UNFI vs USFD
United Natural Foods Inc. and US Foods Holding Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | UNFI | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $31.8B | $39.4B |
| Net income | $-118.0M | $676.0M |
| Gross margin | 13.3% | 17.4% |
| Net margin | −0.4% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | −7.4% | 15.3% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.95 | $2.94 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $239.0M | $959.0M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $4.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.17× | 1.17× |
| Current ratio | 1.32× | 1.16× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.7% | 11.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
USFD bills 1.2× the revenue of UNFI, and UNFI closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | UNFI | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $31.8B | $39.4B |
| FY2024 | $31.0B | $37.9B |
| FY2023 | $30.3B | $35.6B |
| FY2022 | $28.9B | $34.1B |
| FY2021 | $26.9B | $29.5B |
| FY2020 | $26.6B | $22.9B |
| FY2019 | $22.3B | $25.9B |
| FY2018 | $10.2B | $24.2B |
| FY2017 | $9.3B | $24.1B |
| FY2016 | $8.5B | $22.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | UNFI | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-118.0M | $676.0M |
| FY2024 | $-112.0M | $494.0M |
| FY2023 | $24.0M | $506.0M |
| FY2022 | $248.0M | $265.0M |
| FY2021 | $149.0M | $164.0M |
| FY2020 | $-274.0M | $-226.0M |
| FY2019 | $-285.0M | $385.0M |
| FY2018 | $162.8M | $407.0M |
| FY2017 | $130.2M | $444.0M |
| FY2016 | $125.8M | $210.0M |
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$7,640,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2024 | −$6,897,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2023 | −$5,325,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2022 | −$5,129,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2021 | −$2,537,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2020 | +$3,674,000,000 | UNFI |
| FY2019 | −$3,598,000,000 | USFD |
| FY2018 | −$13,948,317,000 | USFD |
| FY2017 | −$14,872,529,000 | USFD |
| FY2016 | −$14,448,714,000 | USFD |
| FY2015 | −$14,942,554,000 | USFD |
| FY2014 | −$16,225,354,000 | USFD |
The higher-revenue side has changed between UNFI and USFD over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.1 pp | USFD |
| FY2024 | −1.7 pp | USFD |
| FY2023 | −1.3 pp | USFD |
| FY2022 | +0.1 pp | UNFI |
| FY2021 | +0.0 pp | UNFI |
| FY2020 | −0.0 pp | USFD |
| FY2019 | −2.8 pp | USFD |
| FY2018 | −0.1 pp | USFD |
| FY2017 | −0.4 pp | USFD |
| FY2016 | +0.6 pp | UNFI |
| FY2015 | +1.0 pp | UNFI |
| FY2014 | +2.2 pp | UNFI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between UNFI and USFD over this period.
12 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UNFI's net margin has been more volatile than USFD's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 1.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.8.
12 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between UNFI and USFD over these 12 fiscal years — UNFI led in 5 and USFD in 7.
12 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UNFI's return on equity has been more volatile than USFD's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 11.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.9.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between UNFI and USFD over these 12 fiscal years — UNFI led in 4 and USFD in 8.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.