DIT vs IVFH vs PFGC Stock Comparison

Amcon Distributing, Innovative Food Holdings and Performance Food Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIT Amcon Distributing Co
$62.50 -7.5% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.00M
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.03B
Div. yield
1.07%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$96.21 +5.1% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.06B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Innovative Food Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Innovative Food Holdings 5, Performance Food 4, Amcon Distributing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDITIVFHPFGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.00M $8.74M $15.06B PFGC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.4x 17.1x 41.9x IVFH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 16.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% -8.8% +7.2% DIT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 0.9% 0.5% IVFH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% 24.8% 6.6% IVFH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.1x -0.5x 2.9x IVFH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.8% -62.2% -3.7% PFGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr -15.7%/yr +16.0%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 83.9% 29.2% PFGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 71/100 41/100 IVFH

Percentile Scorecard

DITIVFHPFGC

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

AxisDITIVFHPFGC
Valuation 80 #9 of 40 92 #4 of 40 56 #18 of 40
Growth 22 #30 of 38 41 #23 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Profitability 26 #27 of 36 57 #16 of 36 43 #21 of 36
Financial Health 23 #31 of 40 95 #3 of 40 44 #23 of 40
Shareholder Returns 33 #19 of 28 – 4 #27 of 28
Overall 37 71 41
  • DIT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • IVFH ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDITIVFHPFGCSPY
1 month -7.5%+6.3%+5.1% -0.2%
3 months -3.8%-32.0%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months -30.8%-45.2%+9.5% +8.2%
Year to date -15.4%-60.5%+7.0% +12.9%
1 year -17.8%-62.2%-3.7% +12.3%
3 years -52.2%-70.7%+74.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -21.8%-33.6%+20.5% +23.3%
5 years -29.4%-57.5%+109.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.7%-15.7%+16.0% +10.9%
10 years +1.5%-60.5%+304.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.1%-8.9%+15.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDITIVFHPFGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%83.9%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.5%99.9%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.750.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.74-0.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-94.0%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.6%-66.0%-17.6% -1.2%
52-week high $95.59$0.50$116.71 $779.14
52-week low $60.00$0.14$81.03 $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.

MultipleDITIVFHPFGC
P/E now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 22.1x 18.2xmedian 22.1x 41.7xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.7x 3.0xmedian 9.7x 11.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 17.5x 13.6xmedian 17.5x 14.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.65median 1.19 0.58median 1.19 -12.02median 1.19

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 monthsDITIVFHPFGC
Revenue $3.03B $54.99M $67.84B
Gross profit $190.04M $13.97M $8.09B
Operating income $13.37M $2.29M $887.50M
Net income $1.80M $511.27K $359.30M
Free cash flow $2.73M $685.54K $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $0.01 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $636.64K $1.82M $92.40M
Total debt $165.62M $2.20M $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 943.92K 54.65M 157.00M
Enterprise value $58.20M $4.08M $14.84B

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
MetricDITIVFHPFGC
P/E 32.4x 18.2x 41.7x
P/FCF 22.4x 13.6x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 12.4x 10.6x
P/S 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
P/B 0.5x 1.1x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.1x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 3.0x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 3.5x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF 82.9x 11.6x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 10.6x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.65 0.58 -12.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDITIVFHPFGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% -8.8% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -11.0% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% -12.1% 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -7.4% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 42.7% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 80.2% 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.8% -44.2% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.6% 32.0% -3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% -44.1% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.5% 31.4% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% 123.5% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.5% -1.2% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.6% 118.5% 46.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% -1.8% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDITIVFHPFGC
Gross margin 6.3% 25.4% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 4.8% 2.5%
Operating margin 0.4% 4.2% 1.3%
Pretax margin 0.1% 4.1% 0.7%
Net margin 0.1% 0.9% 0.5%
FCF margin 0.1% 1.2% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 1.4% 2.1%
Return on equity 1.6% 6.2% 7.5%
Return on assets 0.5% 4.2% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 3.1% 24.8% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 26.4% 6.6%
Asset turnover 7.6x 4.5x 3.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 1.5x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDITIVFHPFGC
Debt / assets 41.5% 4.1% 26.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.1x -0.5x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 60.7x 0.7x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 30.7% 74.0%
Equity / assets 28.9% 69.3% 26.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x 75.0x 2.1x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 8.68 3.11 4.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDITIVFHPFGC
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.1% – -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -42.9% – –

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.

ConsensusDITIVFHPFGC
Forward P/E – – 16.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – – $5.82FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +27.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $75.58BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – – +11.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – – +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDITIVFHPFGC
Held by institutions 10.8% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 15 – 529
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% – -0.9%
Institutions buying 6 – 303
Institutions selling 2 – 152
Buyers to sellers 3.00 – 1.99

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.

DITIVFHPFGC
DIT 1.00 -0.05 0.05
IVFH -0.05 1.00 -0.03
PFGC 0.05 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIT, IVFH and PFGC?

Performance Food (PFGC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcon Distributing (DIT) $61.00M, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) $8.74M, Performance Food (PFGC) $15.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIT, IVFH and PFGC?

Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 32.4x, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) 17.1x, Performance Food (PFGC) 41.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amcon Distributing (DIT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amcon Distributing (DIT) +7.5%, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) -8.8%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) has the highest net margin (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.1%, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) 0.9%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) leads (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 3.1%, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) 24.8%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Performance Food (PFGC) returned the most: Amcon Distributing (DIT) -17.8%, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) -62.2%, Performance Food (PFGC) -3.7%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (Amcon Distributing (DIT) -6.7%/yr, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) -15.7%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +16.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amcon Distributing (DIT) 1.07%, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) 0.00%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.00%. Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) and Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Performance Food (PFGC) has been the steadiest (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 42.7%, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) 83.9%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIT, IVFH and PFGC?

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