KROGER CO vs UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., two Grocery stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KR and UNFI diverge most: on revenue growth, KR reads +1.1% and UNFI reads -3.2%; on net margin, KR reads 0.7% and UNFI reads -0.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KR's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What UNFI's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | KR | UNFI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $57.70 | $50.90 |
| Market cap | $35.5B | $3.1B |
| Sector | Grocery | Grocery |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -0.6% | — |
| P/B | 5.48 | 1.93 |
| P/S | 0.24 | 0.10 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.3 | 12.8 |
| Revenue growth | +1.1% | -3.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 13.6% |
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| Return on equity | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| Return on assets | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.7% | 1.5% |
| FCF yield | 8.0% | 10.7% |
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | — |
| Debt / equity | 2.51 | 1.04 |
| Current ratio | 0.79 | 1.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.27 | 5.05 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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