CHRW vs DIT vs SYY Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Amcon Distributing and Sysco Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DIT Amcon Distributing Co
$61.41 -9.1% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.82M
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.03B
Div. yield
0.01%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
SYY Sysco Corp
$81.71 +5.5% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$36.57B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$84.55B
Div. yield
0.03%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sysco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sysco 6, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWDITSYYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.81B $55.82M $36.57B SYY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 31.1x 20.8x SYY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x — 13.9x SYY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +7.5% +3.9% CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 0.1% 2.1% CHRW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.3% 3.1% 14.7% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 7.1x 2.8x CHRW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% SYY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.4% -19.7% +10.0% SYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr -6.1%/yr +1.1%/yr CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 42.6% 28.1% SYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 37/100 35/100 CHRW

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWDITSYY

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

AxisCHRWDITSYY
Valuation 25 #103 of 137 77 #10 of 40 23 #31 of 40
Growth 42 #73 of 124 22 #30 of 38 27 #28 of 38
Profitability 49 #63 of 122 25 #28 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Financial Health 40 #88 of 147 23 #31 of 40 18 #33 of 40
Shareholder Returns 61 #34 of 85 37 #18 of 28 48 #15 of 28
Overall 43 37 35
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • DIT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • SYY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHRWDITSYYSPY
1 month -18.4%-9.1%+5.5% -2.3%
3 months -12.4%-1.9%-3.8% -0.7%
6 months -20.2%-31.0%+12.7% +4.8%
Year to date -19.9%-16.9%+10.9% +10.3%
1 year -16.4%-19.7%+10.0% +10.3%
3 years +57.6%-52.8%+21.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +16.4%-22.1%+6.8% +20.1%
5 years +36.2%-26.9%+5.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%-6.1%+1.1% +10.1%
10 years +88.0%+1.7%+71.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +6.5%+0.2%+5.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHRWDITSYYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%42.6%28.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%60.0%30.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.630.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.460.36 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-63.1%-30.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.5%-35.8%-10.4% -3.5%
52-week high $209.42$95.59$91.16 $779.14
52-week low $124.61$60.00$69.30 $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.

MultipleCHRWDITSYY
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 16.1x 31.8xmedian 21.7x 22.3xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 8.1x 9.7xmedian 9.7x 12.4xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 11.4x 22.0xmedian 15.2x 20.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 14.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 0.75 -0.64median 1.01 13.06median 1.01

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 monthsCHRWDITSYY
Revenue $18.22B $3.03B $84.55B
Gross profit $2.86B $190.04M $15.64B
Operating income $884.59M $13.37M $3.09B
Net income $668.81M $1.80M $1.76B
Free cash flow $519.78M $2.73M $1.94B
EPS (diluted) $5.58 $1.90 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $193.13M $636.64K $1.79B
Total debt $1.87B $165.62M $13.52B
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 943.92K 480.61M
Enterprise value $15.14B $53.01M $30.82B

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
MetricCHRWDITSYY
P/E 22.8x 31.8x 22.3x
P/FCF 29.0x 22.0x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x 3.9x 14.8x
P/S 0.8x 0.0x 0.5x
P/B 9.5x 0.5x 14.7x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 0.5x 22.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 9.7x 12.4x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 16.8x 16.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF 32.2x 82.5x 26.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.4x 14.8x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 -0.64 13.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWDITSYY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 7.5% 3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 6.7% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.9% 0.9% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 5.2% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -5.8% 0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% -20.7% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% 36.8% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -48.6% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.9% 34.3% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -49.5% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% -46.6% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -15.5% -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% -83.6% 20.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -46.4% -2.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWDITSYY
Gross margin 15.7% 6.3% 18.5%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 0.8% 4.9%
Operating margin 4.9% 0.4% 3.7%
Pretax margin 4.5% 0.1% 2.7%
Net margin 3.7% 0.1% 2.1%
FCF margin 2.9% 0.1% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 0.5% 3.1%
Return on equity 41.7% 1.6% 70.8%
Return on assets 10.9% 0.5% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 21.3% 3.1% 14.7%
Return on capital employed 29.2% 4.4% 17.5%
Asset turnover 3.0x 7.6x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 8.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWDITSYY
Debt / assets 29.3% 41.5% 47.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.4x 5.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 7.1x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 60.7x 7.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 71.1% 90.6%
Equity / assets 24.7% 28.9% 9.4%
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.78 8.68 5.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWDITSYY
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.1% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 1.1% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.4% 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.0% 53.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.7% 3.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -42.9% 1.4%

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.

ConsensusCHRWDITSYY
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 – 13.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.12FY2026 – $5.35FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 – +16.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% – +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.98BFY2026 – $93.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 – +10.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWDITSYY
Held by institutions 100.0% 10.8% 88.3%
Institutions holding 893 15 1,640
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -2.0% +3.2%
Institutions buying 446 6 797
Institutions selling 319 2 597
Buyers to sellers 1.40 3.00 1.34

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.

CHRWDITSYY
CHRW 1.00 0.01 0.05
DIT 0.01 1.00 -0.01
SYY 0.05 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, DIT and SYY?

Sysco (SYY) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.81B, Amcon Distributing (DIT) $55.82M, Sysco (SYY) $36.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, DIT and SYY?

Sysco (SYY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.6x, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 31.1x, Sysco (SYY) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sysco (SYY) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.8x, Sysco (SYY) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) +7.5%, Sysco (SYY) +3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest net margin (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.1%, Sysco (SYY) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 3.1%, Sysco (SYY) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sysco (SYY) returned the most: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -16.4%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) -19.7%, Sysco (SYY) +10.0%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +6.4%/yr, Amcon Distributing (DIT) -6.1%/yr, Sysco (SYY) +1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sysco (SYY) has the highest dividend yield: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 0.00%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.01%, Sysco (SYY) 0.03%. C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sysco (SYY) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.1%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 42.6%, Sysco (SYY) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHRW, DIT and SYY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sysco (SYY) 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.