USFD vs CHRW vs DIT Stock Comparison

US Foods Holding, C. H. Robinson Worldwide and Amcon Distributing Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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USFD US Foods Holding Corp.
$101.98 +8.8% 1M +37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.06B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$40.13B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
8 wins
DIT Amcon Distributing Co
$62.50 -7.5% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$61.00M
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.03B
Div. yield
1.07%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples

Head to Head

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US Foods Holding leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (US Foods Holding 8, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUSFDCHRWDITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.06B $14.94B $61.00M USFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 22.6x 32.4x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 20.8x — CHRW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +10.4% +7.5% CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% — 0.1% USFD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% — 3.1% USFD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — 7.1x USFD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.97% 1.07% CHRW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.2% -0.4% -19.4% USFD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.1%/yr +5.6%/yr -6.7%/yr USFD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 48.4% 42.6% USFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 34/100 37/100 USFD

Percentile Scorecard

USFDCHRWDIT

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

AxisUSFDCHRWDIT
Valuation 33 #27 of 40 26 #101 of 136 80 #9 of 40
Growth 51 #19 of 38 53 #58 of 122 22 #30 of 38
Profitability 49 #19 of 36 37 #73 of 116 26 #27 of 36
Financial Health 26 #30 of 40 21 #113 of 143 23 #31 of 40
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 28 34 #54 of 81 37 #18 of 28
Overall 48 34 37
  • USFD ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • DIT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUSFDCHRWDITSPY
1 month +8.8%-13.9%-7.5% +0.9%
3 months -0.3%-26.6%+0.8% +5.9%
6 months +11.7%-31.6%-31.3% +8.5%
Year to date +35.4%-20.6%-15.4% +13.3%
1 year +37.2%-0.4%-19.4% +12.4%
3 years +176.1%+57.0%-52.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +40.3%+16.2%-21.8% +23.5%
5 years +194.1%+31.6%-29.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +24.1%+5.6%-6.7% +11.0%
10 years +347.3%+88.8%+1.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +16.2%+6.6%+0.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureUSFDCHRWDITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%48.4%42.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%53.3%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.550.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.23-0.01-0.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.8%-43.2%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-39.1%-34.6% -0.9%
52-week high $110.96$209.42$95.59 $779.14
52-week low $70.05$127.60$60.00 $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.

MultipleUSFDCHRWDIT
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 21.7x 22.6xmedian 16.1x 32.4xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 9.3x —median 8.6x 9.7xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 17.1x 26.2xmedian 11.6x 22.4xmedian 17.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.9x 9.5xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.31median 1.02 1.15median 0.80 -0.65median 1.02

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 monthsUSFDCHRWDIT
Revenue $40.13B $18.22B $3.03B
Gross profit $7.05B – $190.04M
Operating income $1.26B $884.59M $13.37M
Net income $728.00M $668.81M $1.80M
Free cash flow $946.00M – $2.73M
EPS (diluted) $3.29 $5.58 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $56.00M $193.13M $636.64K
Total debt $5.41B – $165.62M
Shares (diluted) 221.00M 119.75M 943.92K
Enterprise value $21.86B $14.94B $58.20M

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
MetricUSFDCHRWDIT
P/E 30.7x 22.6x 32.4x
P/FCF 23.3x 26.2x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 28.0x 4.0x
P/S 0.5x 0.8x 0.0x
P/B 5.2x 9.5x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 9.5x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x – 9.7x
EV/EBIT 21.7x – 16.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.8x 0.1x
EV/FCF 29.0x – 82.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 28.0x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.31 1.15 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUSFDCHRWDIT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 10.4% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -0.4% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% – 0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.2% 10.9% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 15.7% -20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.6% 11.5% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 19.7% -48.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 12.9% 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 19.7% -49.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% -39.1% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -28.5% -15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% – -83.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -46.4%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUSFDCHRWDIT
Debt / assets 37.7% – 41.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – 7.1x
Debt / FCF 5.7x – 60.7x
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 75.3% 71.1%
Equity / assets 29.8% 24.7% 28.9%
Interest coverage 4.1x – 1.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.75 – 8.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUSFDCHRWDIT
Dividend yield – 2.0% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 4.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 2.0% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusUSFDCHRWDIT
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $6.12FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.5% +19.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.01BFY2026 $18.98BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUSFDCHRWDIT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 10.8%
Institutions holding 670 891 15
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -1.7% -2.0%
Institutions buying 309 445 6
Institutions selling 275 318 2
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.40 3.00

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.

USFDCHRWDIT
USFD 1.00 -0.03 -0.01
CHRW -0.03 1.00 -0.01
DIT -0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, USFD, CHRW and DIT?

US Foods Holding (USFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: US Foods Holding (USFD) $22.06B, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $14.94B, Amcon Distributing (DIT) $61.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, USFD, CHRW and DIT?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.7x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.6x, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 32.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is cheapest (US Foods Holding (USFD) 22.7x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.8%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year US Foods Holding (USFD) returned the most: US Foods Holding (USFD) +37.2%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -0.4%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) -19.4%. Over five years, US Foods Holding (USFD) compounded fastest (US Foods Holding (USFD) +24.1%/yr, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +5.6%/yr, Amcon Distributing (DIT) -6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest dividend yield: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 1.97%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 1.07%. US Foods Holding (USFD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, US Foods Holding (USFD) has been the steadiest (US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.2%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 48.4%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.