CHRW vs R vs USFD Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Ryder System and US Foods Holding Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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R Ryder System Inc
$285.61 +20.5% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.92B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
1.31%
Logistics Industrials
6 wins
USFD US Foods Holding Corp.
$105.82 +9.2% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.89B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$40.13B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ryder System leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ryder System 6, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 4, US Foods Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWRUSFDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.07B $10.92B $22.89B USFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.8x 21.0x 31.8x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 19.8x 23.6x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +3.2% +3.8% CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 4.0% 1.8% R
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.3% 7.9% 9.9% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.5x 3.1x CHRW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.96% 1.31% — CHRW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.4% +68.8% +45.7% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr +26.4%/yr +23.7%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 32.2% 30.2% USFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 52/100 45/100 R

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWRUSFD

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

AxisCHRWRUSFD
Valuation 25 #103 of 137 57 #59 of 137 28 #29 of 40
Growth 42 #73 of 124 66 #43 of 124 49 #20 of 38
Profitability 49 #63 of 122 52 #59 of 122 47 #20 of 37
Financial Health 40 #88 of 147 14 #127 of 147 21 #32 of 40
Shareholder Returns 61 #34 of 85 69 #27 of 85 82 #6 of 28
Overall 43 52 45
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodCHRWRUSFDSPY
1 month -18.4%+20.5%+9.2% -2.3%
3 months -12.4%+8.9%+6.2% -0.7%
6 months -20.2%+22.6%+16.2% +4.8%
Year to date -19.9%+49.2%+40.5% +10.3%
1 year -16.4%+68.8%+45.7% +10.3%
3 years +57.6%+183.3%+157.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +16.4%+41.5%+37.1% +20.1%
5 years +36.2%+222.7%+188.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%+26.4%+23.7% +10.1%
10 years +88.0%+315.3%+367.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +6.5%+15.3%+16.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHRWRUSFDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%32.2%30.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%29.3%25.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.980.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.362.131.51 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-28.8%-32.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.5%0.0%-4.6% -3.5%
52-week high $209.42$285.61$110.96 $779.14
52-week low $124.61$162.50$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.

MultipleCHRWRUSFD
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 16.1x 21.0xmedian 16.1x 31.8xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 8.1x 6.4xmedian 8.1x 16.3xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 11.4x 11.4xmedian 11.4x 24.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x 5.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 0.75 2.52median 0.75 1.36median 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 monthsCHRWRUSFD
Revenue $18.22B $13.08B $40.13B
Gross profit $2.86B $2.56B $7.05B
Operating income $884.59M $1.10B $1.26B
Net income $668.81M $520.00M $728.00M
Free cash flow $519.78M $954.00M $946.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.58 $13.41 $3.29
Cash & equivalents $193.13M $198.00M $56.00M
Total debt $1.87B $7.21B $5.41B
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 38.79M 221.00M
Enterprise value $14.41B $10.12B $22.69B

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
MetricCHRWRUSFD
P/E 22.8x 21.0x 31.8x
P/FCF 29.0x 11.4x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x 4.0x 16.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
P/B 9.5x 3.7x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 4.2x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 6.4x 16.3x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 16.4x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF 32.2x 18.8x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.4x 6.6x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 2.52 1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWRUSFD
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 3.2% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 3.4% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.9% -0.4% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 3.6% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 0.3% 7.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 2.3% 11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% 3.6% 31.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 2.1% 16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.9% 11.2% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 8.3% 23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% 13.8% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 4.9% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% 1,184% 1.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 47.1% 0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWRUSFD
Gross margin 15.7% 19.6% 17.6%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 21.4% 4.3%
Operating margin 4.9% 8.4% 3.1%
Pretax margin 4.5% 5.4% 2.4%
Net margin 3.7% 4.0% 1.8%
FCF margin 2.9% 7.3% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 20.9% 3.4%
Return on equity 41.7% 17.8% 16.9%
Return on assets 10.9% 3.2% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 21.3% 7.9% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 29.2% 8.9% 12.2%
Asset turnover 3.0x 0.8x 2.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 5.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWRUSFD
Debt / assets 29.3% 44.6% 37.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 2.4x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.5x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 7.6x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 81.6% 70.2%
Equity / assets 24.7% 18.4% 29.8%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 4.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 6.78 1.65 4.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWRUSFD
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 4.3% 5.0% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 6.4% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusCHRWRUSFD
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.12FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +30.6% +18.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.98BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $40.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +2.3% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWRUSFD
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 892 580 671
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -0.6% +1.6%
Institutions buying 445 309 310
Institutions selling 319 177 275
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.75 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.

CHRWRUSFD
CHRW 1.00 0.39 -0.03
R 0.39 1.00 0.13
USFD -0.03 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, R and USFD?

US Foods Holding (USFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.07B, Ryder System (R) $10.92B, US Foods Holding (USFD) $22.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, R and USFD?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.8x, Ryder System (R) 21.0x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 31.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.0x, Ryder System (R) 19.8x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 23.6x). 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%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryder System (R) has the highest net margin (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%, Ryder System (R) 7.9%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -16.4%, Ryder System (R) +68.8%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +45.7%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +6.4%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr, US Foods Holding (USFD) +23.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest dividend yield: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 1.96%, Ryder System (R) 1.31%. US Foods Holding (USFD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, US Foods Holding (USFD) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.1%, Ryder System (R) 32.2%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHRW, R 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, Ryder System (R) 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.