CHRW vs PFGC vs SYY Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Performance Food and Sysco Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$97.51 +6.0% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.69B
P/E
43.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins
SYY Sysco Corp
$82.51 +5.1% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$39.12B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$84.55B
Div. yield
0.03%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sysco leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sysco 8, Performance Food 2, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWPFGCSYYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.20B $15.69B $39.12B SYY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 43.7x 22.3x SYY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 16.8x 15.4x SYY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +7.2% +3.9% CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.5% 2.1% SYY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 14.7% SYY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 2.8x SYY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.5% -0.9% +11.1% SYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr +16.6%/yr +1.4%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 29.1% 28.1% SYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 42/100 38/100 PFGC

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWPFGCSYY

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

AxisCHRWPFGCSYY
Valuation 27 #100 of 136 56 #18 of 40 21 #32 of 40
Growth 53 #58 of 121 62 #15 of 38 27 #28 of 38
Profitability 41 #66 of 112 43 #21 of 36 66 #13 of 36
Financial Health 22 #110 of 140 44 #23 of 40 21 #32 of 40
Shareholder Returns 35 #52 of 80 4 #27 of 28 56 #13 of 28
Overall 36 42 38
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • PFGC 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

PeriodCHRWPFGCSYYSPY
1 month -14.9%+6.0%+5.1% +0.7%
3 months -13.3%-15.0%-2.6% +3.7%
6 months -29.9%+7.7%+10.4% +7.1%
Year to date -20.7%+8.4%+12.0% +12.8%
1 year -1.5%-0.9%+11.1% +11.9%
3 years +58.1%+75.6%+25.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.5%+20.7%+8.0% +22.8%
5 years +31.4%+115.6%+7.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.6%+16.6%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years +88.5%+308.0%+71.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.5%+15.1%+5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHRWPFGCSYYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%29.1%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%29.1%30.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.400.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.030.39 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-32.3%-30.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-16.5%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $209.42$116.71$91.16 $779.14
52-week low $127.43$81.03$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.

MultipleCHRWPFGCSYY
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 16.5x 42.3xmedian 22.1x 22.5xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 11.7xmedian 9.5x 12.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 11.9x 14.8xmedian 16.0x 20.4xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 2.8x 14.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 0.84 -12.18median 1.07 13.19median 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 monthsCHRWPFGCSYY
Revenue $18.22B $67.84B $84.55B
Gross profit – $8.09B $15.64B
Operating income $884.59M $887.50M $3.09B
Net income $668.81M $359.30M $1.76B
Free cash flow – $1.03B $1.94B
EPS (diluted) $5.58 $2.29 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $193.13M $92.40M $1.79B
Total debt – $5.01B $13.52B
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 157.00M 480.61M
Enterprise value $15.20B $15.48B $33.36B

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
MetricCHRWPFGCSYY
P/E 22.6x 42.3x 22.5x
P/FCF 26.2x 14.8x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 10.8x 15.0x
P/S 0.8x 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 9.4x 3.1x 14.8x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 4.5x 23.1x
EV/EBITDA – 11.7x 12.5x
EV/EBIT – 22.7x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 19.6x 26.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x 14.2x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 -12.18 13.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWPFGCSYY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 7.2% 3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 5.8% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.1% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 8.7% 0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 5.0% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% 5.6% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -3.3% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.9% 5.2% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -3.5% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% 16.8% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 19.3% -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 46.2% 20.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% -2.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWPFGCSYY
Gross margin – 11.9% 18.5%
EBITDA margin – 2.5% 4.9%
Operating margin – 1.3% 3.7%
Pretax margin – 0.7% 2.7%
Net margin – 0.5% 2.1%
FCF margin – 1.5% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 2.1% 3.1%
Return on equity – 7.5% 70.8%
Return on assets – 1.9% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 14.7%
Return on capital employed – 6.6% 17.5%
Asset turnover 3.0x 3.6x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 3.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWPFGCSYY
Debt / assets – 26.6% 47.6%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 5.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 4.9x 7.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 74.0% 90.6%
Equity / assets 24.7% 26.0% 9.4%
Interest coverage – 2.1x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.73 5.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWPFGCSYY
Dividend yield 2.0% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -0.3% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 53.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusCHRWPFGCSYY
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 16.8xFY2027 15.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.12FY2026 $5.82FY2027 $5.35FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +27.9%FY2027 +16.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +19.8% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.98BFY2026 $75.58BFY2027 $93.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2027 +10.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +5.8% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWPFGCSYY
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 88.3%
Institutions holding 892 530 1,639
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -0.9% +3.2%
Institutions buying 445 304 797
Institutions selling 319 152 596
Buyers to sellers 1.39 2.00 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.

CHRWPFGCSYY
CHRW 1.00 0.01 0.05
PFGC 0.01 1.00 0.43
SYY 0.05 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, PFGC and SYY?

Sysco (SYY) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.20B, Performance Food (PFGC) $15.69B, Sysco (SYY) $39.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, PFGC and SYY?

Sysco (SYY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.7x, Performance Food (PFGC) 43.7x, Sysco (SYY) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sysco (SYY) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 20.8x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.8x, Sysco (SYY) 15.4x). 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%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%, Sysco (SYY) +3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sysco (SYY) has the highest net margin (Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%, Sysco (SYY) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Sysco (SYY) leads (Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%, Sysco (SYY) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sysco (SYY) returned the most: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -1.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) -0.9%, Sysco (SYY) +11.1%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +5.6%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +16.6%/yr, Sysco (SYY) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 0.00%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.00%, Sysco (SYY) 0.03%. C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) and Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sysco (SYY) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 48.4%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.1%, Sysco (SYY) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHRW, PFGC 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 8. 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.