Overview
* United Natural Foods ( UNFI ) Q4 sales rise 1.6%, beating analyst expectations, per LSEG data
* Adjusted EPS for Q4 beats estimates, per LSEG data
* Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 exceeds analyst expectations, per LSEG data
Outlook
* UNFI expects fiscal 2026 net sales between $31.6 bln and $32.0 bln
* Company forecasts fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.50 to $2.30
* UNFI sees fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA between $630 mln and $700 mln
* Company anticipates fiscal 2026 free cash flow of approximately $300 mln
Result Drivers
* CYBER INCIDENT - Costs related to cyber incident impacted Q4 results, including $15 mln in gross profit and $11 mln in operating expenses
* LEAN MANAGEMENT - Deployment of lean daily management in 28 distribution centers improved customer and supplier experience, benefiting safety, quality, delivery, and cost
* FREE CASH FLOW - Significant improvement in free cash flow, up $331 mln from prior year, attributed to enhanced operational effectiveness
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q4 Sales Beat $7.7 bln $7.64
bln (8
Analysts
)
Q4 Beat -$0.11 -$0.19
Adjusted (9
EPS Analysts
)
Q4 EPS -$1.43
Q4 Net -$87 mln
Income
Q4 Beat $116 mln $114.40
Adjusted mln (8
EBITDA Analysts
)
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 7 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the food retail & distribution peer group is "buy."
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for United Natural Foods Inc ( UNFI ) is $29.00, about 9.5% below its September 29 closing price of $31.76
* The stock recently traded at 22 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 24 three months ago
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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)