United Natural Foods price to free cash flow UNFI

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 8.8×
10-year median: 9.0×
Against its 10-year history: 45th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 1.8× to 132×
Peer median: 14.5×

United Natural Foods' price to free cash flow is 8.8× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 9.0×, close to the middle of its last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 1.8× in Jun 2020 to 132× in Jul 2018.

The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 14.5×.

Price to free cash flow over time

median 9×

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	8.8×	5.8×	9.5×
2025	5.9×	5.8×	26.5×
2024	20.9×	2.9×	22.2×
2023	3.2×	2.4×	6.3×
2022	34.1×	8.2×	34.1×
2021	10.7×	2.6×	18.2×
2020	2.5×	1.8×	20.6×
2019	18.6×	4.4×	41.2×
2018	27.8×	13.2×	132×
2017	15.2×	8.4×	15.7×
2016	10.0×	7.9×	45.1×
2015	45.3×	45.3×	47.4×
2014	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2013	174×	32.5×	177×
2012	34.4×	34.2×	256×
2011	201×	176×	206×

Against its peers

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

Company	Price to free cash flow
UNFIUnited Natural Foods	8.8×
CENTCentral Garden & Pet	8.2×
HWKNHawkins	30.1×
ASHAshland	13.4×
ANDEAndersons	38.8×
SEBSeaboard	n/m
CHEFChefs' Warehouse	34.3×
UVVUniversal	6.0×
CAPLCrossAmerica Partners	9.3×
DPZDominos Pizza	16.2×
PFGCPerformance Food	14.5×
Peer median	14.5×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

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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.