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UNFI (United Natural Foods) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.67 (As of Jul. 07, 2025)


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What is United Natural Foods Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-07), United Natural Foods's current share price is $23.03. United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was $34.39. United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.67.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

UNFI' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 1.19   Max: 3.86
Current: 0.68

During the past years, United Natural Foods's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.86. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 1.19.

UNFI's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
80.08% of 241 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs UNFI: 0.68

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

United Natural Foods's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $26.815. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $34.39 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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United Natural Foods Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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United Natural Foods Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

United Natural Foods Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 1.13 1.31 0.62 0.45

United Natural Foods Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.26 0.45 0.59 0.87 0.78

Competitive Comparison of United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Food Distribution subindustry, United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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United Natural Foods Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=23.03/34.39
=0.67

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

United Natural Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, United Natural Foods's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=26.815/135.3468*135.3468
=26.815

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

United Natural Foods Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201507 27.569 100.691 37.058
201510 28.231 100.346 38.078
201601 28.640 99.957 38.780
201604 29.584 100.947 39.665
201607 30.159 101.524 40.207
201610 30.693 101.988 40.732
201701 31.432 102.456 41.522
201704 32.191 103.167 42.232
201707 33.225 103.278 43.542
201710 33.623 104.070 43.728
201801 34.811 104.578 45.053
201804 35.929 105.708 46.003
201807 36.618 106.324 46.613
201810 36.054 106.695 45.736
201901 29.230 106.200 37.252
201904 29.982 107.818 37.637
201907 28.496 108.250 35.629
201910 21.055 108.577 26.246
202001 20.576 108.841 25.587
202004 21.395 108.173 26.769
202007 20.936 109.318 25.921
202010 20.489 109.861 25.242
202101 21.910 110.364 26.870
202104 23.117 112.673 27.769
202107 26.862 115.183 31.564
202110 27.349 116.696 31.720
202201 28.935 118.619 33.015
202204 30.565 121.978 33.915
202207 30.720 125.002 33.262
202210 30.634 125.734 32.976
202301 30.906 126.223 33.140
202304 31.098 127.992 32.885
202307 29.795 128.974 31.267
202310 28.603 129.810 29.823
202401 28.481 130.124 29.624
202404 28.252 132.289 28.905
202407 27.580 132.708 28.128
202410 27.124 133.182 27.565
202501 26.860 134.029 27.124
202504 26.815 135.347 26.815

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


United Natural Foods  (NYSE:UNFI) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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United Natural Foods Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
313 Iron Horse Way, Providence, RI, USA, 02908
United Natural Foods Inc is a wholesale distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and nonfood products across North America. The company's products consist of national, regional and private label brands grouped into grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition, bulk and foodservice products, and personal care items. United Natural Foods serves various retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and foodservice channels such as e-commerce platforms. The company's operations are comprised of principal divisions: the wholesale division; the retail division; and other.
Executives
Danielle Benedict officer: SVP, Human Resources 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Richard Eric Esper officer: Chief Accounting Officer 8501 WILLIAMS ROAD, ESTERO FL 33928
John W Howard officer: Interim CFO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Andre Persaud officer: President and CEO, Retail 30 HUNTER LANE, CAMP HILL PA 17011
Bates Ann Torre director 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Douglas J Alexander Jr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3925 BROOKSIDE PARKWAY, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Lynn S. Blake director 250 WEST 34TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR, C/O WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC., NEW YORK NY 10119
James M Loree director 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
James C Pappas director 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
Erin Horvath officer: COO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, C/O IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Christopher P. Testa officer: President, Blue Marble Brands C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Mahrukh Hussain officer: General Counsel and Corp. Sec. 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Louis Anthony Martin officer: CSTO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Matthew T Echols officer: CCAO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Mohammad Shamim director 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238