United Natural Foods (UNFI) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Sandy Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.7M in fiscal 2025, up 27% from $7.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 152:1, on median employee pay of $63,555.

Filed
November 5, 2025
Annual meeting
December 16, 2025
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$9.7M+27% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
152:1median $63,555
CEO pay in equity
69%$6.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Target Pay Mix Variable
88%Heavily weighted in variable and at-risk pay
Short-Term Incentive Payout
121%Based on Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow
Prior PSU Payout
45%Fiscal 2023-2025 performance share units
Say-on-Pay Support
94%Votes cast in favor at previous meeting

How Douglas was paid

$9.7M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary11%Stock awards69%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Sandy DouglasChief Executive Officer$9,655,175
Matteo TarditiPresident & Chief Financial Officer$3,873,228
Danielle BenedictChief Human Resource Officer$2,199,394
Mark BushwayPresident of Natural, Organic, Specialty and Fresh Products and Chief Supply Chain Officer$2,286,832
Louis MartinPresident of Conventional Grocery Products and Chief Commercial Officer$2,903,371
Andre PersaudFormer President & Chief Executive Officer, Retail$2,714,737

What changed and why

  • 94%Stockholders expressed strong support for the executive compensation program with approximately 94% approval for the prior say-on-pay vote.
  • Free Cash Flow was added as a performance metric to both short- and long-term incentive plans for fiscal 2025.
  • 121%Short-term incentive payouts averaged approximately 121% of target based on Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow performance goals.
  • 45%Fiscal 2023-2025 performance share units paid out at 45% of target reflecting strong pay-for-performance alignment.
  • $9.7MCEO total compensation increased to $9,655,175 in fiscal 2025 compared to $7,619,334 in fiscal 2024.
  • 88%Target pay mix remains heavily weighted in variable and at-risk pay at 88% for the CEO.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.