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May 03

UNFI Q3 2025 Earnings Report

United Natural Foods, Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025, ending May 3, 2025, with increased net sales, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EPS, while also reporting a net loss.

Key Takeaways

United Natural Foods, Inc. reported solid financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025, with net sales increasing 7.5% to $8.1 billion and Adjusted EBITDA growing 20.8% to $157 million. The company achieved a significant increase in Adjusted EPS to $0.44. Despite a net loss of $(7) million , UNFI demonstrated strong free cash flow improvement and continued progress in strategic initiatives like lean daily management. The company also announced a cyber incident after the quarter close which impacts its full-year GAAP net loss and EPS outlook.

Net sales increased 7.5% to $8.1 billion in Q3 Fiscal 2025.

Adjusted EBITDA rose 20.8% to $157 million.

Adjusted EPS significantly increased to $0.44.

The company reported a net loss of $(7) million and a loss per diluted share (EPS) of $(0.12).

Total Revenue
$8.06B
Previous year: $7.5B
+7.5%
EPS
$0.44
Previous year: $0.1
+340.0%
Gross Profit Rate
13.4%
Previous year: 13.6%
-1.5%
Adjusted EBITDA
$157M
Previous year: $130M
+20.8%
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
3.3
Gross Profit
$1.08B
Previous year: $1.02B
+6.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$52M
Previous year: $39M
+33.3%
Free Cash Flow
$119M
Previous year: $49M
+142.9%
Total Assets
$7.62B
Previous year: $7.59B
+0.4%

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Forward Guidance

The company updated its full-year fiscal 2025 outlook for GAAP net loss and EPS to reflect costs related to exiting a customer contract and optimizing its distribution network. Other financial metrics remain unchanged due to an ongoing assessment of a recent cyber incident.

Positive Outlook

  • The outlook for Net sales remains unchanged at $31.3 billion to $31.7 billion.
  • The outlook for Adjusted EPS remains unchanged at $0.70 to $0.90.
  • The outlook for Adjusted EBITDA remains unchanged at $550 million to $580 million.
  • The outlook for Capital and cloud implementation expenditures remains unchanged at approximately $300 million.
  • The outlook for Free cash flow remains unchanged at $150 million.

Challenges Ahead

  • The updated outlook for GAAP net loss is between $(80) million and $(55) million.
  • The updated outlook for GAAP EPS is between $(1.30) and $(0.90).
  • These updates reflect costs associated with exiting a customer contract.
  • These updates also reflect costs associated with optimizing the Company's distribution network in the Northeast.
  • The company is not updating its outlook for all other metrics due to the ongoing assessment of the impact of an unauthorized cyber activity.

Revenue & Expenses

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