United Natural Foods Cash Flow Statement
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United Natural Foods free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, United Natural Foods generated $540.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $217.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $323.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 1.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 35.1% from the prior year's $239.0 million.
United Natural Foods returned $50.0 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 15% of free cash flow.
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United Natural Foods cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-08-01 | FY 20252025-08-02 | FY 20242024-08-03 | FY 20232023-07-29 | FY 20222022-07-30 | FY 20212021-07-31 | FY 20202020-08-01 | FY 20192019-08-03 | FY 20182018-07-28 | FY 20172017-07-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 84.00M | -115.00M | -110.00M | 30.00M | 254.00M | 155.00M | -269.00M | -285.00M | 162.78M | 130.16M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | — | -466.67% | -88.19% | +63.87% | — | — | -275.09% | +25.06% | +3.49% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 303.00M | 321.00M | 319.00M | 304.00M | 285.00M | 285.00M | 282.00M | 248.00M | 87.63M | 86.05M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 61.00M | 43.00M | 39.00M | 38.00M | 44.00M | 45.00M | 25.00M | 26.00M | 25.78M | 25.68M |
| Change in Working Capital | 10.00M | 266.00M | 5.00M | 170.00M | -366.00M | 153.00M | -57.00M | 24.00M | -157.21M | 30.64M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 540.00M | 470.00M | 253.00M | 624.00M | 331.00M | 614.00M | 457.00M | 285.00M | 109.04M | 273.33M |
| Capital Expenditures | -217.00M | -231.00M | -345.00M | -323.00M | -251.00M | -310.00M | -173.00M | -228.00M | -44.61M | -56.11M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -169.00M | -218.00M | -342.00M | -339.00M | -49.00M | -237.00M | -1.00M | -2.26B | -47.01M | -59.96M |
| Share Repurchases | -50.00M | 0 | 0 | -62.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24.23M | 0 |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 500.00M | 2.00M | 1.93B | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -167.00M | -124.00M | -191.00M | -154.00M | -376.00M | -792.00M | -122.00M | -780.00M | -12.13M | -11.55M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -377.00M | -248.00M | 92.00M | -292.00M | -279.00M | -384.00M | -453.00M | 2.00B | -53.56M | -217.12M |
| Net Change in Cash | -7.00M | 4.00M | 3.00M | -7.00M | 3.00M | -6.00M | 2.00M | 22.00M | 7.90M | -3.18M |
| Free Cash Flow | 323.00M | 239.00M | -92.00M | 301.00M | 80.00M | 304.00M | 284.00M | 57.00M | 64.43M | 217.22M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of United Natural Foods's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow UNFI's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?