CHEF vs EPSM vs USFD Stock Comparison

Chefs' Warehouse, Epsium Enterprise and US Foods Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHEF Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
$101.56 -8.9% 1M +62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.03B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.51B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
5 wins
EPSM Epsium Enterprise Ltd
$0.86 -30.6% 1M -95.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
USFD US Foods Holding Corp.
$102.82 +9.7% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.52B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$40.13B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

US Foods Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (US Foods Holding 6, Chefs' Warehouse 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHEFEPSMUSFDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.03B $10.75M $22.52B USFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x -7.5x 30.9x USFD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.1x — 22.9x USFD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% — +3.8% CHEF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% — 1.8% CHEF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% — 9.9% USFD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — 3.1x CHEF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.9% -95.1% +40.8% CHEF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.9%/yr — +24.3%/yr USFD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 172.8% 30.1% USFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 48/100 CHEF

Percentile Scorecard

CHEFEPSMUSFD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHEFEPSMUSFD
Valuation 23 #31 of 40 26 #30 of 40 33 #27 of 40
Growth 97 #2 of 38 – 51 #19 of 38
Profitability 57 #16 of 36 – 49 #19 of 36
Financial Health 62 #16 of 40 97 #2 of 40 26 #30 of 40
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 – 82 #6 of 28
Overall 52 – 48
  • CHEF ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • EPSM ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • USFD ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHEFEPSMUSFDSPY
1 month -8.9%-30.6%+9.7% +0.7%
3 months -9.5%-36.8%+2.3% +3.7%
6 months +30.9%-39.4%+10.0% +7.1%
Year to date +62.9%-57.0%+36.5% +12.8%
1 year +62.9%-95.1%+40.8% +11.9%
3 years +459.9%—+172.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +77.6%—+39.8% +22.8%
5 years +191.3%—+196.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +23.9%—+24.3% +10.9%
10 years +790.9%—+351.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +24.4%—+16.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHEFEPSMUSFDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%172.8%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%152.3%25.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.830.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.68-0.551.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-99.4%-32.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-95.1%-7.3% -1.2%
52-week high $116.42$17.51$110.96 $779.14
52-week low $57.27$0.86$70.05 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHEFEPSMUSFD
P/E now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 22.1x -7.5xmedian 22.1x 30.9xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.5x 2.3xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 9.5x —median 9.5x 15.9xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 16.0x -4.8xmedian 16.0x 23.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 1.07 —median 1.07 1.32median 1.07

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHEFEPSMUSFD
Revenue $4.51B – $40.13B
Gross profit $1.11B – $7.05B
Operating income $186.47M – $1.26B
Net income $102.44M – $728.00M
Free cash flow $181.51M – $946.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 – $3.29
Cash & equivalents $164.73M $1.98M $56.00M
Total debt $728.87M – $5.41B
Shares (diluted) 46.16M 13.08M 221.00M
Enterprise value $3.48B $4.75M $22.32B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHEFEPSMUSFD
P/E 38.5x -7.5x 30.9x
P/FCF 22.8x -4.8x 23.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x – 16.2x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 0.6x
P/B 6.0x 1.0x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 1.0x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x – 15.9x
EV/EBIT 25.2x – 21.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x – 0.7x
EV/FCF 25.9x – 29.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x – 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 – 1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHEFEPSMUSFD
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% – 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% – 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.7% – 7.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% – 11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.3% – 31.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.1% – 16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.2% – 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 72.5% – 23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.5% – 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 165.9% – 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 109.5% – 1.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.4% – 0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHEFEPSMUSFD
Gross margin 24.7% – 17.6%
EBITDA margin 6.0% – 4.3%
Operating margin 4.1% – 3.1%
Pretax margin 3.3% – 2.4%
Net margin 2.3% – 1.8%
FCF margin 4.0% – 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% – 3.4%
Return on equity 15.3% – 16.9%
Return on assets 5.0% – 5.1%
Return on invested capital 9.3% – 9.9%
Return on capital employed 11.8% – 12.2%
Asset turnover 2.2x – 2.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHEFEPSMUSFD
Debt / assets 35.0% – 37.7%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – 3.1x
Debt / FCF 4.0x – 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 67.0% 13.7% 70.2%
Equity / assets 33.0% 86.3% 29.8%
Interest coverage 4.8x – 4.1x
Current ratio 2.2x 7.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.75 – 4.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHEFEPSMUSFD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 4.8%
Shareholder yield 0.2% – 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHEFEPSMUSFD
Forward P/E 41.1xFY2026 – 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.47FY2026 – $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 – +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – +18.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.40BFY2026 – $40.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 – +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% – +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHEFEPSMUSFD
Held by institutions 100.0% 1.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 287 8 671
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +646.3% +1.6%
Institutions buying 172 3 310
Institutions selling 89 2 275
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.50 1.13

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHEFEPSMUSFD
CHEF 1.00 0.00 0.37
EPSM 0.00 1.00 0.03
USFD 0.37 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHEF, EPSM and USFD?

US Foods Holding (USFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) $4.03B, Epsium Enterprise (EPSM) $10.75M, US Foods Holding (USFD) $22.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHEF, EPSM and USFD?

US Foods Holding (USFD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 39.3x, Epsium Enterprise (EPSM) -7.5x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, US Foods Holding (USFD) is cheapest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 41.1x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +11.5%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has the highest net margin (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 2.3%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, US Foods Holding (USFD) leads (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 9.3%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) returned the most: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +62.9%, Epsium Enterprise (EPSM) -95.1%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +40.8%. Over five years, US Foods Holding (USFD) compounded fastest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +23.9%/yr, US Foods Holding (USFD) +24.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, US Foods Holding (USFD) has been the steadiest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 37.4%, Epsium Enterprise (EPSM) 172.8%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHEF, EPSM and USFD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, US Foods Holding (USFD) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.