United Natural Foods, Inc.
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report” or “Report”), unless otherwise specified, references to “United Natural Foods,” “UNFI,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” mean United Natural Foods, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries. We are a Delaware corporation based in Providence, Rhode Island. We conduct our business through various subsidiaries. Since the formation of our predecessor in 1976, we have grown our business both organically and through acquisitions, which have expanded our distribution network, product selection and customer base.
Our Background
UNFI is a leading grocery wholesaler and support services provider to retailers in the United States and Canada. We believe our broad array of products, data, insights, programs and services uniquely positions us to help meet a wide range of customer and supplier needs across North America. Our diversified customer base includes over 30,000 customer locations ranging from some of the largest grocers in North America to smaller retailers. We offer over 200,000 products consisting of national, regional and private label brands grouped into the following main product categories: center store and general merchandise; fresh and perishables; frozen; wellness and personal care; and bulk and foodservice. We believe we are North America’s premier grocery wholesaler with 46 distribution centers and warehouses representing approximately 26 million square feet of warehouse space. We are a coast-to-coast distributor with customers in all 50 states as well as all ten provinces in Canada, making us a desirable partner for retailers and consumer product manufacturers. We believe our total product assortment and service offerings help differentiate UNFI in the wholesale marketplace. We plan to continue to pursue new business opportunities with independent retailers that operate diverse formats, regional and national chains and international customers with wide-ranging needs. Our business is classified into three reportable segments: Natural, Conventional and Retail.
Our Strategic Priorities
Our value creation strategy is focused on adding value for our customers and suppliers and becoming a more effective and efficient company. We are actively working to position our Company to be the partner of choice to a resilient portion of the food retail industry, including retailers focused on natural, organic, specialty, multi-cultural and differentiated grocery offerings. This strategy capitalizes on UNFI’s strengths, including our heritage in natural, organic and specialty products, growing portfolio of digital and professional services and private label offerings that help customers differentiate and compete.
We expect to continue to use available capital to re-invest in our business and are committed to improving our free cash flow and financial leverage through working to improve our profitability, disciplined capital investment and strengthened working capital management, while reducing outstanding debt.
We believe we can optimize our performance and profitability through our improvement efforts, which we expect will improve our operational effectiveness and cost structure, increase sales of products and services to new and existing customers and position us to provide tailored, data-driven solutions to help our customers and suppliers run their businesses more efficiently.
We are continually striving to better serve our stakeholders, including our customers, suppliers, associates and communities, and to drive profitable growth and sustainable shareholder value creation.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
Creating a Better Future for Communities
At UNFI, we are committed to delivering value to our shareholders while also fostering long-term sustainability throughout our business. Now in its sixth year, our sustainability strategy, Better for All, is designed to drive meaningful impact outcomes, while simultaneously supporting business efficiencies and creating shared value for our stakeholders.
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In November 2025, we published our 15th annual Impact Report, which offers a summary of our sustainability initiatives and impact during fiscal 2025. The report demonstrates our focus on our four streamlined impact pillars: resilient supply chain, thriving associates, efficient and sustainable operations and nourished communities. The report is available on the Investor Relations section of our website and highlights progress toward our goals, including waste reduction, associate engagement and belonging, food donations and food safety. The contents of our Impact Report are not incorporated by reference into or considered to be part of this Annual Report. In fiscal 2026, we also updated our Sustainability Policy, outlining our commitments to advancing UNFI’s initiatives that have positive impacts on the planet, deliver value for our stakeholders and drive efficiency and cost savings for the Company.
Upstream
Our impact begins with the decisions made by our partners and suppliers, well before products reach our distribution centers. Because of this, we are investing in programs and partnerships that drive product quality and seek to improve supply chain resilience. In fiscal 2023, we formed the UNFI Climate Action Partnership (“CAP”), which provides resources and support to help suppliers measure, manage and minimize their climate impact. In fiscal 2026, over 100 UNFI suppliers participated in CAP. In fiscal 2026, we hosted two climate summits, bringing together CAP suppliers, retailers and partners to foster industry collaboration and work to accelerate collective action to reduce shared Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. UNFI’s Climate Action Hub, an online resource that offers suppliers tools and resources to innovate and scale climate solutions across the food system, published three new supplier case studies showcasing real world climate action and associated business benefits. We believe these practices and resources help us to work more effectively and efficiently with suppliers and vendors in pursuing our shared goals.
Operations
We remain focused on supporting the highest level of safety, cultivating a high-performing workforce and improving operational resilience. Our associates’ safety and well-being are of the utmost importance to us. Our primary goal is to cultivate a culture that values care and safety for all. Through continuous efforts, we are dedicated to minimizing the risk of injuries and accidents, providing a safe and thriving environment for everyone. We are also focused on a culture of inclusion, with our seven associate-led Belonging and Innovation Groups, which are open to all associates, providing opportunities for innovation, learning and impact across the Company. For the fifth year in a row, we were awarded the Distinguished proficiency level by Disability Index, the highest award, reserved for companies with industry-leading disability inclusion with deeply embedded and innovative practices.
We continue to invest in projects that reduce operating costs by improving energy efficiency, lowering fuel spend and enhancing long-term infrastructure resilience. As part of these efforts, we continued to expand our energy efficiency initiatives to additional distribution centers and, in fiscal 2026, broke ground on an integrated energy infrastructure project at our Gilroy, California, distribution center. The project will equip the site with infrastructure to support electric vehicle tractors, including charging stations, solar power and battery energy storage. Together, these upgrades are expected to help reduce transportation costs and emissions while strengthening our ability to serve our customers.
Downstream
We aim to be responsible community members, from our waste and recycling initiatives to the local organizations our associates support through paid time off to volunteer. In fiscal 2026, we launched our Zero Waste Champions Network, a Company-wide initiative across our distribution centers to improve waste diversion rates and support our waste reduction goals. Through partnerships with community organizations and our distribution center teams, we achieved our goal of donating 250 million pounds of food to communities in need this year, four years ahead of schedule. The UNFI Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, continued to align its strategy with business and impact objectives by issuing impact investments and celebrating UNFI’s 50th anniversary through a “50 for 50 grantmaking campaign,” which funded organizations in all 50 states and Canada. As part of this campaign, the UNFI Foundation is committed to awarding nearly $2 million to nonprofits aligned with its funding priorities in calendar year 2026.
We believe our stakeholder-focused sustainability strategy has long been a part of UNFI’s success, unlocking efficiencies through collaboration across the business, and is key to our Company purpose: Better Food. Better Future. We continue to stay focused on the needs of our stakeholders and further prioritize the sustainability initiatives that strengthen the performance of our business.
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Our Customers
We maintain long-standing relationships with many of our customers. Our diversified customer base includes over 30,000 customer locations, primarily located across the United States and Canada, which range from some of the largest grocers in North America to smaller retailers.
One Natural customer, which includes customers under common control, constituted more than 10% of total Net sales in fiscal 2026. We continue to serve our largest customer pursuant to an amended and restated distribution agreement with a term through May 20, 2032.
Our international Net sales primarily reflect UNFI Canada, Inc. (“UNFI Canada”), which represented approximately 1% of our Net sales in fiscal 2026. International business excludes sales transacted in U.S. dollars and shipped internationally, which is an even smaller component of our business.
We also continue to invest in technology and systems with the intent of enhancing the customer experience, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of our operations and growing our services platform, including our eCommerce and innovation businesses. This includes sales to eCommerce companies as well as business-to-business sales to non-traditional customers. In fiscal 2026, we launched a new digital marketplace called Endless Aisle that provides retailers with access to innovative, emerging brands while helping suppliers expand their reach. Through this digital marketplace, suppliers gain expedited access to UNFI’s digital infrastructure to promote and sell their products to UNFI’s broad customer base, while UNFI customers gain access to an even broader assortment of unique and local items with the convenience of ordering from multiple sources online in one place.
Natural and Conventional Wholesale
We organize and operate our wholesale business through two operating segments which represent our product-centered business divisions, as follows:
•Natural, which primarily reflects the wholesale distribution of natural, organic and specialty food and non-food products and services and includes the Company’s portfolio of natural owned brands and natural and organic snack food manufacturing business; and
•Conventional, which primarily reflects the wholesale distribution of conventional food and non-food products and services and includes the Company’s portfolio of conventional owned brands.
Segment management is responsible for product and service strategy, execution, and financial results, and has focused regional sales teams aligned to the unique product and service needs of the customers they serve.
Operations
We offer wholesale customers a wide variety of food and non-food products, including our own private label offerings, as well as a broad array of digital and professional services. Our product assortment spans natural, organic, specialty and conventional categories and is designed to meet the diverse needs of our customers.
To maintain our market position and improve our operating efficiencies, we seek to continually:
•expand our marketing and customer service programs across regions;
•expand our national purchasing opportunities;
•offer a broader product and value add service selection than our competitors;
•offer operational excellence with high service levels and a higher percentage of on-time deliveries and fill rates than our competitors;
•centralize and streamline general and administrative functions to reduce expenses;
•consolidate systems applications among physical locations and regions; and
•invest in our people, facilities, equipment and supply chain technology.
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Procurement
We maintain contracts with suppliers to procure their products. Our procurement process includes assessments of demand planning, pricing, seasonality and other factors. Inventory costs are determined at the time of procurement and include vendor funds received and inbound freight, among other items. The gross margins we earn on sales to our customers are typically based on a percentage mark-up, or fee, on top of vendor listed base cost, and vary by customer, product type, vendor size, volume throughput, transportation methods and distances, among other factors. Net sales to customers are determined at the time of sale based on the then prevailing vendor listed base cost and include discounts we offer to our customers. The differential between the cost at which we procure products, as compared to the net sales price at which those products are sold, primarily generates our gross margin.
Retail
As of August 1, 2026, our Retail segment included 65 Cub Foods and Shoppers retail grocery stores. Our retail stores provide an extensive grocery offering and, depending on size, a variety of additional products, including general merchandise, home, health and beauty care, and pharmacy. We offer national and local brands, as well as our own private label products. A typical retail store carries approximately 17,000 to 21,000 core SKUs and ranges in size from approximately 50,000 to 70,000 square feet. We believe our retail banners have strong local and regional brand recognition in the markets in which they operate. Our Retail operations are principally supplied by three of our Conventional distribution centers. For financial reporting purposes, intersegment sales from our distribution centers to our own Retail stores are eliminated from our Conventional segment.
Our Product Offerings
Our extensive selection includes food and non-food products spanning the following main product categories: center store and general merchandise; fresh and perishables; frozen; wellness and personal care; and bulk and food service. Across these categories, our assortment includes natural, organic, specialty, and conventional products. We offer nationally recognized brand name and private label products, which are sold through our Natural and Conventional segments to wholesale customers and our Retail stores.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto, “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item IA, “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and other risks described elsewhere in this Annual Report. The following includes a comparison of our consolidated results of operations, segment results and financial position for fiscal years 2026 and 2025. In evaluating financial performance in each business segment, management primarily uses Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA of its business segments as discussed and reconciled within Note 16—Business Segments in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report. For a comparison of our consolidated results of operations, segment results and financial position for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, see Item 7 of Part II, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 2, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2025.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. In some cases you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “seek,” “should,” “will” and “would,” or similar words. Statements that contain these words and other statements that are forward-looking in nature should be read carefully because they discuss future expectations, contain projections of future results of operations or of financial positions or state other “forward-looking” information.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent uncertainty and may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions, which are based on currently available information. These assumptions could prove inaccurate. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or actual operating results. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to:
•our dependence on principal customers;
•our relatively low margins, which are sensitive to inflationary and deflationary pressures and intense competition, including as a result of the continuing retailer consolidation and the growth of consumer choices for grocery and consumable purchases;
•our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our strategic initiatives;
•changes in relationships with our suppliers;
•our ability to develop, implement, operate and maintain, and rely on third parties to operate and maintain, reliable and secure technology systems;
•the effectiveness of our business continuity plans in response to incidents impacting our operating network or technology systems;
•our sensitivity to general economic conditions including inflation, tariff policy and changes in disposable income levels and consumer purchasing habits;
•labor and other workforce shortages and challenges;
•the addition or loss of significant customers or material changes to our relationships with these customers;
•our ability to continue to grow sales, including of our higher margin natural and organic foods and non-food products;
•our ability to maintain sufficient volume in our Natural and Conventional businesses to support our operating infrastructure;
•increases in healthcare, pension and other costs under our single employer benefit plan and multiemployer benefit plans;
•the potential for our insurance and self-insurance programs not to be adequate to cover our claims;
•the potential for disruptions in our supply chain or our distribution capabilities from circumstances beyond our control, including due to lack of long-term contracts, severe weather, labor shortages or work stoppages or otherwise;
•the effect of adverse decisions in, or settlement of, litigation or other proceedings to which we are subject;
•volatility in fuel costs;
•our ability to access additional capital;
•our ability to realize anticipated benefits of strategic transactions;
•the potential for additional asset impairment charges;
•our ability to maintain food quality and safety;
•moderated supplier promotional activity, including decreased forward buying opportunities;
•union-organizing activities that could cause labor relations difficulties and increased costs; and
•changes in tax laws and regulations, and actions by federal, state and local taxing authorities related to the interpretation and application of such tax laws and regulations.
You should carefully review the risks described under “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A, as well as any other cautionary language in this Annual Report, as the occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse effect, which may be material, on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
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EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Business Overview
UNFI is a leading grocery wholesaler and support services provider to retailers in the United States and Canada. We believe our broad array of products, data, insights, programs and services uniquely positions us to help meet a wide range of customer and supplier needs across North America. Our diversified customer base includes over 30,000 customer locations ranging from some of the largest grocers in North America to smaller retailers. We offer over 200,000 products consisting of national, regional and private label brands grouped into the following main product categories: center store and general merchandise; fresh and perishables; frozen; wellness and personal care; and bulk and foodservice. We believe we are North America’s premier grocery wholesaler with 46 distribution centers and warehouses representing approximately 26 million square feet of warehouse space. We are a coast-to-coast distributor with customers in all 50 states as well as all ten provinces in Canada, making us a desirable partner for retailers and consumer product manufacturers. We believe our total product assortment and service offerings help differentiate UNFI in the wholesale marketplace. We plan to continue to pursue new business opportunities with independent retailers that operate diverse formats, regional and national chains and international customers with wide-ranging needs. Our business is classified into three reportable segments: Natural, Conventional and Retail.
We are executing against our value creation strategy, which seeks to build capabilities that add value to our customers and suppliers through our portfolio of products, programs, insights and services while improving our effectiveness and efficiency. We are focused on controllable variables in several key areas: network optimization; managing annual capital spending; optimizing our cost structure and net working capital position. We believe our strategy uniquely positions us to help our partners differentiate, compete and profitably grow.
We expect to continue to use available capital to re-invest in our business and are committed to improving our free cash flow and financial leverage through working to improve our profitability, disciplined capital investment and strengthened working capital management, while reducing outstanding debt.
We believe we can optimize our performance and profitability through our improvement efforts, which we expect will improve our operational effectiveness and cost structure, increase sales of products and services to new and existing customers and position us to provide tailored, data-driven solutions to help our customers and suppliers run their businesses more efficiently.
We are continually striving to better serve our stakeholders, including our customers, suppliers, associates and communities, and to drive profitable growth and sustainable shareholder value creation.
Trends and Other Factors Affecting Our Business
Our results are impacted by several macroeconomic, industry, demographic and consumer-driven trends that affect demand for grocery products, product mix, pricing and operating costs. These trends arise from factors largely outside our control, including broader economic conditions, geopolitical events and other events that may trigger economic volatility and negatively impact discretionary income levels and consumer confidence, social trends, changes in the levels of disposable income and structural shifts in the food distribution market structure.
Economic volatility in the U.S. has persisted, which has had, and we expect may continue to have, an impact on consumer confidence and purchasing behavior. In response to pressure on discretionary income levels, certain consumers have increasingly prioritized value, including by trading down to a less expensive mix of products for grocery items or buying fewer items. This trend has influenced product mix and margin dynamics, with shifts towards lower-margin value-oriented categories. At the same time, there remains stable demand for essential food items and higher unit volumes in natural and organic categories. Based on current conditions, we believe these consumer purchasing patterns are reasonably likely to continue in the near term and could continue to affect our results of operations. We believe our diversified product assortment, which ranges from natural and organic products to national and local conventional brands, including cost conscious private label brands, helps mitigate the impact of adverse product mix shifts and positions us to serve a broad cross section of North American retailers and end customers.
Inflationary pressures and changes in pricing levels have affected our business, and fluctuating commodity, fuel and labor input costs are reasonably likely to continue to impact the prices of products we procure from manufacturers. Commodity and labor markets remain volatile, and ongoing variability in input costs may affect our cost structure and pricing dynamics. Additional discussion is included under the caption “Impact of Product Cost Changes” below.
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We are also actively monitoring developments in macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, including evolving tariff and global trade policies and volatile fuel costs. Additional changes in the macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape could impact product acquisition and operating costs, disrupt supply availability and impact other aspects of our business.
In addition, changes in food distribution trends affecting our wholesale customers, such as the increased use of direct store delivery and alternative distribution models, have continued to affect competitive dynamics within the industry. Our wholesale customers manage their businesses independently and operate in a competitive environment.
As previously disclosed, in June 2025, we experienced a cybersecurity incident. We have submitted claims to our insurers for reimbursement of costs, expenses, and losses stemming from the cybersecurity incident, and continue our efforts to complete the full claim and settlement process.
Impact of Product Cost Changes
We experienced a mix of inflation and deflation across product categories during fiscal 2026. In the aggregate across our businesses, including the mix of products, management estimates our businesses experienced product cost inflation of approximately 3% in fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025. Cost inflation and deflation estimates are based on individual like items sold during the periods being compared. Our pricing to our customers is determined at the time of sale, primarily based on the then prevailing vendor listed base cost, and includes discounts we offer to customers. Changes in merchandising, customer buying habits and competitive pressures create inherent difficulties in measuring the impact of inflation and deflation on Net sales and Gross profit.
In an inflationary environment, rising vendor costs typically increase Net sales for wholesalers, driven by higher vendor prices when other variables such as quantities sold, mix of units sold and vendor promotions are constant. Under the last-in, first out (“LIFO”) method of inventory accounting, product cost increases are recognized within Cost of sales based on expected year-end inventory quantities and costs, which generally has the effect of decreasing Gross profit and the carrying value of inventory during periods of inflation.
Wholesale Distribution Network Optimization
We continue to evaluate our distribution center network to more effectively and efficiently service customers and suppliers and further optimize performance. In connection with the termination of our supply agreement with a customer in the East region in fiscal 2025, we ceased operations at our Allentown, Pennsylvania, distribution center in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 with the remaining volume consolidated into other facilities in the Northeast. Business with this customer in the Northeast accounted for approximately $1 billion in annual sales. The termination enabled us to accelerate progress toward our longer-term strategic and three-year financial objectives. Additionally, we consolidated the volume of a distribution center into a nearby facility in the West region in the third quarter of fiscal 2026. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, we consolidated the volume of a distribution center primarily serving the Natural segment into a nearby automated facility in the Central region.
We could incur incremental expenses related to any future network realignment, expansion or improvements, including network optimization and automation initiatives. We are working to both minimize future costs and obtain new business to further improve the efficiency of our distribution network.
Retail Operations
We operated 65 grocery stores, including 52 Cub Foods stores and 13 Shoppers stores, as of August 1, 2026. In addition, we supplied another 24 Cub Foods stores operated by our wholesale customers through franchise and minority equity ownership arrangements. We operated 77 pharmacies primarily within the stores we operate and the stores of our franchisees. In addition, we operated 23 “Cub Wine and Spirits” and “Cub Liquor” stores.
In fiscal 2026, we closed two Cub Foods stores and eight Shoppers stores related to our strategic initiatives focused on optimization of our retail footprint. We plan to continue to invest in and optimize our Retail segment in areas such as customer-facing merchandising initiatives, physical facilities, technology and operational tools.
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Composition of Consolidated Statements of Operations and Business Performance Assessment
Net Sales
Our Net sales consist primarily of product sales of natural, organic, specialty and conventional food and non-food products, adjusted for customer volume discounts, vendor incentives when applicable, returns and allowances, and professional services revenue. Net sales also include amounts charged by us to customers for shipping and handling and fuel surcharges.
Cost of Sales and Gross Profit
The principal components of our Cost of sales include the amounts paid to suppliers for product sold, plus transportation costs necessary to bring the product to, or move product between, our distribution centers and retail stores, partially offset by consideration received from suppliers in connection with the purchase, transportation or promotion of the suppliers’ products.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses include distribution expenses of warehousing, delivery, purchasing, receiving, selecting, and outbound transportation expenses, and selling and administrative expenses. These expenses include salaries and wages, employee benefits, occupancy, insurance, depreciation and amortization expense and share-based compensation expense.
Restructuring, Acquisition and Integration Related Expenses
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses reflect expenses resulting from restructuring activities, including severance costs, facility closure costs, contract exit-related costs, share-based compensation acceleration charges and acquisition and integration related expenses, when applicable. Integration related expenses, when incurred, can include certain professional consulting expenses and incremental expenses related to combining facilities required to optimize our distribution network as a result of acquisitions.
Loss (Gain) on Sale of Assets and Other Asset Charges
Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other asset charges primarily includes (gains) losses on sales of assets, losses on sales of financial assets, and asset impairments.
Net Periodic Benefit Income, Excluding Service Cost
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost reflects the recognition of expected returns on benefit plan assets and interest costs on plan liabilities.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net includes primarily interest expense on long-term debt, net of capitalized interest, loss on debt extinguishment, interest expense on finance lease obligations, amortization of financing costs and discounts, and interest income.
Adjusted EBITDA
Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). In addition to the GAAP results, we consider certain non-GAAP financial measures to assess the performance of our business and understand underlying operating performance and core business trends, which we use to facilitate operating performance comparisons of our business on a consistent basis over time. Adjusted EBITDA is provided as a supplement to our results of operations and related analysis, and should not be considered superior to, a substitute for or an alternative to, any financial measure of performance prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items because they are non-cash items or items that do not reflect management’s assessment of ongoing business performance.
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We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful because it provides additional information regarding factors and trends affecting our business, which are used in the business planning process to understand expected operating performance, to evaluate results against those expectations, and because of its importance as a measure of underlying operating performance, as the primary compensation performance measure under certain compensation programs and plans. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is reflective of factors that affect our underlying operating performance and facilitate operating performance comparisons of our business on a consistent basis over time. Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. Certain adjustments to our GAAP financial measures reflected below exclude items that may be considered recurring in nature and may be reflected in our financial results for the foreseeable future. These measurements and items may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA should be reviewed in conjunction with our results reported in accordance with GAAP in this Annual Report.
There are significant limitations to using Adjusted EBITDA as a financial measure including, but not limited to, it not reflecting the cost of cash expenditures for capital assets or certain other contractual commitments, finance lease obligation and debt service expenses, income taxes and any impacts from changes in working capital.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as a consolidated measure which we reconcile by adding Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests, less Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, plus Non-operating income and expenses, including Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost, Interest expense, net and Other (income) expense, net, plus (Benefit) provision for income taxes and Depreciation and amortization all calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus adjustments for Share-based compensation, non-cash LIFO charge or benefit, Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses, Goodwill impairment charges, Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other asset charges, certain legal charges and gains, and certain other non-cash charges or other items, as determined by management.
Assessment of Our Business Results
The following table sets forth a summary of our results of operations and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated.
| (in millions) | 2026 (52 weeks) | 2025 (52 weeks) | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 31,152 | $ | 31,784 | $ | (632) | |||||||||
| Cost of sales | 26,956 | 27,562 | (606) | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 4,196 | 4,222 | (26) | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 3,906 | 4,117 | (211) | ||||||||||||
| Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses | 52 | 94 | (42) | ||||||||||||
| Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other asset charges | 27 | 42 | (15) | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | 211 | (31) | 242 | ||||||||||||
| Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost | (23) | (20) | (3) | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 126 | 146 | (20) | ||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 6 | (3) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 102 | (154) | 256 | ||||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 18 | (39) | 57 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests | 84 | (115) | 199 | ||||||||||||
| Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | (3) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. | $ | 84 | $ | (118) | $ | 202 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 701 | $ | 552 | $ | 149 | |||||||||
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The following table reconciles Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests to Adjusted EBITDA.
| (in millions) | 2026 (52 weeks) | 2025 (52 weeks) | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests | $ | 84 | $ | (115) | ||||||
| Adjustments to net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests: | ||||||||||
| Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | (3) | ||||||||
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost | (23) | (20) | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 126 | 146 | ||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 6 | (3) | ||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 18 | (39) | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 303 | 321 | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 61 | 43 | ||||||||
| LIFO charge (benefit) | 19 | (2) | ||||||||
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses(1) | 52 | 94 | ||||||||
Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other asset charges(2) | 27 | 42 | ||||||||
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal charges | 3 | — | ||||||||
Other retail expense(3) | 1 | — | ||||||||
Business transformation costs(4) | 34 | 47 | ||||||||
Cybersecurity incident(5) | (21) | 26 | ||||||||
Other adjustments(6) | 11 | 15 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 701 | $ | 552 | ||||||
(1)Fiscal 2026 primarily reflects distribution center and store closure charges, costs associated with certain employee severance and other employee separation costs and adjustments to previously recorded multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liabilities. Fiscal 2025 primarily reflects the $53 million charge related to the Company’s termination of its supply agreement with a customer in the East region and costs associated with certain employee severance and other employee separation costs and outsourcing certain corporate functions under restructuring initiatives.
(2)Fiscal 2026 primarily includes $30 million in non-cash asset impairment charges related to decisions to close certain retail store locations and discontinue operations at certain distribution centers, warehouses or offsite storage facilities, an $18 million gain on the sale of a surplus distribution center and $17 million in losses on the sales of receivables under the accounts receivable monetization program. Fiscal 2025 primarily includes a $24 million non-cash asset impairment charge related to a distribution center in our East region and $19 million in losses on the sales of receivables under the accounts receivable monetization program. Refer to Note 3—Revenue Recognition, Note 5—Property and Equipment, Net and Note 11—Leases in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
(3)Fiscal 2026 reflects store closure inventory charges, which are included within Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(4)Reflects costs associated with business transformation initiatives, primarily including third-party consulting costs and licensing costs, which are included within Operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(5)Fiscal 2026 includes $45 million of insurance recoveries, which are included within Operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, partially offset by $24 million of costs and charges related to the June 2025 cybersecurity incident, of which $20 million is included within Gross profit and $4 million is included within Operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Fiscal 2025 includes costs and charges related to the cybersecurity incident, of which $15 million is included within Gross profit and $11 million is included within Operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Refer to Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
(6)Primarily reflects accrued costs related to an agreement to settle certain legal proceedings, which are included within Operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Fiscal year ended August 1, 2026 (fiscal 2026) compared to fiscal year ended August 2, 2025 (fiscal 2025)
Net Sales
The following table sets forth our Net sales by segment. Refer to Note 16—Business Segments in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
2026 (52 weeks) | 2025 (52 weeks) | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions except percentages) | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natural | $ | 17,132 | $ | 16,017 | $ | 1,115 | 7.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conventional | 12,974 | 14,667 | (1,693) | (11.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 2,157 | 2,342 | (185) | (7.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations | (1,111) | (1,242) | 131 | (10.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Net sales | $ | 31,152 | $ | 31,784 | $ | (632) | (2.0) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Our Net sales for fiscal 2026 decreased $632 million, or 2.0%, to $31.2 billion in fiscal 2026, from $31.8 billion in fiscal 2025. The decrease in Net sales was primarily driven by a decrease in Conventional and Retail Net sales, partially offset by an increase in Natural Net sales and lapping the impact of the cybersecurity incident experienced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
Natural Net sales increased $1,115, or 7.0%, to $17.1 billion in fiscal 2026, from $16.0 billion in fiscal 2025. The increase in Natural Net sales was primarily driven by a low single digit increase in unit volumes, including new business with existing and new customers, as well as a low single digit increase from inflation and lapping the impact of the cybersecurity incident experienced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
Conventional Net sales decreased $1,693 million, or 11.5%, to $13.0 billion in fiscal 2026, from $14.7 billion in fiscal 2025. The decrease in Conventional Net sales was primarily driven by a mid-teens decline in unit volumes including the high single digit impact from network optimization actions, largely driven by the transition out of our Allentown, Pennsylvania, distribution center completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, partially offset by a low single digit increase from inflation and lapping the impact of the cybersecurity incident experienced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
Retail Net sales decreased $185 million, or 7.9%, to $2.2 billion in fiscal 2026, from $2.3 billion in fiscal 2025. The decrease in Retail Net sales was primarily driven by a mid single digit decline from store closures and a 2.5% decrease in identical store sales from lower volume, partially offset by lapping the impact of the cybersecurity incident experienced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
Lower eliminations of Net sales for fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025 were primarily due to a decrease in Conventional to Retail sales, which are eliminated upon consolidation.
Cost of Sales and Gross Profit
Our Gross profit decreased $26 million, or 0.6%, to $4,196 million in fiscal 2026, from $4,222 million in fiscal 2025. Our Gross profit as a percentage of Net sales increased to 13.5% in fiscal 2026 compared to 13.3% in fiscal 2025. The increase in gross profit rate was primarily driven by the positive impact of network optimization actions and customer mix as well as higher levels of procurement gains, which were partially offset by a lower margin rate in the Retail segment.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses decreased $211 million, or 5.1%, to $3,906 million, or 12.5% of Net sales, in fiscal 2026 compared to $4,117 million, or 13.0% of Net sales, in fiscal 2025. The decrease in Operating expenses as a percentage of Net sales was primarily driven by the benefits from cost saving initiatives, including network and cost structure optimization actions and higher levels of distribution center productivity, as well as $50 million in cybersecurity insurance recoveries, partially offset by higher costs associated with union and other employee benefits.
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Restructuring, Acquisition and Integration Related Expenses
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses decreased $42 million to $52 million for fiscal 2026, from $94 million for fiscal 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by the non-recurrence of a $53 million charge in fiscal 2025 related to the Company’s termination of its supply agreement with a customer in the East region and a decrease in certain employee severance and other employee separation costs, as well as costs associated with outsourcing certain corporate functions under restructuring initiatives, partially offset by higher closed property charges and costs in fiscal 2026 and an adjustment to previously recorded multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liabilities in the first quarter of fiscal 2026.
Loss (Gain) on Sale of Assets and Other Asset Charges
Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other asset charges decreased $15 million to $27 million for fiscal 2026, from $42 million for fiscal 2025. The decrease in fiscal 2026 was primarily driven by higher gains on sales of assets, partially offset by higher asset impairment charges. Fiscal 2026 primarily included $30 million in non-cash asset impairment charges related to decisions to close certain retail store locations and discontinue operations at certain distribution centers, warehouses or offsite storage facilities, an $18 million gain on the sale of a surplus distribution center and $17 million in losses on the sales of receivables. Fiscal 2025 primarily included a $24 million asset impairment charge related to our Allentown, Pennsylvania, distribution center and $19 million in losses on the sales of receivables.
Operating Income (Loss)
Reflecting the factors described above, Operating income was $211 million for fiscal 2026, a $242 million increase from Operating loss of $31 million in fiscal 2025. The increase was primarily driven by a decrease in Operating expenses, Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses and Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other asset charges, partially offset by a decrease in Gross profit, each as described above.
Net Periodic Benefit Income, Excluding Service Cost
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost increased $3 million to $23 million in fiscal 2026, from $20 million in fiscal 2025. The increase in Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost was primarily driven by lower interest costs due to the reduction in pension liabilities and changes in the interest rate yield curve utilized in the measurement of Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost.
Interest Expense, Net
| (in millions) | 2026 (52 weeks) | 2025 (52 weeks) | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense on long-term debt, net of capitalized interest | $ | 118 | $ | 137 | $ | (19) | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense on finance lease obligations | 1 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of financing costs and discounts | 6 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 2 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | (1) | (3) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | $ | 126 | $ | 146 | $ | (20) | |||||||||||||
The decrease in Interest expense, net for fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025 was primarily driven by lower outstanding long-term debt balances.
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
The effective tax rate was an expense rate of 17.6% on a pre-tax income for fiscal 2026 compared to a benefit rate of 25.3% on a pre-tax loss for fiscal 2025. The change in effective tax rate from fiscal 2025 was primarily driven by the increase in discrete tax benefits from employee stock award vestings and favorable tax audit settlements during fiscal 2026, as well as tax credit benefits primarily related to a solar array placed in service during the first quarter of fiscal 2026.
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.
Reflecting the factors described in more detail above, Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. was $84 million, or $1.34 per diluted common share, for fiscal 2026, compared to Net loss attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. of $118 million, or $1.95 per diluted common share, for fiscal 2025.
Adjusted EBITDA
The following table sets forth Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the periods indicated. Refer to Note 16—Business Segments in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
| (in millions) | 2026 (52 weeks) | 2025 (52 weeks) | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||
| Natural | $ | 527 | $ | 442 | $ | 85 | |||||||||||
| Conventional | 270 | 174 | 96 | ||||||||||||||
| Retail | (25) | 6 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
Natural Adjusted EBITDA increased $85 million, or 19.2% for fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025. The increase was driven by an increase in gross profit and lapping the impact of the cybersecurity incident experienced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses.
•Natural Gross profit, which excludes the LIFO charge (benefit) and other adjustments as outlined in Note 16—Business Segments in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report, increased $132 million. Natural gross profit rate decreased approximately 10 basis points primarily driven by lower product margin rates and customer mix, which were partially offset through supplier programs and higher levels of procurement gains.
•Natural Operating expense, which excludes depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation and other adjustments as outlined in Note 16—Business Segments in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report, increased $47 million. Natural operating expense rate decreased approximately 42 basis points primarily due to the benefits from cost saving initiatives in distribution expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses and the leveraging impact of higher sales, partially offset by increases in distribution expenses associated with union and other employee benefits.
Conventional Adjusted EBITDA increased $96 million, or 55.2% for fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025. The increase was driven by a decrease in operating expenses and lapping the impact of the cybersecurity incident experienced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, partially offset by a decrease in gross profit.
•Conventional Gross profit, which excludes the LIFO charge (benefit) and other adjustments as outlined in Note 16—Business Segments in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report, decreased $65 million. Conventional gross profit rate increased approximately 86 basis points primarily driven by the positive impact of network optimization actions and customer and product category mix, recoveries related to settlements with customers and suppliers in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and higher levels of procurement gains.
•Conventional Operating expense, which excludes depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation and other adjustments as outlined in Note 16—Business Segments in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report, decreased $161 million. Conventional operating expense rate was approximately flat primarily due to the benefits from cost saving initiatives in distribution expenses, which included the benefits of network optimization actions and higher levels of distribution center productivity, largely offset by increases in distribution expenses associated with union and other employee benefits and the deleveraging impact of lower sales on fixed costs.
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Retail Adjusted EBITDA decreased $31 million for fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025. The decrease was driven by a decrease in gross profit, partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses and lapping the impact of the cybersecurity incident experienced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
•Retail Gross profit, which excludes the LIFO charge (benefit) and other adjustments as outlined in Note 16—Business Segments in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report, decreased $69 million. Retail gross profit rate decreased approximately 102 basis points driven primarily by lower product margin rates due to price investments and changes in category mix.
•Retail Operating expense, which excludes depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation and other adjustments as outlined in Note 16—Business Segments in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report, decreased $38 million. Retail operating expense rate increased approximately 40 basis points primarily due to increases in labor and other employee benefit costs and occupancy-related costs combined with the deleveraging impact of lower sales, partially offset by lower costs resulting from store closures.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Highlights
•Total liquidity as of August 1, 2026 was $1,268 million and consisted of the following:
◦$1,231 million of unused credit under our ABL Credit Facility, which decreased $222 million from $1,453 million as of August 2, 2025, primarily due to a reduction in the borrowing base, partially offset by a reduction in net borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility; and
◦$37 million of cash and cash equivalents, which decreased $7 million from $44 million as of August 2, 2025.
•Total debt decreased $299 million to $1,563 million as of August 1, 2026 from $1,862 million as of August 2, 2025, primarily related to the redemption of $150 million of our Senior Notes and a reduction in net borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility due to net cash provided by operating activities, partially offset by payments for capital expenditures and repurchases of common stock.
•Working capital decreased $121 million to $700 million as of August 1, 2026 from $821 million as of August 2, 2025.
•In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we paid the remaining $35 million in connection with the contract termination with a customer in the East region in fiscal 2025, as described further in Note 4—Restructuring, Acquisition and Integration Related Expenses.
•In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, we made a voluntary prepayment of $9 million on our Term Loan Facility funded with proceeds from the sale of the Bismarck, North Dakota, distribution center.
•In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, we refinanced our ABL Credit Facility, reducing the aggregate principal amount available to up to $2,530 million and extending the maturity to April 1, 2031.
•In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, we repriced our Term Loan Facility, reducing the applicable margin over the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) from 4.75% to 4.00%.
•In fiscal 2026, we repurchased 1,245,357 shares of our common stock for a total cost of $50 million.
•In fiscal 2027, scheduled debt maturities are expected to be $4 million. Based on our Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) at the end of fiscal 2026, no prepayment from Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) in fiscal 2026 is required to be made on the Term Loan Facility in fiscal 2027.
Sources and Uses of Cash
We expect to continue to replenish operating assets and pay down debt obligations with internally generated funds. A significant reduction in operating earnings or the incurrence of operating losses could have a negative impact on our operating cash flow, which may limit our ability to pay down our outstanding indebtedness as planned. Our credit facilities are secured by a substantial portion of our total assets. We expect to be able to fund debt maturities and finance lease liabilities through fiscal 2027 with internally generated funds and borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility.
Our primary sources of liquidity are from internally generated funds and from borrowing capacity under the ABL Credit Facility. We believe our short-term and long-term financing abilities are adequate as a supplement to internally generated cash flows to satisfy debt obligations and fund capital expenditures as opportunities arise. Our continued access to short-term and long-term financing through credit markets depends on numerous factors, including the condition of the credit markets and our results of operations, cash flows, financial position and credit ratings.
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Primary uses of cash include debt service, capital expenditures, working capital maintenance depending on seasonality and other fluctuations, investments in cloud technologies and income tax payments. We typically finance working capital needs with cash provided from operating activities and short-term borrowings. Inventories are managed primarily through demand forecasting and replenishing depleted inventories.
We currently do not pay a dividend on our common stock. In addition, we are limited in the aggregate amount of dividends that we may pay under the terms of our Term Loan Facility, ABL Credit Facility and Senior Notes. Subject to certain limitations contained in our debt agreements and as market conditions warrant, we may from time to time refinance indebtedness that we have incurred, including through the incurrence or repayment of loans under existing or new credit facilities or the issuance or repayment of debt securities. Proceeds from the sale of any properties mortgaged and encumbered under our Term Loan Facility are required to be used to make additional Term Loan Facility payments or to be reinvested in the business.
Long-Term Debt
On April 1, 2026, we entered into an amendment and restatement of the ABL Loan Agreement, which provides for an ABL Credit Facility with an aggregate principal amount available of up to $2,530 million, including Revolver Loans (as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement) of up to $2,400 million and a First In, Last Out (“FILO”) tranche of incremental ABL loans of $130 million, and extends the maturity of our ABL Credit Facility to April 1, 2031. On June 18, 2026, we amended the Term Loan Agreement to reprice the Term Loan Facility, reducing the applicable margin over the SOFR from 4.75% to 4.00%. During fiscal 2026, we reduced borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility by a net $136 million, made voluntary and mandatory prepayments on the Term Loan Facility totaling $13 million and redeemed $150 million of our Senior Notes.
Our Term Loan Agreement and Senior Notes do not include any financial maintenance covenants. Our ABL Loan Agreement subjects us to a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0 calculated at the end of each of our fiscal quarters on a rolling four quarter basis, if the adjusted aggregate availability is ever less than the greater of (i) $204 million, or $194 million if no ABL FILO Loans are then outstanding at such time and (ii) 10% of the aggregate borrowing base. We have not been subject to the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant under the ABL Loan Agreement, including through the filing date of this Annual Report. The Term Loan Agreement, Senior Notes and ABL Loan Agreement contain certain operational and informational covenants customary for debt securities of these types that limit our and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur debt, declare or pay dividends or make other distributions to our stockholders, transfer or sell assets, create liens on our assets, engage in transactions with affiliates, and merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of our and our subsidiaries’ assets on a consolidated basis. We were in compliance with all such covenants for all periods presented. If we fail to comply with any of these covenants, we may be in default under the applicable debt agreement, and all amounts due thereunder may become immediately due and payable.
Refer to Note 9—Long-Term Debt in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information, including a detailed discussion of the provisions of our credit facilities and certain long-term debt agreements and further detail of our scheduled debt maturities by fiscal year and by debt instrument, which excludes debt prepayments that may be required from Excess Cash Flow generated or sales of mortgaged properties in fiscal 2027 or beyond. Based on our Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio at the end of fiscal 2026, no prepayment from Excess Cash Flow in fiscal 2026 is required to be made on the Term Loan Facility in fiscal 2027.
Derivatives and Hedging Activity
We enter into interest rate swap contracts from time to time to mitigate our exposure to changes in market interest rates as part of our strategy to manage our debt portfolio to achieve an overall desired position of notional debt amounts subject to fixed and floating interest rates. Interest rate swap contracts are entered into for periods consistent with related underlying exposures and do not constitute positions independent of those exposures.
As of August 1, 2026, we had an aggregate of $850 million of floating rate notional debt subject to active interest rate swap contracts, which effectively fix the SOFR component of our floating interest payments through pay fixed and receive floating interest rate swap agreements. These fixed rates range from 3.333% to 4.130%, with maturities between October 2026 and October 2029. The fair values of these interest rate derivatives represent a total net asset of $2 million as of August 1, 2026, and are subject to volatility based on changes in market interest rates. Refer to Note 8—Derivatives in Part II, Item 8 and Interest Rate Risk in Part II, Item 7A of this Annual Report for additional information.
From time to time, we enter into fixed price fuel supply agreements and foreign currency hedges. As of August 1, 2026, we had fixed price fuel contracts and foreign currency forward agreements outstanding. Gains and losses and the outstanding assets and liabilities from these arrangements are insignificant.
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Payments for Capital Expenditures and Cloud Technology Implementation Expenditures
Our capital expenditures for fiscal 2026 were $217 million compared to $231 million for fiscal 2025, a decrease of $14 million primarily driven by reduced capital spending related to automation initiatives, partially offset by increases in other supply chain, technology and Retail expenditures. Our capital spending for fiscal 2026 and 2025 principally included supply chain and information technology expenditures, including maintenance expenditures and investments in growth initiatives. Fiscal 2026 included $181 million of distribution center improvements, technology and other expenditures, including investments in automation, $33 million of Retail expenditures and $3 million of investments in new distribution centers. Fiscal 2025 included $193 million of distribution center improvements, technology and other expenditures, including investments in automation, $20 million of Retail expenditures and $18 million of investments in new distribution centers. Cloud technology implementation expenditures, which are included in operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, were $35 million for fiscal 2026 compared to $7 million for fiscal 2025, an increase of $28 million primarily driven by investments in new information technology, including a multi-year implementation of a new ERP system.
Fiscal 2027 capital and cloud implementation spending is expected to be approximately $300 million and includes technology platform investments and projects that automate and optimize our distribution network. The components of capital and cloud implementation expenditures for fiscal 2027 will be primarily dependent on the nature of certain contracts to be executed. We expect to finance fiscal 2027 capital and cloud implementation expenditures requirements with cash generated from operations and borrowings under our ABL Credit Facility. Future investments may be financed through long-term debt or borrowings under our ABL Credit Facility and cash from operations.
Cash Flow Information
The following summarizes our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
| (in millions) | 2026 (52 weeks) | 2025 (52 weeks) | Change | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 540 | $ | 470 | $ | 70 | |||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (169) | (218) | 49 | ||||||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (377) | (248) | (129) | ||||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate on cash | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
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