SYY vs KRT vs USFD Stock Comparison

Sysco, Karat Packaging and US Foods Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYY Sysco Corp
$82.16 +4.7% 1M +6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$39.40B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$84.55B
Div. yield
0.03%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
3 wins
KRT Karat Packaging Inc.
$54.35 +2.4% 1M +117.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.09B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.38M
Div. yield
0.03%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
8 wins
USFD US Foods Holding Corp.
$101.41 +8.7% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.38B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$40.13B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Karat Packaging leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Karat Packaging 8, Sysco 3, US Foods Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSYYKRTUSFDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.40B $1.09B $22.38B SYY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 21.7x 30.7x KRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 19.2x 22.6x SYY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +11.6% +3.8% KRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 10.2% 1.8% KRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.7% 24.0% 9.9% KRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.3x 3.1x KRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% KRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.2% +117.5% +36.5% KRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +21.6%/yr +23.8%/yr USFD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 37.4% 30.2% SYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 68/100 48/100 KRT

Percentile Scorecard

SYYKRTUSFD

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

AxisSYYKRTUSFD
Valuation 26 #30 of 40 31 #28 of 40 36 #26 of 40
Growth 27 #28 of 38 84 #7 of 38 51 #19 of 38
Profitability 66 #13 of 36 97 #2 of 36 51 #18 of 36
Financial Health 18 #33 of 40 90 #5 of 40 21 #32 of 40
Shareholder Returns 52 #14 of 28 41 #17 of 28 82 #6 of 28
Overall 38 68 48
  • SYY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • KRT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • USFD ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSYYKRTUSFDSPY
1 month +4.7%+2.4%+8.7% -0.8%
3 months -2.3%+32.7%+2.2% +3.5%
6 months +9.0%+85.7%+11.4% +7.0%
Year to date +11.5%+140.8%+34.6% +12.2%
1 year +6.2%+117.5%+36.5% +13.0%
3 years +27.4%+168.0%+174.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.4%+38.9%+40.1% +23.1%
5 years +7.5%+166.0%+190.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%+21.6%+23.8% +11.0%
10 years +73.8%—+346.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.7%—+16.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSYYKRTUSFDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%37.4%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%31.0%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.590.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.223.141.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-46.3%-32.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-0.6%-8.6% -1.8%
52-week high $91.16$54.68$110.96 $779.14
52-week low $69.30$21.06$70.05 $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.

MultipleSYYKRTUSFD
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 22.0x 21.6xmedian 22.0x 30.5xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 2.2xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 9.8x 14.5xmedian 9.8x 15.7xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 17.8x 19.5xmedian 17.8x 23.2xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x 5.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 13.13median 1.18 1.18median 1.18 1.30median 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 monthsSYYKRTUSFD
Revenue $84.55B $493.38M $40.13B
Gross profit $15.64B $200.95M $7.05B
Operating income $3.09B $63.11M $1.26B
Net income $1.76B $51.59M $728.00M
Free cash flow $1.94B $55.58M $946.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.65 $2.50 $3.29
Cash & equivalents $1.79B $38.40M $56.00M
Total debt $13.52B $34.60M $5.41B
Shares (diluted) 480.61M 20.11M 221.00M
Enterprise value $33.65B $919.00M $22.18B

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
MetricSYYKRTUSFD
P/E 22.4x 21.6x 30.5x
P/FCF 20.3x 19.5x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 19.1x 16.0x
P/S 0.5x 2.2x 0.5x
P/B 14.8x 6.2x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 23.0x 6.2x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 14.5x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 16.8x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 26.4x 19.1x 28.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 18.8x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 13.13 1.18 1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSYYKRTUSFD
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 11.6% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 6.6% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 16.0% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 11.8% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.2% 47.0% 7.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 17.6% 11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.9% 56.4% 31.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 19.1% 16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% 57.3% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 18.2% 23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 25.4% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -6.0% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.8% 25.2% 1.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -5.3% 0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSYYKRTUSFD
Gross margin 18.5% 40.7% 17.6%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 14.8% 4.3%
Operating margin 3.7% 12.8% 3.1%
Pretax margin 2.7% 13.8% 2.4%
Net margin 2.1% 10.2% 1.8%
FCF margin 2.3% 11.3% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 11.5% 3.4%
Return on equity 70.8% 31.3% 16.9%
Return on assets 6.2% 17.2% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 14.7% 24.0% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 17.5% 29.9% 12.2%
Asset turnover 3.0x 1.6x 2.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSYYKRTUSFD
Debt / assets 47.6% 10.9% 37.7%
Debt / equity 5.1x 0.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.3x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 7.0x 0.6x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 90.6% 45.0% 70.2%
Equity / assets 9.4% 55.0% 29.8%
Interest coverage – 33.9x 4.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.06 7.55 4.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSYYKRTUSFD
Dividend yield 2.7% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.0% 4.8%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.3% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 59.1% 69.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 53.5% 64.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.7% -0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 72.9% –

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.

ConsensusSYYKRTUSFD
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2027 19.2xFY2026 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.35FY2027 $2.83FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2027 +75.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% -15.2% +18.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $93.07BFY2027 $539.09MFY2026 $40.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2027 +15.3%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% -0.3% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSYYKRTUSFD
Held by institutions 88.3% 35.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,637 142 670
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +10.4% +1.6%
Institutions buying 796 92 309
Institutions selling 595 33 275
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.79 1.12

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.

SYYKRTUSFD
SYY 1.00 0.10 0.41
KRT 0.10 1.00 0.21
USFD 0.41 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SYY, KRT and USFD?

Sysco (SYY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sysco (SYY) $39.40B, Karat Packaging (KRT) $1.09B, US Foods Holding (USFD) $22.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, SYY, KRT and USFD?

Karat Packaging (KRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sysco (SYY) 22.4x, Karat Packaging (KRT) 21.7x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sysco (SYY) is cheapest (Sysco (SYY) 15.4x, Karat Packaging (KRT) 19.2x, US Foods Holding (USFD) 22.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Karat Packaging (KRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sysco (SYY) +3.9%, Karat Packaging (KRT) +11.6%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Karat Packaging (KRT) has the highest net margin (Sysco (SYY) 2.1%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 10.2%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Karat Packaging (KRT) leads (Sysco (SYY) 14.7%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 24.0%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Karat Packaging (KRT) returned the most: Sysco (SYY) +6.2%, Karat Packaging (KRT) +117.5%, US Foods Holding (USFD) +36.5%. Over five years, US Foods Holding (USFD) compounded fastest (Sysco (SYY) +1.5%/yr, Karat Packaging (KRT) +21.6%/yr, US Foods Holding (USFD) +23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Karat Packaging (KRT) has the highest dividend yield: Sysco (SYY) 0.03%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 0.03%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 0.00%. US Foods Holding (USFD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sysco (SYY) has been the steadiest (Sysco (SYY) 28.4%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 37.4%, US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SYY, KRT and USFD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Karat Packaging (KRT) leads on 8. 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.