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United Natural Foods (FRA:UN3) Degree of Operating Leverage : -30.50 (As of Apr. 2025)


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What is United Natural Foods Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. United Natural Foods's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was -30.50. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for United Natural Foods's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:UN3's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
94.04% of 302 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.9 vs FRA:UN3: -30.50

United Natural Foods Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Natural Foods's Degree of Operating Leverage 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 Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

United Natural Foods Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.33 -243.17 2.75 -15.04 -40.01

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
Degree of Operating Leverage 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 -312.96 -40.01 18.62 -61.73 -30.50

Competitive Comparison of United Natural Foods's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Food Distribution subindustry, United Natural Foods's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage 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 Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Natural Foods's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Natural Foods's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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United Natural Foods Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

United Natural Foods's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 53.31 (Apr. 2025) / -50.694 (Apr. 2024) - 1 )/( 29797.626 (Apr. 2025) / 27982.298 (Apr. 2024) - 1 )
=-2.0516/0.0649
=-31.62***

* 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.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


United Natural Foods  (FRA:UN3) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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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.

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