KR vs USFD vs GO Stock Comparison

Kroger, US Foods Holding and Grocery Outlet Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KR Kroger Co
$66.79 +15.9% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$40.48B
P/E
52.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$137.15B
Div. yield
–
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins
USFD US Foods Holding Corp.
$100.95 +7.5% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.22B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$40.13B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

US Foods Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (US Foods Holding 6, Kroger 3, Grocery Outlet Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRUSFDGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.48B $22.22B $1.30B KR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.1x 30.5x -3.4x USFD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 22.5x 26.1x KR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.7% +3.8% +5.1% GO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 1.8% -8.0% USFD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 9.9% -27.1% USFD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.1x -1.8x GO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% +33.1% -14.1% USFD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +22.6%/yr -10.6%/yr USFD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 30.2% 56.6% KR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 48/100 26/100 USFD

Percentile Scorecard

KRUSFDGO

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

AxisKRUSFDGO
Valuation 46 #22 of 40 36 #26 of 40 44 #23 of 40
Growth 8 #35 of 38 51 #19 of 38 14 #33 of 38
Profitability 31 #26 of 37 50 #19 of 37 19 #30 of 37
Financial Health 15 #34 of 40 21 #32 of 40 44 #23 of 40
Shareholder Returns 63 #11 of 28 82 #6 of 28 7 #26 of 28
Overall 33 48 26
  • KR ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • USFD ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • GO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRUSFDGOSPY
1 month +15.9%+7.5%+19.2% -1.0%
3 months +17.4%+3.9%+47.6% +2.9%
6 months -0.7%+8.3%+70.3% +6.4%
Year to date +6.9%+34.0%+31.7% +11.4%
1 year -2.7%+33.1%-14.1% +13.1%
3 years +53.2%+171.4%-51.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.3%+39.5%-21.3% +21.5%
5 years +66.0%+176.8%-43.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.7%+22.6%-10.6% +10.9%
10 years +117.1%+340.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.1%+16.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKRUSFDGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%30.2%56.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%25.4%65.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.690.150.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.091.09-0.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.7%-32.8%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-9.0%-14.1% -2.5%
52-week high $75.60$110.96$15.49 $779.14
52-week low $55.53$70.05$5.79 $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.

MultipleKRUSFDGO
P/E now vs peer median 52.1xmedian 21.6x 30.4xmedian 21.6x -3.5xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 9.7x 15.7xmedian 9.7x -7.3xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 17.8x 23.1xmedian 17.8x 108.8xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 3.0x 5.1xmedian 3.0x 1.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.03median 1.06 1.30median 1.06 0.04median 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 monthsKRUSFDGO
Revenue $137.15B $40.13B $4.74B
Gross profit $31.69B $7.05B $1.42B
Operating income $1.54B $1.26B -$374.22M
Net income $798.00M $728.00M -$381.25M
Free cash flow – $946.00M $12.11M
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $3.29 $-3.82
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $56.00M $74.20M
Total debt $70.53B $21.22B $505.60M
Shares (diluted) 608.00M 221.00M 99.77M
Enterprise value $26.63B $22.01B $1.04B

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
MetricKRUSFDGO
P/E 52.1x 30.4x -3.5x
P/FCF 10.1x 23.1x 108.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.9x 7.1x
P/S 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 6.7x 5.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 6.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 15.7x -7.3x
EV/EBIT 35.6x 21.5x -4.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 28.7x 144.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.9x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.03 1.30 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRUSFDGO
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.7% 3.8% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 4.7% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% 4.8% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 5.9% 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -60.8% 7.2% -992.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.7% 11.2% -72.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.8% 31.6% -4,788%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.3% 16.0% -94.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.6% 38.8% -4,726%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 23.4% -94.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.1% -5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.5% 146.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% -53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRUSFDGO
Gross margin 23.1% 17.6% 30.0%
EBITDA margin 3.3% 4.3% -5.1%
Operating margin 1.1% 3.1% -7.9%
Pretax margin 0.7% 2.4% -8.5%
Net margin 0.6% 1.8% -8.0%
FCF margin – 2.4% 0.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.4% 3.9%
Return on equity 13.5% 16.9% -47.0%
Return on assets 1.6% 5.1% -12.8%
Return on invested capital 5.7% 9.9% -27.1%
Return on capital employed 4.9% 12.2% -14.5%
Asset turnover 2.8x 2.8x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRUSFDGO
Debt / assets 34.3% 37.7% 16.9%
Debt / equity 2.9x 1.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.1x -1.8x
Debt / FCF – 5.7x 41.8x
Liabilities / assets 88.2% 70.2% 72.7%
Equity / assets 11.8% 29.8% 27.3%
Interest coverage 153.9x 4.1x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.13 4.74 1.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRUSFDGO
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield – 4.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 4.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusKRUSFDGO
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.30FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 -32.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.5% +18.9% +37.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $159.97BFY2026 $40.04BFY2026 $4.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.9% +11.9% +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRUSFDGO
Held by institutions 85.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,319 670 243
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +1.6% -2.2%
Institutions buying 668 309 152
Institutions selling 473 275 65
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.12 2.34

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.

KRUSFDGO
KR 1.00 0.16 0.14
USFD 0.16 1.00 0.17
GO 0.14 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KR, USFD and GO?

Kroger (KR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kroger (KR) $40.48B, US Foods Holding (USFD) $22.22B, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) $1.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, KR, USFD and GO?

US Foods Holding (USFD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kroger (KR) 52.1x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.5x, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -3.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kroger (KR) is cheapest (Kroger (KR) 12.6x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 22.5x, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kroger (KR) -6.7%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.8%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

US Foods Holding (USFD) has the highest net margin (Kroger (KR) 0.6%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 1.8%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -8.0%). On return on invested capital, US Foods Holding (USFD) leads (Kroger (KR) 5.7%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 9.9%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year US Foods Holding (USFD) returned the most: Kroger (KR) -2.7%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +33.1%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -14.1%. Over five years, US Foods Holding (USFD) compounded fastest (Kroger (KR) +10.7%/yr, US Foods Holding (USFD) +22.6%/yr, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kroger (KR) has been the steadiest (Kroger (KR) 30.0%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.2%, Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 56.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KR, USFD and GO?

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.