United Natural Foods reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both the top and bottom lines. Adjusted earnings came in at 69 cents per share, up from an adjusted loss of 11 cents a year earlier and ahead of the 62-cent consensus, while net sales fell 0.7% year over year to $7,642 million but topped the $7,576 million consensus by 0.87%. By division, Natural segment sales rose 6.6% to $4,260 million, Conventional sales fell 8.6% to $3,121 million, and Retail sales declined 7.9% to $528 million. Gross profit increased 1.9% to $1,050 million and the gross profit rate improved to 13.7% of net sales from 13.4%, while adjusted EBITDA rose 48.3% to $172 million. The company repurchased 420,502 shares for about $21 million during the quarter and its board authorized a new $200 million share repurchase program, and for fiscal 2027 it guided to net sales of $31.2-$31.8 billion, GAAP earnings of $1.70-$2.30 per share, adjusted earnings of $3.00-$3.50 per share, and adjusted EBITDA of $730-$780 million.
United Natural Foods IncQ4 earnings beat on both top and bottom lines with adjusted EPS of 69 cents vs 62-cent consensus and adjusted EBITDA up 48.3%.
