DIT vs USFD vs CHEF Stock Comparison

Amcon Distributing, US Foods Holding and Chefs' Warehouse Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DIT Amcon Distributing Co
$64.55 -4.5% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$60.08M
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.03B
Div. yield
0.01%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
USFD US Foods Holding Corp.
$101.41 +8.7% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.21B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$40.13B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
6 wins
CHEF Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
$106.33 -3.6% 1M +81.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
45.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

US Foods Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (US Foods Holding 6, Chefs' Warehouse 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDITUSFDCHEFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.08M $22.21B $4.19B USFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x 30.5x 45.6x USFD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.6x 43.0x USFD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +3.8% +11.2% CHEF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 1.8% 2.1% CHEF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% 9.9% 8.8% USFD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.1x 3.1x 2.3x CHEF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% +36.5% +81.6% CHEF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +23.8%/yr +26.2%/yr CHEF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 30.2% 37.4% USFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 48/100 47/100 USFD

Percentile Scorecard

DITUSFDCHEF

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

AxisDITUSFDCHEF
Valuation 77 #10 of 40 36 #26 of 40 18 #33 of 40
Growth 22 #30 of 38 51 #19 of 38 89 #5 of 38
Profitability 26 #27 of 36 51 #18 of 36 49 #19 of 36
Financial Health 26 #30 of 40 21 #32 of 40 59 #17 of 40
Shareholder Returns 33 #19 of 28 82 #6 of 28 19 #23 of 28
Overall 37 48 47
  • DIT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • USFD ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • CHEF ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDITUSFDCHEFSPY
1 month -4.5%+8.7%-3.6% -0.8%
3 months -0.7%+2.2%+11.1% +3.5%
6 months -29.1%+11.4%+59.1% +7.0%
Year to date -12.6%+34.6%+70.6% +12.2%
1 year -16.9%+36.5%+81.6% +13.0%
3 years -50.6%+174.6%+492.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -21.0%+40.1%+81.0% +23.1%
5 years -30.0%+190.5%+220.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.9%+23.8%+26.2% +11.0%
10 years +6.5%+346.3%+778.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.6%+16.1%+24.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDITUSFDCHEFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%30.2%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.6%25.4%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.170.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.401.212.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-32.8%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-8.6%-8.7% -1.8%
52-week high $95.59$110.96$116.42 $779.14
52-week low $60.00$70.05$57.27 $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.

MultipleDITUSFDCHEF
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 22.0x 30.5xmedian 22.0x 45.0xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.8x 15.7xmedian 9.8x 19.2xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 17.8x 23.2xmedian 17.8x 34.5xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x 5.1xmedian 3.0x 6.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.68median 1.18 1.30median 1.18 0.71median 1.18

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 monthsDITUSFDCHEF
Revenue $3.03B $40.13B $4.39B
Gross profit $190.04M $7.05B $1.07B
Operating income $13.37M $1.26B $173.92M
Net income $1.80M $728.00M $91.97M
Free cash flow $2.73M $946.00M $125.77M
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $3.29 $2.00
Cash & equivalents $636.64K $56.00M $135.47M
Total debt $165.62M $5.41B $724.68M
Shares (diluted) 943.92K 221.00M 46.05M
Enterprise value $57.28M $22.01B $3.75B

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
MetricDITUSFDCHEF
P/E 33.4x 30.5x 45.0x
P/FCF 23.1x 23.2x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 16.0x 26.8x
P/S 0.0x 0.5x 1.0x
P/B 0.5x 5.1x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 6.2x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 15.7x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 21.6x 28.3x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF 83.6x 28.8x 39.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 19.9x 30.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.68 1.30 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDITUSFDCHEF
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 3.8% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 4.7% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% 4.8% 12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 5.9% 14.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 7.2% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 11.2% 25.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.8% 31.6% 32.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.6% 16.0% 64.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 38.8% 32.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.5% 23.4% 63.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% 7.1% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.5% 5.7% 125.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.6% 1.5% 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% 0.6% 81.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDITUSFDCHEF
Gross margin 6.3% 17.6% 24.5%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 4.3% 5.8%
Operating margin 0.4% 3.1% 4.0%
Pretax margin 0.1% 2.4% 3.0%
Net margin 0.1% 1.8% 2.1%
FCF margin 0.1% 2.4% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 3.4% 3.7%
Return on equity 1.6% 16.9% 14.6%
Return on assets 0.5% 5.1% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 3.1% 9.9% 8.8%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 12.2% 11.2%
Asset turnover 7.6x 2.8x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDITUSFDCHEF
Debt / assets 41.5% 37.7% 35.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.1x 3.1x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 60.7x 5.7x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 70.2% 68.0%
Equity / assets 28.9% 29.8% 32.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x 4.1x 4.3x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 8.68 4.74 4.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDITUSFDCHEF
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – 4.8% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 4.8% 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.

ConsensusDITUSFDCHEF
Forward P/E – 22.6xFY2026 43.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.49FY2026 $2.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.8%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.5% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $40.01BFY2026 $4.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.5%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.9% +7.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDITUSFDCHEF
Held by institutions 10.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 15 670 286
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +1.6% -0.3%
Institutions buying 6 309 171
Institutions selling 2 275 89
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.12 1.92

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.

DITUSFDCHEF
DIT 1.00 -0.01 0.06
USFD -0.01 1.00 0.36
CHEF 0.06 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIT, USFD and CHEF?

US Foods Holding (USFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcon Distributing (DIT) $60.08M, US Foods Holding (USFD) $22.21B, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) $4.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIT, USFD and CHEF?

US Foods Holding (USFD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 33.4x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.5x, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 45.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, US Foods Holding (USFD) is cheapest (US Foods Holding (USFD) 22.6x, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 43.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amcon Distributing (DIT) +7.5%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.8%, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has the highest net margin (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.1%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 1.8%, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, US Foods Holding (USFD) leads (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 3.1%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 9.9%, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) returned the most: Amcon Distributing (DIT) -16.9%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +36.5%, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +81.6%. Over five years, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) compounded fastest (Amcon Distributing (DIT) -6.9%/yr, US Foods Holding (USFD) +23.8%/yr, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +26.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.01%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 0.00%, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 0.00%. US Foods Holding (USFD) and Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, US Foods Holding (USFD) has been the steadiest (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 42.7%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.2%, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIT, USFD and CHEF?

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 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.