# US Foods Holding Corp. (USFD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $104.04, market value $22.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 32.0×** (5-yr avg 36.1×, 3-yr avg 27.4×). US Foods Holding Corp. trades at 32.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 36.1×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 18.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.41**. A PEG of 0.41 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 5.3×**. The shares trade at 5.3× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.0×**. Enterprise value is 16.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.2%** (5-yr avg 5.2%). Free cash flow equals 4.2% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.2%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 17.6%**. US Foods Holding Corp. keeps 17.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 3.1%**. 3.1% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.7%**. 1.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.7%**. 15.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.5%.
- **Return on assets: 5.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.1%** (3-yr 5.0%/yr, 5-yr 11.5%/yr). Revenue grew 4.1% over the last year, against 11.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 45.5%** (3-yr 42.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 45.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 24.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 24.2% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.21**. Debt is 1.21 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.0×**. It would take 3.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.16** (quick 1.16). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.16 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.99**. A Z-score of 4.99 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. US Foods Holding Corp. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 33.4%** (YTD 38.1%, 3-mo 23.0%). The shares are up 33.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.6%** (48.9% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.18** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.18 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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