CHRW vs USFD vs LSTR Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, US Foods Holding and Landstar System Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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USFD US Foods Holding Corp.
$106.73 +10.6% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.93B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$40.34B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
5 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$145.48 -13.9% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

US Foods Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (US Foods Holding 5, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 4, Landstar System 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWUSFDLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.85B $22.93B $4.84B USFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 28.9x 30.2x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 23.8x 24.3x CHRW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +3.1% +10.7% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 2.0% 3.0% CHRW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.3% 10.6% 17.9% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.9x -1.1x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.2% +44.0% +13.7% USFD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +22.6%/yr -3.7%/yr USFD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 31.7% 40.4% USFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 51/100 50/100 USFD

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWUSFDLSTR

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

AxisCHRWUSFDLSTR
Valuation 25 #103 of 137 33 #27 of 40 24 #104 of 137
Growth 39 #78 of 127 65 #14 of 38 21 #100 of 127
Profitability 49 #64 of 125 47 #20 of 37 57 #54 of 125
Financial Health 39 #90 of 147 26 #30 of 40 87 #20 of 147
Shareholder Returns 65 #32 of 90 82 #6 of 28 61 #36 of 90
Overall 43 51 50
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • USFD ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHRWUSFDLSTRSPY
1 month -5.0%+10.6%-13.9% -5.9%
3 months -12.5%-0.2%-17.8% -4.6%
6 months -25.1%+22.8%-20.0% +0.2%
Year to date -20.2%+41.7%+1.2% +7.5%
1 year -16.2%+44.0%+13.7% +8.2%
3 years +56.5%+158.0%-14.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +16.1%+37.2%-5.2% +19.0%
5 years +36.8%+176.8%-17.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +6.5%+22.6%-3.7% +9.4%
10 years +86.8%+375.6%+101.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +6.4%+16.9%+7.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCHRWUSFDLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%31.7%40.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.5%26.4%46.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.270.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.361.390.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-32.8%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.7%-3.8%-35.4% -5.9%
52-week high $209.42$110.96$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $124.61$70.05$121.51 $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.

MultipleCHRWUSFDLSTR
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 14.1x 29.0xmedian 20.2x 30.7xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 7.8x 15.4xmedian 9.6x 18.0xmedian 7.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 11.7x 21.8xmedian 15.4x 31.1xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 1.2x 5.3xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 0.68 1.05median 1.03 -1.79median 0.68

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 monthsCHRWUSFDLSTR
Revenue $18.22B $40.34B $5.29B
Gross profit $2.86B $7.20B –
Operating income $884.59M $1.35B $214.56M
Net income $668.81M $793.00M $160.38M
Free cash flow $519.78M $1.05B $157.62M
EPS (diluted) $5.58 $3.64 $4.73
Cash & equivalents $193.13M $54.00M $297.32M
Total debt $1.87B $5.27B $68.71M
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 217.70M 33.87M
Enterprise value $14.18B $22.73B $3.28B

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
MetricCHRWUSFDLSTR
P/E 22.7x 29.0x 30.7x
P/FCF 28.6x 21.8x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 15.8x 28.6x
P/S 0.8x 0.6x 0.9x
P/B 9.4x 5.3x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 6.4x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 15.4x 18.0x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 20.8x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 31.8x 26.7x 29.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.0x 19.4x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 1.05 -1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWUSFDLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 3.1% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 4.7% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.9% 5.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 6.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 14.5% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 13.1% -18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% 42.1% 16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 20.6% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.9% 49.1% 19.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 27.8% -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% 6.9% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 10.2% -29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% 7.7% -20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 7.1% -30.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWUSFDLSTR
Gross margin 15.7% 17.8% –
EBITDA margin 5.4% 4.5% 4.8%
Operating margin 4.9% 3.3% 4.1%
Pretax margin 4.5% 2.6% 4.0%
Net margin 3.7% 2.0% 3.0%
FCF margin 2.9% 2.6% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 3.6% 3.2%
Return on equity 41.7% 18.4% 19.2%
Return on assets 10.9% 5.5% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 21.3% 10.6% 17.9%
Return on capital employed 29.2% 13.1% 21.3%
Asset turnover 3.0x 2.8x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWUSFDLSTR
Debt / assets 29.3% 36.7% 3.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.9x -1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 5.0x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 69.8% 54.1%
Equity / assets 24.7% 30.2% 45.9%
Interest coverage – 4.4x 111.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.76 4.85 9.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWUSFDLSTR
Dividend yield 2.0% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 4.3% 4.0% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 4.0% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusCHRWUSFDLSTR
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 23.8xFY2026 24.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.16FY2026 $4.48FY2026 $5.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +80.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.0% +18.8% +29.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.71BFY2026 $40.02BFY2026 $5.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.5% +11.9% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWUSFDLSTR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 893 673 545
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +1.6% -2.8%
Institutions buying 445 311 297
Institutions selling 319 275 153
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.13 1.94

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.

CHRWUSFDLSTR
CHRW 1.00 -0.04 0.66
USFD -0.04 1.00 -0.08
LSTR 0.66 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, USFD and LSTR?

US Foods Holding (USFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $14.85B, US Foods Holding (USFD) $22.93B, Landstar System (LSTR) $4.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, USFD and LSTR?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.2x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 28.9x, Landstar System (LSTR) 30.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 20.8x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 23.8x, Landstar System (LSTR) 24.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Landstar System (LSTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.1%, Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest net margin (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 2.0%, Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 10.6%, Landstar System (LSTR) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year US Foods Holding (USFD) returned the most: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -16.2%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +44.0%, Landstar System (LSTR) +13.7%. Over five years, US Foods Holding (USFD) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +6.5%/yr, US Foods Holding (USFD) +22.6%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, US Foods Holding (USFD) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.4%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 31.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHRW, USFD and LSTR?

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 5. 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.