non-food categories. It also provides support services to retailers, which makes it more than a logistics intermediary: UNFI acts as an operating partner for customers that need assortment breadth, replenishment capability, merchandising support, and supply-chain expertise. In recent company materials and SEC filings, UNFI says it serves more than 30,000 locations across North America, including natural-product superstores, independent retailers, conventional supermarket chains, e-commerce providers, and foodservice customers. ([ir.unfi.com](https://ir.unfi.com/news/press-release-details/2026/United-Natural-Foods-Inc--Reports-Second-Quarter-Fiscal-2026-Results/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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From a competitive standpoint, UNFI holds a leading position in natural and organic wholesale distribution while continuing to expand in conventional grocery to increase scale, improve network utilization, and broaden its addressable market. Its competitive strengths include distribution scale, a broad assortment, long-standing supplier relationships, and the ability to serve highly fragmented retail channels. The company has also invested in private-label offerings and value-added services, which help deepen customer relationships and support differentiation in a category where service quality and fill rates matter as much as price. ([unfi.com](https://www.unfi.com/about-us.html?utm_source=openai))
Geographically, UNFI operates mainly in the United States and Canada, giving it a wide North American footprint. That reach is important because the company’s customer base includes both natural-food specialists and mainstream grocery operators, as well as digital and foodservice channels. The breadth of that network supports diversification, but it also creates operational complexity and margin sensitivity, typical of large-scale food distribution businesses. ([unfi.com](https://www.unfi.com/about-us.html?utm_source=openai))
Recent highlights show a company focused on execution and simplification. In fiscal 2026, UNFI reported improved profitability and free cash flow in its second quarter results, while also highlighting progress on its value-creation strategy and the expansion of its private-label assortment. Management has also emphasized the company’s 50-year history, food-recovery initiatives, and broader sustainability and community-support programs. For investors, UNFI combines the defensive characteristics of essential grocery distribution with an ongoing operational turnaround and exposure to the structurally attractive natural and organic food market. ([unfi.com](https://www.unfi.com/news-and-resources/articles/news/unfi-reports-solid-q2-fiscal-2026-earnings-continues-to-advance-value-creation-strategy.html?utm_source=openai))
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