United Natural Foods PE ratio UNFI

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 35.5×
10-year median: 12.0×
Against its 10-year history: 96th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 4.4× to 44.9×
Peer median: 25.8×

United Natural Foods' PE ratio is 35.5× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $46.88 against $1.32 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 12.0×, higher than on 96% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 4.4× in Dec 2018 to 44.9× in Nov 2023.

The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 25.8×.

PE ratio over time

median 12×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	35.5×	33.7×	36.2×
2025	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2024	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2023	44.6×	7.3×	44.9×
2022	10.0×	8.4×	12.7×
2021	13.1×	8.7×	20.6×
2020	8.4×	8.2×	8.6×
2019	6.7×	4.8×	6.7×
2018	4.5×	4.4×	19.1×
2017	19.1×	13.5×	19.8×
2016	19.2×	12.5×	19.8×
2015	14.6×	14.6×	31.7×
2014	29.7×	23.5×	32.5×
2013	32.8×	24.5×	34.0×
2012	26.8×	26.6×	35.4×
2011	26.3×	20.6×	26.3×

Against its peers

Companies in Food Distribution nearest United Natural Foods' size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
UNFIUnited Natural Foods	35.5×
CENTCentral Garden & Pet	16.9×
HWKNHawkins	34.3×
ASHAshland	62.4×
ANDEAndersons	12.6×
SEBSeaboard	5.9×
CHEFChefs' Warehouse	51.1×
UVVUniversal	52.4×
CAPLCrossAmerica Partners	15.9×
DPZDominos Pizza	17.3×
PFGCPerformance Food	41.4×
Peer median	25.8×

Where United Natural Foods ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.