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as of close, Oct 16, 2026
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United Natural Foods Inc.Stock · Consumer StaplesRussell 2000 0.09%US Stock Market 0.004%Russell 3000 0.003%
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United Natural Foods Inc. drawdown: 42.8% below the all-time high (price)

United Natural Foods Inc. is 42.8% below its all-time high, set Feb 26, 2015 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.

Below all-time high
−42.8%
57.2% of ATH
All-time high
$83.53
Feb 26, 2015
Time below the high
11.6 yrs
since Feb 26, 2015
Worst-ever drawdown
−93.5%
Mar 12, 2020
Longest underwater
11.6 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Apr 17, 2012
14.5 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Apr 22, 2009
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1996: price#

The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%20%40%60%80%
UNFI close · log5.0010.0020.0050.00
200020052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Feb 26, 2015Mar 12, 2020−93.5%5.0 yrsnot yet11.6 yrs+
Jul 8, 1998Dec 3, 1999−78.4%17 moSep 18, 20035.2 yrs
Nov 15, 2006Feb 18, 2009−65.9%2.3 yrsNov 24, 20104.0 yrs
Jun 17, 2004Aug 6, 2004−34.8%50 daysDec 2, 20046 mo
Sep 29, 2005Dec 8, 2005−29.1%2 moNov 10, 200613 mo
Apr 6, 2011Nov 25, 2011−28.3%8 moFeb 2, 201210 mo
Aug 8, 1997Oct 1, 1997−25.7%54 daysFeb 10, 19986 mo
Feb 14, 2005Apr 15, 2005−23.8%2 moSep 16, 20057 mo

Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.

Drawdown vs what came next#

One dot per month since 1996: how far United Natural Foods Inc. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.

FAQ#

How far is United Natural Foods Inc. from its all-time high?
United Natural Foods Inc. is currently 42.8% below its all-time high, set Feb 26, 2015 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest United Natural Foods Inc. drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1996) took United Natural Foods Inc. 93.5% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 12, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from UNFI; no free deep history exists for United Natural Foods Inc. — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

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