Shares of United Natural Foods (UNFI) surged 8.12% in the pre-market trading session on Friday. The leading distributor of natural, organic, and specialty food products delivered robust fiscal Q1 2025 results, reaffirming its increased profitability.

United Natural Foods reported fiscal Q1 2025 earnings per share of $0.16, significantly outperforming analysts' expectations of $0.01 and marking a remarkable turnaround from an adjusted loss of -$0.04 in the prior-year quarter. Quarterly sales also impressed, rising 3% year-over-year to $7.87 billion and exceeding estimates of $7.61 billion.

With these strong results, analysts now project United Natural Foods' annual earnings to climb to $0.66 per share in fiscal 2025, up from $0.14 in the previous fiscal year. For fiscal 2026, earnings per share are expected to surge further by 55% to $1.03, indicating continued growth and profitability for the company.