Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution
US Foods Holding Corp. USFD
$96.92 +3.18% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $21.34B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $3.25, up 38.9% year over year.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 83 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- The diluted share count fell 5.6% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 48%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 19%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 43%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 38%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 49%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 36%
- Gross marginBottom 19%
- Operating marginBottom 32%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 40%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 37%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 33%
- Interest coverBottom 44%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 50%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 38%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 38%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 25%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 50%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 13%
- 6-month returnTop 25%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 13%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 17%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 13%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 30%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 38%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 18%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 41%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 24%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 6%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 34%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 33%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 3.7% | 3.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 36.2% | 38.9% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 17.4% | 17.6% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 3.2% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 2.4% | 2.4% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 3.8% | 3.7% | ↑ | Top 48% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 38.9% | 36.2% | ↑ | Top 19% |
| Gross margin | 17.6% | 17.4% | ↑ | Bottom 19% |
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 3.1% | ↑ | Bottom 32% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 1.4% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 2.4% | 2.4% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.2% | — | Top 36% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 5.0% | — | Top 38% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.88×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.5%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.2%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +1.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.98×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 5.28%
- Shareholder yield
- 5.28%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -5.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -4.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 27, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +2.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $117.00
- Target vs current price
- +20.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 26
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 73%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +5.9% | +6.4% | +10.4% | +4.3% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | -3.7% | -5.6% | -7.5% | -10.7% | +8.3% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | +4.0% | +13.4% | +7.2% | +3.0% | -6.1% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +2.9% | -3.6% | -1.6% | +2.8% | +18.6% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | +4.4% | -5.3% | -7.1% | -7.9% | -13.5% |
| May 8, 2025 | -1.9% | +3.9% | +8.4% | +12.3% | +20.6% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | +6.3% | +1.7% | +2.5% | -8.9% | +2.6% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | +2.4% | +1.2% | +1.6% | +9.9% | +9.5% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $1.44 | $1.36 | +5.9% | $10.53B |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.78 | $0.81 | -3.7% | $9.61B |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $1.04 | $1.00 | +4.0% | $9.80B |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $1.07 | $1.04 | +2.9% | $10.19B |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $1.19 | $1.14 | +4.4% | $10.08B |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.68 | $0.69 | -1.9% | $9.35B |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $0.84 | $0.79 | +6.3% | $9.49B |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.85 | $0.83 | +2.4% | $9.73B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 29.8× | 32.9× | 43th | Top 50% |
| P/E (forward) | 20.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.3× | — | — | Bottom 38% |
| EV / Sales | 0.66× | — | — | Top 25% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.43% | — | — | Bottom 38% |
| Earnings yield | 3.35% | — | — | Top 50% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 22.8× – 412.6× since Jul 3, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +28.8%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +38.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -3.9%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 83
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -4.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +5.1%
- RSI (14)
- 49.8
- Relative volume
- 1.34×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 27.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 55th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.59
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.30
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -12.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -21.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2021 | Oct 12, 2022 | -36.6% | 367 days | 162 days (Jun 6, 2023) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | -21.1% | 69 days | 24 days (Jun 29, 2026) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Oct 12, 2023 | -19.0% | 60 days | 37 days (Dec 5, 2023) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | -17.4% | 5 days | 6 days (Nov 9, 2020) |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | -17.3% | 75 days | 37 days (Jan 15, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $21.34B
- P/E (TTM)
- 29.8
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $3.25
- Revenue (TTM)
- $40.13B
- 52-week range
- $69.88 – $111.42
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $29.49B | $34.06B | $35.60B | $37.88B | $39.42B |
| Gross profit | $4.66B | $5.49B | $6.15B | $6.53B | $6.86B |
| Operating income | $424.0M | $606.0M | $1.03B | $1.12B | $1.23B |
| Net income | $164.0M | $265.0M | $506.0M | $494.0M | $676.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.54 | $1.01 | $2.02 | $2.02 | $2.94 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.73B | $9.49B | $9.35B | $10.08B | $10.19B | $9.80B | $9.61B | $10.53B |
| Net income | $148.0M | $66.0M | $115.0M | $224.0M | $153.0M | $184.0M | $116.0M | $275.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.61 | $0.28 | $0.49 | $0.96 | $0.67 | $0.82 | $0.52 | $1.24 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $419.0M | $765.0M | $1.14B | $1.17B | $1.37B |
| Capital expenditure | -$274.0M | -$265.0M | -$309.0M | -$341.0M | -$410.0M |
| Free cash flow | $145.0M | $500.0M | $831.0M | $833.0M | $959.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $35.0M | -$14.0M | -$294.0M | -$948.0M | -$942.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $56.0M
- Total assets
- $14.34B
- Total liabilities
- $10.06B
- Total debt
- $5.24B
- Net debt
- $5.18B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $4.28B
As of Jun 27, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 10,593,194
- Days to cover
- 4.51
- Change vs previous report
- -10.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.