DIT vs PFGC vs SYY Stock Comparison

Amcon Distributing, Performance Food and Sysco Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIT Amcon Distributing Co
$60.32 -10.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$60.08M
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.03B
Div. yield
0.01%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$94.74 +4.3% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.91B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins
SYY Sysco Corp
$81.37 +5.5% 1M +4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$39.38B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$84.55B
Div. yield
0.03%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sysco leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Sysco 9, Performance Food 2, Amcon Distributing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDITPFGCSYYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.08M $14.91B $39.38B SYY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x 41.5x 22.4x SYY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.1x 15.2x SYY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +7.2% +3.9% DIT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 0.5% 2.1% SYY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% 6.6% 14.7% SYY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.1x 2.9x 2.8x SYY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.03% SYY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.3% -6.9% +4.0% SYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr +15.7%/yr +0.7%/yr PFGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 29.2% 28.3% SYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 41/100 37/100 PFGC

Percentile Scorecard

DITPFGCSYY

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

AxisDITPFGCSYY
Valuation 80 #9 of 40 59 #17 of 40 28 #29 of 40
Growth 22 #30 of 38 60 #16 of 38 27 #28 of 38
Profitability 25 #28 of 37 42 #22 of 37 64 #14 of 37
Financial Health 23 #31 of 40 41 #24 of 40 18 #33 of 40
Shareholder Returns 37 #18 of 28 4 #27 of 28 48 #15 of 28
Overall 37 41 37
  • DIT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • 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

PeriodDITPFGCSYYSPY
1 month -10.7%+4.3%+5.5% -1.0%
3 months -7.2%-15.0%-2.1% +2.9%
6 months -31.6%+4.9%+6.3% +6.4%
Year to date -18.3%+5.4%+10.4% +11.4%
1 year -22.3%-6.9%+4.0% +13.1%
3 years -50.5%+71.4%+24.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -20.9%+19.7%+7.6% +21.5%
5 years -35.4%+107.6%+3.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -8.4%+15.7%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years -4.5%+283.1%+71.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.5%+14.4%+5.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDITPFGCSYYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%29.2%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.4%28.9%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.380.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.240.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-32.3%-30.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-18.8%-10.7% -2.5%
52-week high $95.59$116.71$91.16 $779.14
52-week low $60.00$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.

MultipleDITPFGCSYY
P/E now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 21.6x 41.1xmedian 21.6x 22.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 9.7x 11.5xmedian 9.7x 12.3xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 17.8x 14.4xmedian 17.8x 20.1xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x 3.0xmedian 3.0x 14.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.63median 1.06 -11.84median 1.06 13.00median 1.06

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 monthsDITPFGCSYY
Revenue $3.03B $67.84B $84.55B
Gross profit $190.04M $8.09B $15.64B
Operating income $13.37M $887.50M $3.09B
Net income $1.80M $359.30M $1.76B
Free cash flow $2.73M $1.03B $1.94B
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $2.29 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $636.64K $92.40M $1.79B
Total debt $586.67M $21.04B $13.52B
Shares (diluted) 943.92K 157.00M 480.61M
Enterprise value $57.28M $14.69B $33.63B

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
MetricDITPFGCSYY
P/E 31.2x 41.1x 22.2x
P/FCF 21.6x 14.4x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 10.5x 14.8x
P/S 0.0x 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 0.5x 3.0x 14.6x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 4.4x 22.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 11.5x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 22.2x 16.4x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 82.1x 19.1x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 13.9x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.63 -11.84 13.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDITPFGCSYY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 7.2% 3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 5.8% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% 9.1% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 9.0% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 8.7% 0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 5.0% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.8% 5.6% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.6% -3.3% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 5.2% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.5% -3.5% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% 16.8% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.5% 19.3% -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.6% 46.2% 20.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% 22.3% -2.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDITPFGCSYY
Gross margin 6.3% 11.9% 18.5%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 2.5% 4.9%
Operating margin 0.4% 1.3% 3.7%
Pretax margin 0.1% 0.7% 2.7%
Net margin 0.1% 0.5% 2.1%
FCF margin 0.1% 1.5% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 2.1% 3.1%
Return on equity 1.6% 7.5% 70.8%
Return on assets 0.5% 1.9% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 3.1% 6.6% 14.7%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 6.6% 17.5%
Asset turnover 7.6x 3.6x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 3.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDITPFGCSYY
Debt / assets 41.5% 26.6% 47.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.0x 5.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.1x 2.9x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 60.7x 4.9x 7.0x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 74.0% 90.6%
Equity / assets 28.9% 26.0% 9.4%
Interest coverage 1.3x 2.1x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.68 4.71 5.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDITPFGCSYY
Dividend yield 1.1% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -0.3% 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.

ConsensusDITPFGCSYY
Forward P/E – 16.1xFY2027 15.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.87FY2027 $5.37FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +29.0%FY2027 +16.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +19.6% +4.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $75.62BFY2027 $93.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2027 +10.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.8% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDITPFGCSYY
Held by institutions 10.8% 100.0% 88.3%
Institutions holding 15 529 1,637
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -0.9% +3.2%
Institutions buying 6 303 796
Institutions selling 2 152 595
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.99 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.

DITPFGCSYY
DIT 1.00 0.05 -0.02
PFGC 0.05 1.00 0.42
SYY -0.02 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIT, PFGC and SYY?

Sysco (SYY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcon Distributing (DIT) $60.08M, Performance Food (PFGC) $14.91B, Sysco (SYY) $39.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIT, PFGC and SYY?

Sysco (SYY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 33.4x, Performance Food (PFGC) 41.5x, Sysco (SYY) 22.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sysco (SYY) is cheapest (Performance Food (PFGC) 16.1x, Sysco (SYY) 15.2x). 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%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%, Sysco (SYY) +3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sysco (SYY) has the highest net margin (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%, Sysco (SYY) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Sysco (SYY) leads (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 3.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%, Sysco (SYY) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sysco (SYY) returned the most: Amcon Distributing (DIT) -22.3%, Performance Food (PFGC) -6.9%, Sysco (SYY) +4.0%. Over five years, Performance Food (PFGC) compounded fastest (Amcon Distributing (DIT) -8.4%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +15.7%/yr, Sysco (SYY) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sysco (SYY) has the highest dividend yield: Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.01%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.00%, Sysco (SYY) 0.03%. Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sysco (SYY) has been the steadiest (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 42.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%, Sysco (SYY) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIT, 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 9. 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.