USFD vs CHRW vs PFGC Stock Comparison

US Foods Holding, C. H. Robinson Worldwide and Performance Food Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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USFD US Foods Holding Corp.
$109.96 +16.2% 1M +49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.53B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$40.13B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
5 wins
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$109.62 +18.4% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.17B
P/E
47.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

US Foods Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (US Foods Holding 5, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 5, Performance Food 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUSFDCHRWPFGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.53B $15.18B $17.17B USFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x 22.7x 47.8x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.5x 21.9x 18.8x PFGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +10.4% +7.2% CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% 3.7% 0.5% CHRW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 21.3% 6.6% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.7x 2.9x CHRW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.8% -12.5% +13.4% USFD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.3%/yr +7.4%/yr +17.7%/yr USFD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.5% 45.2% 32.1% USFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 43/100 41/100 USFD

Percentile Scorecard

USFDCHRWPFGC

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

AxisUSFDCHRWPFGC
Valuation 23 #31 of 40 25 #103 of 137 54 #19 of 40
Growth 49 #20 of 38 41 #76 of 127 65 #14 of 38
Profitability 47 #20 of 37 51 #62 of 125 42 #22 of 37
Financial Health 23 #31 of 40 37 #93 of 147 41 #24 of 40
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 28 63 #33 of 88 4 #27 of 28
Overall 45 43 41
  • USFD ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodUSFDCHRWPFGCSPY
1 month +16.2%-4.8%+18.4% -1.0%
3 months +9.4%-12.9%-2.1% -0.4%
6 months +19.5%-20.6%+18.0% +4.5%
Year to date +46.0%-16.7%+21.9% +12.4%
1 year +49.8%-12.5%+13.4% +13.6%
3 years +167.3%+63.8%+80.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +38.8%+17.9%+21.8% +20.8%
5 years +185.2%+42.7%+125.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +23.3%+7.4%+17.7% +10.4%
10 years +390.0%+94.8%+363.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.2%+6.9%+16.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureUSFDCHRWPFGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.5%45.2%32.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.1%53.4%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.700.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.58-0.280.42 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.8%-43.2%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-36.1%-6.1% -1.6%
52-week high $110.96$209.42$116.71 $779.14
52-week low $70.05$124.61$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.

MultipleUSFDCHRWPFGC
P/E now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 21.1x 23.7xmedian 14.5x 47.6xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 1.0x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 9.9x 17.5xmedian 8.2x 12.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 16.1x 29.9xmedian 12.9x 16.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.9x 9.8xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.41median 0.99 1.21median 0.64 -13.70median 0.99

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 monthsUSFDCHRWPFGC
Revenue $40.13B $18.22B $67.84B
Gross profit $7.05B $2.86B $8.09B
Operating income $1.26B $884.59M $887.50M
Net income $728.00M $668.81M $359.30M
Free cash flow $946.00M $519.78M $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $3.29 $5.58 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $56.00M $193.13M $92.40M
Total debt $5.41B $1.87B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 221.00M 119.75M 157.00M
Enterprise value $23.33B $14.52B $16.95B

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
MetricUSFDCHRWPFGC
P/E 33.1x 23.7x 47.6x
P/FCF 25.1x 29.9x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 29.1x 12.1x
P/S 0.6x 0.9x 0.3x
P/B 5.6x 9.8x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 10.1x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 17.5x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 19.4x 24.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.9x 0.3x
EV/FCF 30.8x 33.1x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 32.2x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.41 1.21 -13.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUSFDCHRWPFGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 10.4% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -0.4% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 3.9% 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 1.3% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.2% 10.9% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 15.7% 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.6% 11.5% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 19.7% -3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 12.9% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 19.7% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% -39.1% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -28.5% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% -39.4% 46.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -28.5% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUSFDCHRWPFGC
Gross margin 17.6% 15.7% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 5.4% 2.5%
Operating margin 3.1% 4.9% 1.3%
Pretax margin 2.4% 4.5% 0.7%
Net margin 1.8% 3.7% 0.5%
FCF margin 2.4% 2.9% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 2.9% 2.1%
Return on equity 16.9% 41.7% 7.5%
Return on assets 5.1% 10.9% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 21.3% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 29.2% 6.6%
Asset turnover 2.8x 3.0x 3.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.8x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUSFDCHRWPFGC
Debt / assets 37.7% 29.3% 26.6%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.7x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 5.7x 3.6x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 75.3% 74.0%
Equity / assets 29.8% 24.7% 26.0%
Interest coverage 4.1x – 2.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.85 6.84 4.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUSFDCHRWPFGC
Dividend yield – 1.9% –
Net buyback yield 4.5% 4.1% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 6.0% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusUSFDCHRWPFGC
Forward P/E 24.5xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 18.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $6.12FY2026 $5.82FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 +27.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +18.5% +19.0% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.01BFY2026 $18.98BFY2026 $75.58BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +1.5% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUSFDCHRWPFGC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 673 893 531
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -1.7% -0.9%
Institutions buying 311 446 305
Institutions selling 275 319 152
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.40 2.01

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.

USFDCHRWPFGC
USFD 1.00 -0.05 0.65
CHRW -0.05 1.00 0.00
PFGC 0.65 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, USFD, CHRW and PFGC?

US Foods Holding (USFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: US Foods Holding (USFD) $23.53B, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.18B, Performance Food (PFGC) $17.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, USFD, CHRW and PFGC?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (US Foods Holding (USFD) 32.3x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.7x, Performance Food (PFGC) 47.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Performance Food (PFGC) is cheapest (US Foods Holding (USFD) 24.5x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.9x, Performance Food (PFGC) 18.8x). 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%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest net margin (US Foods Holding (USFD) 1.8%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (US Foods Holding (USFD) 9.9%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year US Foods Holding (USFD) returned the most: US Foods Holding (USFD) +49.8%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -12.5%, Performance Food (PFGC) +13.4%. Over five years, US Foods Holding (USFD) compounded fastest (US Foods Holding (USFD) +23.3%/yr, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +7.4%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +17.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, US Foods Holding (USFD) has been the steadiest (US Foods Holding (USFD) 31.5%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.2%, Performance Food (PFGC) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, USFD, CHRW 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 5. 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.