DIT vs USFD vs PFGC Stock Comparison

Amcon Distributing, US Foods Holding and Performance Food Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
USFD US Foods Holding Corp.
$101.41 +8.7% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.90B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$40.13B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
7 wins
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$95.63 +4.4% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.76B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

US Foods Holding leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (US Foods Holding 7, Performance Food 3, Amcon Distributing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDITUSFDPFGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.08M $21.90B $14.76B USFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x 30.1x 41.1x USFD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.6x 16.3x PFGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +3.8% +7.2% DIT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 1.8% 0.5% USFD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% 9.9% 6.6% USFD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.1x 3.1x 2.9x PFGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% +36.5% -4.6% USFD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +23.8%/yr +15.9%/yr USFD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 30.2% 29.2% PFGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 48/100 42/100 USFD

Percentile Scorecard

DITUSFDPFGC

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

AxisDITUSFDPFGC
Valuation 77 #10 of 40 36 #26 of 40 59 #17 of 40
Growth 22 #30 of 38 51 #19 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Profitability 26 #27 of 36 51 #18 of 36 43 #21 of 36
Financial Health 26 #30 of 40 21 #32 of 40 44 #23 of 40
Shareholder Returns 33 #19 of 28 82 #6 of 28 4 #27 of 28
Overall 37 48 42
  • DIT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • USFD 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

PeriodDITUSFDPFGCSPY
1 month -4.5%+8.7%+4.4% -0.8%
3 months -0.7%+2.2%-16.3% +3.5%
6 months -29.1%+11.4%+7.8% +7.0%
Year to date -12.6%+34.6%+6.4% +12.2%
1 year -16.9%+36.5%-4.6% +13.0%
3 years -50.6%+174.6%+73.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -21.0%+40.1%+20.2% +23.1%
5 years -30.0%+190.5%+109.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.9%+23.8%+15.9% +11.0%
10 years +6.5%+346.3%+294.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.6%+16.1%+14.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDITUSFDPFGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%30.2%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.6%25.4%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.170.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.401.21-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-32.8%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-8.6%-18.1% -1.8%
52-week high $95.59$110.96$116.71 $779.14
52-week low $60.00$70.05$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.

MultipleDITUSFDPFGC
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 22.0x 30.5xmedian 22.0x 41.5xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.8x 15.7xmedian 9.8x 11.6xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 17.8x 23.2xmedian 17.8x 14.5xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x 5.1xmedian 3.0x 3.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.68median 1.18 1.30median 1.18 -11.95median 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 monthsDITUSFDPFGC
Revenue $3.03B $40.13B $67.84B
Gross profit $190.04M $7.05B $8.09B
Operating income $13.37M $1.26B $887.50M
Net income $1.80M $728.00M $359.30M
Free cash flow $2.73M $946.00M $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $3.29 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $636.64K $56.00M $92.40M
Total debt $165.62M $5.41B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 943.92K 221.00M 157.00M
Enterprise value $57.28M $21.69B $14.54B

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
MetricDITUSFDPFGC
P/E 33.4x 30.5x 41.5x
P/FCF 23.1x 23.2x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 16.0x 10.6x
P/S 0.0x 0.5x 0.2x
P/B 0.5x 5.1x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 6.2x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 15.7x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 21.6x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.7x 0.3x
EV/FCF 83.6x 28.8x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 19.9x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.68 1.30 -11.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDITUSFDPFGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 3.8% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 4.7% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% 4.8% 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 5.9% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 7.2% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 11.2% 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.8% 31.6% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.6% 16.0% -3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 38.8% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.5% 23.4% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% 7.1% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.5% 5.7% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.6% 1.5% 46.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.4% 0.6% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDITUSFDPFGC
Gross margin 6.3% 17.6% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 4.3% 2.5%
Operating margin 0.4% 3.1% 1.3%
Pretax margin 0.1% 2.4% 0.7%
Net margin 0.1% 1.8% 0.5%
FCF margin 0.1% 2.4% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 3.4% 2.1%
Return on equity 1.6% 16.9% 7.5%
Return on assets 0.5% 5.1% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 3.1% 9.9% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 12.2% 6.6%
Asset turnover 7.6x 2.8x 3.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 1.9x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDITUSFDPFGC
Debt / assets 41.5% 37.7% 26.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.1x 3.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 60.7x 5.7x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 70.2% 74.0%
Equity / assets 28.9% 29.8% 26.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x 4.1x 2.1x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 8.68 4.74 4.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDITUSFDPFGC
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.

ConsensusDITUSFDPFGC
Forward P/E – 22.6xFY2026 16.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.49FY2026 $5.85FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +12.8%FY2026 +28.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +18.7% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $40.02BFY2026 $75.60BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.9% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDITUSFDPFGC
Held by institutions 10.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 15 670 529
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +1.6% -0.9%
Institutions buying 6 309 303
Institutions selling 2 275 152
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.12 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.

DITUSFDPFGC
DIT 1.00 -0.01 0.06
USFD -0.01 1.00 0.60
PFGC 0.06 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIT, USFD and PFGC?

US Foods Holding (USFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amcon Distributing (DIT) $60.08M, US Foods Holding (USFD) $21.90B, Performance Food (PFGC) $14.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIT, USFD and PFGC?

US Foods Holding (USFD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 33.4x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.1x, Performance Food (PFGC) 41.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Performance Food (PFGC) is cheapest (US Foods Holding (USFD) 22.6x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.3x). 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%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.8%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

US Foods Holding (USFD) has the highest net margin (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.1%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 1.8%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, US Foods Holding (USFD) leads (Amcon Distributing (DIT) 3.1%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 9.9%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year US Foods Holding (USFD) returned the most: Amcon Distributing (DIT) -16.9%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +36.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) -4.6%. Over five years, US Foods Holding (USFD) compounded fastest (Amcon Distributing (DIT) -6.9%/yr, US Foods Holding (USFD) +23.8%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +15.9%/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%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.00%. US Foods Holding (USFD) 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%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.2%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIT, USFD 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, US Foods Holding (USFD) leads on 7. 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.