Natural Foods Stocks Gain as Consumers Prioritize Health & Wellness
Natural-food demand is boosting United Natural Foods, Sprouts Farmers and Simply Good Foods as health-focused consumers seek cleaner, convenient choices.

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), founded in 1976 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, functions as a prominent distributor of a wide ...
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| Métrica | Último | InteranualYoY significa Year-over-Year (interanual). Compara el último valor anual con el valor anual anterior para mostrar la fortaleza de la tendencia a largo plazo. | TrimestralQoQ significa Quarter-over-Quarter (intertrimestral). Compara el último trimestre con el trimestre inmediatamente anterior para mostrar cambios de impulso a corto plazo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| IngresosEl dinero total que entró por la puerta principal al vender cosas, antes de pagar una sola factura. Piensa en esto como el gran total de cada compra con tarjeta de los clientes. (YoY compara el rendimiento de este año con el del año pasado, mientras que QoQ compara los tres meses actuales con los tres anteriores). | $31.8B | +2.6% | -2.8% |
| Beneficio netoEl resultado final absoluto. Si la empresa pagara a cada proveedor, empleado, banquero y recaudador de impuestos, este es el dinero real que queda en su bolsillo al final del día. | $-118.0M | -5.4% | +65.0% |
| Margen brutoEl margen básico. Si venden unas zapatillas de 100 dólares, este porcentaje indica cuánto de ese precio es ganancia justo después de pagar el caucho y los cordones, pero antes de pagar el alquiler de la tienda o los anuncios de televisión. | +13.3% | -2.0% | +3.2% |
| Margen operativoLa puntuación de eficiencia del 'trabajo diario'. De cada dólar que gasta un cliente, esto muestra cuántos centavos mantiene la empresa después de fabricar el producto Y pagar todos los gastos generales corporativos (como salarios, marketing y mantener las luces encendidas). | -0.1% | -477.7% | +2.9% |
| Margen netoEl porcentaje final que se lleva a casa. Cuando se eliminan todos los costos concebibles, impuestos y pagos de intereses, este es el número exacto de centavos que la empresa realmente se queda de cada dólar en ventas. | -0.4% | -2.7% | +69.8% |
| Flujo de caja libreEl santo grial del efectivo corporativo. Es el dinero físico gastable que queda después de que el negocio paga sus operaciones diarias Y compra las actualizaciones grandes y costosas (como nuevas fábricas o servidores) que necesita para sobrevivir. Este es el dinero 'libre' que pueden usar para pagar dividendos o recomprar acciones. | $239.0M | +359.8% | -77.8% |
| Margen FCFLa tasa definitiva de conversión de efectivo. Muestra qué tan buena es la empresa para convertir ventas regulares directamente en efectivo frío, duro y gastable. Un porcentaje alto significa que el negocio es una auténtica máquina de imprimir dinero. | +0.8% | +353.2% | -77.1% |
| Deuda/PatrimonioEl indicador de riesgo financiero. Compara cuánto del imperio de la empresa se construyó con dinero prestado (préstamos) frente al dinero propio de los propietarios (accionistas). Un número alto significa que están muy apalancados y juegan un juego más arriesgado; un número bajo significa que juegan a lo seguro. | 222.5% | +2.9% | -5.4% |
| Ratio corrienteLa verificación de supervivencia de 12 meses. Simplemente compara el efectivo que tienen ahora mismo (más cosas que pueden convertirse rápidamente en efectivo) con las facturas inmediatas que absolutamente deben pagar este año. Una puntuación superior a 1 significa que tienen suficiente en la billetera para cubrir las próximas facturas sin entrar en pánico. | 1.32x | -8.5% | -0.3% |
| Activos totalesEl tamaño absoluto del imperio de la empresa. Agrupa absolutamente todo lo valioso que poseen, desde el efectivo en la caja registradora y el inventario en el almacén, hasta las patentes de software en la bóveda y las fábricas en el suelo. | $7.6B | +0.9% | -0.8% |
| Métrica | Anual (real vs estimado) | Sorpresa anual | Trimestral (real vs estimado) | Sorpresa trimestral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | -1.96 vs 0.64 | -406.3% | 0.53 vs 0.78 | -32.3% |
| Revenue Surprise | $31.8B vs $31.7B | +0.2% | $7.7B vs $7.8B | -0.9% |
| Fecha | Ejecutivo | Cargo | Valor | Lado | Acciones | Precio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Echols Matthew T | officer | — | — | 0 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Luchini Alfredo | officer: Chief Financial Officer | Common Stock | — | 0 | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Boyland Gloria R. | director | Common Stock | D | 2,000 | — |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Bushway Mark | officer: President, Natural & CSCO | Common Stock | D | 10,000 | $51.56 |
| Jun 7, 2026 | Tarditi Giorgio Matteo | officer: President and CFO | Common Stock | D | 8,199 | $55.52 |
Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Krista, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the UNFI Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Kristyn Farahmand, Chief Strategy Officer. Please go ahead. Kristyn Farahmand: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on UNFI's Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Call. As many of you may have heard, Steve Bloomquist, our Vice President of Investor Relations and long-time leader within UNFI's finance team has moved to a part-time consulting role. Given this, I'll be leading our earnings calls going forward. We invite you to continue to reach out to Steve or any other member of our Investor Relations team as needed going forward. By now, you should have received a copy of the earnings release from this morning. The press release and earnings presentation, which management will speak to, are available under the Investors section of the company's website at www.unfi.com on the Events tab. We've also included a supplemental disclosure file in Microsoft Excel with key financial information and our quarterly investor letter with more detail on our third quarter progress. Our letter this quarter includes a video link detailing some of our recent supply chain improvements driving increasing effectiveness and efficiency. Joining me for today's call are Sandy Douglas, our Chief Executive Officer; and Matteo Tarditi, our President and Chief Financial Officer. Sandy and Matteo will provide a business update, after which we'll take your questions. Before we begin, I'd like to remind everyone that comments made by management during today's call may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include plans, expectations, estimates and projections that might involve significant risks and uncertainties. These risks are discussed in the company's earnings release and SEC filings. Actual results may differ materially from these results discussed in these forward-looking statements. I'd like to point out that during today's call, management will refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures. Definitions and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures are included in our press release and at the end of our earnings presentation. I'd now ask you to turn to Slide 6 of our presentation as I turn the call over to Sandy. James Alexander Douglas: Thanks, Kristyn, and thank you, everyone, for joining us this morning. In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, UNFI continued to make steady progress on our value creation strategy that's focused on adding value for our customers and suppliers and becoming a more effective and efficient company. Through disciplined execution of our strategy, we generated strong profitability and free cash flow while continuing to strengthen our balance sheet and increase our financial …
| Nombre | Cargo | Remuneración | Género | Año de nacimiento | Estado |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Alexander Miller Douglas Jr. | Chief Executive Officer & Director | USD 2,986,864 | Male | 1962 | Active |
Giorgio Tarditi | President & COO | USD 1,781,222 | Male | 1974 | Active |
Louis Martin | Chief Commercial Officer | USD 1,543,592 | Male | 1971 | Active |
Mark Bushway | Chief Supply Chain Officer | USD 1,240,829 | Male | 1969 | Active |
Danielle Benedict | Chief Human Resource Officer | USD 1,153,391 | Female | 1973 | Active |
Michael S. Funk | Co-Founder & Independent Director | USD 108,750 | Male | 1954 | Active |
Richard Eric Esper | Chief Accounting Officer & Controller | — | Male | 1981 | Active |
Stacey Kravitz | President of Canada | — | Female | — | Active |
Jody Barrick | Senior Vice President of Bakery & Deli | — | — | — | Active |
Mario Maffie | Chief Information Officer | — | Male | — | Active |
Matthew T. Echols | Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | — | Male | 1972 | Active |
Ron Selders | President of Fresh | — | Male | — | Active |
Mahrukh Hussain | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | — | Female | 1972 | Active |
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