USFD Consumer Defensive

US Foods Holding Corp.

$101.36-4.20%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Food Distribution
Country: United States
Market cap: 21.9B USD
Enterprise value: 27.2B USD
Full-time employees: 30,000

Overall health

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.82 vs a peer median of 0.41), though less than the overall market, less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.14 vs a peer median of 1.52) and more debt relative to equity (1.22× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.82 vs peers 0.41), less liquidity (current ratio 1.14 vs peers 1.52) and more debt vs equity (1.22× vs peers 0.42×)
About average: profitability

Ranks #536 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 30%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profits growing faster than sales. Since 2022: revenue +16%, operating profit +102%.
Since 2022, US Foods's revenue grew 16% while operating profit grew 102%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.
Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $22.9B in 2020 to $39.4B in 2025.
US Foods's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $22.9B to $39.4B.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 130% of reported profit.
US Foods's free cash flow is 130% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.
Swings more than its peers. Beta 0.82: swings more than most peers, though less than the market.
US Foods's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 0.82).

StockQuotient Score

40/ 100

Oct 5 40 → Nov 4 40

Valuation

Is the price right?

33/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EBITDA yield
▼ FCF yield
▼ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield3.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.40Sector median: 0.0453 · MAD: 0.0301

EBITDA yield6.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.52Sector median: 0.0865 · MAD: 0.0435

Free cash flow yield4.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.43Sector median: 0.0622 · MAD: 0.0441

Other data (not scored)

Book yield19.5%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5381 · MAD: 0.2865

Growth

Is it growing?

67/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth37.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.40Sector median: 0.0154 · MAD: 0.2529

3-year revenue growth4.7%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.22Sector median: 0.0366 · MAD: 0.0470

Revenue growth3.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.18Sector median: 0.0278 · MAD: 0.0585

Profitability

Does it earn well?

47/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ ROA
▼ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin3.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.87Sector median: 0.0759 · MAD: 0.0508

Return on assets5.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.43Sector median: 0.0396 · MAD: 0.0262

Return on invested capital10.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.43Sector median: 0.0766 · MAD: 0.0673

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin17.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3182 · MAD: 0.1263

Return on equity17.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0831 · MAD: 0.0675

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.82

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.44Sector median: 0.4070 · MAD: 0.1690

Current ratio1.14×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.60Sector median: 1.5250 · MAD: 0.6460

Debt / equity1.22×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.24Sector median: 0.4234 · MAD: 0.3581

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about US Foods

Is US Foods getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 40/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is US Foods valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 33/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. EBITDA yield 6.4% vs a peer median of 8.7% (weaker than 66% of peers).EBITDA yield 6.4% vs peers 8.7% (weaker than 66% of peers).
Is US Foods growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 67/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Earnings per share growth 37.0% vs a peer median of 1.5% (stronger than 81% of peers).Earnings per share growth 37.0% vs peers 1.5% (stronger than 81% of peers).
How profitable is US Foods?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 47/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Return on assets 5.1% vs a peer median of 4.0% (stronger than 61% of peers).Return on assets 5.1% vs peers 4.0% (stronger than 61% of peers). Operating margin 3.1% vs a peer median of 7.6% (weaker than 75% of peers).Operating margin 3.1% vs peers 7.6% (weaker than 75% of peers).
How risky is US Foods?: Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.82 vs a peer median of 0.41 (weaker than 87% of peers).Beta 0.82 vs peers 0.41 (weaker than 87% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 27, 2026 · filed Aug 6, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 28, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	39.7B USD	40.1B USD	+1.1%
Net income (12 months)	677.0M USD	728.0M USD	+7.5%
Operating margin	3.0%	3.1%	+0.1 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	848.0M USD	946.0M USD	+11.6%
Debt	5.2B USD	5.2B USD	+1.4%
Cash	49.0M USD	56.0M USD	+14.3%
Shares outstanding	220.2M	216.3M	−1.8%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Defensive · 91 companies

Valuations in Consumer Defensive are within their usual range since 2016.

30% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
18% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values −4% and earnings +7% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −58% vs the whole market, against a usual −39%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Defensive: too few Food Distribution companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	15.8%	16.1%	17.3%	17.3%	17.4%	▲ 0.2 pts
Operating margin	1.4%	1.7%	2.9%	2.9%	3.0%	▲ 0.1 pts
Net margin	0.6%	0.8%	1.4%	1.3%	1.7%	▲ 0.4 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	1.3%	2.1%	3.8%	3.7%	4.8%	▲ 1.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	4.4%	6.7%	10.7%	10.9%	15.7%	▲ 4.8 pts
Free cash flow margin	0.5%	1.5%	2.3%	2.2%	2.4%	▲ 0.2 pts
Current ratio	1.41×	1.37×	1.30×	1.21×	1.16×	▼ 3.8%
Quick ratio	0.75×	0.79×	0.78×	0.71×	0.68×	▼ 4.1%
Debt to equity	1.34×	1.23×	0.98×	1.09×	1.21×	▲ 11%
Interest coverage	1.99×	2.33×	3.14×	3.49×	3.93×	▲ 13%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.82 vs a peer median of 0.41), though less than the overall market, less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.14 vs a peer median of 1.52) and more debt relative to equity (1.22× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.82 vs peers 0.41), less liquidity (current ratio 1.14 vs peers 1.52) and more debt vs equity (1.22× vs peers 0.42×)

About average: profitability

Ranks #536 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 30%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profits growing faster than sales. Since 2022: revenue +16%, operating profit +102%.

Since 2022, US Foods's revenue grew 16% while operating profit grew 102%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.

Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $22.9B in 2020 to $39.4B in 2025.

US Foods's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $22.9B to $39.4B.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 130% of reported profit.

US Foods's free cash flow is 130% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Swings more than its peers. Beta 0.82: swings more than most peers, though less than the market.

US Foods's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 0.82).

Questions investors ask about US Foods

Is US Foods getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 40/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is US Foods valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 33/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. EBITDA yield 6.4% vs a peer median of 8.7% (weaker than 66% of peers).EBITDA yield 6.4% vs peers 8.7% (weaker than 66% of peers).

Is US Foods growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 67/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Earnings per share growth 37.0% vs a peer median of 1.5% (stronger than 81% of peers).Earnings per share growth 37.0% vs peers 1.5% (stronger than 81% of peers).

How profitable is US Foods?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 47/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Return on assets 5.1% vs a peer median of 4.0% (stronger than 61% of peers).Return on assets 5.1% vs peers 4.0% (stronger than 61% of peers). Operating margin 3.1% vs a peer median of 7.6% (weaker than 75% of peers).Operating margin 3.1% vs peers 7.6% (weaker than 75% of peers).

How risky is US Foods?

Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.82 vs a peer median of 0.41 (weaker than 87% of peers).Beta 0.82 vs peers 0.41 (weaker than 87% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

39.7B USD

40.1B USD

+1.1%

Net income (12 months)

677.0M USD

728.0M USD

+7.5%

Operating margin

3.0%

3.1%

+0.1 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

848.0M USD

946.0M USD

+11.6%

Debt

5.2B USD

5.2B USD

+1.4%

Cash

49.0M USD

56.0M USD

+14.3%

Shares outstanding

220.2M

216.3M

−1.8%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

15.8%

16.1%

17.3%

17.4%

▲ 0.2 pts

Operating margin

1.4%

1.7%

2.9%

3.0%

▲ 0.1 pts

Net margin

0.6%

0.8%

1.4%

1.3%

1.7%

▲ 0.4 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

1.3%

2.1%

3.8%

3.7%

4.8%

▲ 1.2 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

4.4%

6.7%

10.7%

10.9%

15.7%

▲ 4.8 pts

Free cash flow margin

0.5%

1.5%

2.3%

2.2%

2.4%

▲ 0.2 pts

Current ratio

1.41×

1.37×

1.30×

1.21×

1.16×

▼ 3.8%

Quick ratio

0.75×

0.79×

0.78×

0.71×

0.68×

▼ 4.1%

Debt to equity

1.34×

1.23×

0.98×

1.09×

1.21×

▲ 11%

Interest coverage

1.99×

2.33×

3.14×

3.49×

3.93×

▲ 13%