USFD vs KRT vs UNFI Stock Comparison

US Foods Holding, Karat Packaging and United Natural Foods Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
KRT Karat Packaging Inc.
$53.00 -0.1% 1M +110.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.08B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.38M
Div. yield
0.03%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
7 wins
UNFI United Natural Foods Inc
$46.95 +7.3% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.94B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.15B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionUSFDKRTUNFILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.22B $1.08B $2.94B USFD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.5x 21.5x 35.0x KRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 18.7x 13.4x UNFI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +11.6% -2.0% KRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% 10.2% 0.3% KRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 24.0% 5.4% KRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.3x 3.0x KRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.1% +110.2% +17.8% KRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr +18.1%/yr +1.3%/yr USFD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 37.3% 42.3% USFD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 69/100 51/100 KRT

Percentile Scorecard

USFDKRTUNFI

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

AxisUSFDKRTUNFI
Valuation 36 #26 of 40 33 #27 of 40 82 #8 of 40
Growth 51 #19 of 38 84 #7 of 38 76 #10 of 38
Profitability 50 #19 of 37 97 #2 of 37 33 #25 of 37
Financial Health 21 #32 of 40 90 #5 of 40 28 #29 of 40
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 28 41 #17 of 28 33 #19 of 28
Overall 48 69 51
  • USFD ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • KRT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • UNFI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUSFDKRTUNFISPY
1 month +7.5%-0.1%+7.3% -1.0%
3 months +3.9%+34.1%-5.4% +2.9%
6 months +8.3%+81.4%-2.5% +6.4%
Year to date +34.0%+134.8%+39.4% +11.4%
1 year +33.1%+110.2%+17.8% +13.1%
3 years +171.4%+154.0%+215.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +39.5%+36.5%+46.7% +21.5%
5 years +176.8%+129.6%+6.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.6%+18.1%+1.3% +10.9%
10 years +340.4%—+14.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.0%—+1.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureUSFDKRTUNFISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%37.3%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%30.8%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.570.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.092.960.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.8%-46.9%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-3.1%-15.4% -2.5%
52-week high $110.96$54.68$55.52 $779.14
52-week low $70.05$21.06$31.42 $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.

MultipleUSFDKRTUNFI
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 21.6x 21.1xmedian 21.6x 33.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 9.7x 14.2xmedian 9.7x 8.5xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 17.8x 19.0xmedian 17.8x 8.8xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 3.0x 6.1xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 1.06 1.15median 1.06 0.68median 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 monthsUSFDKRTUNFI
Revenue $40.13B $493.38M $31.15B
Gross profit $7.05B $200.95M $4.20B
Operating income $1.26B $63.11M $211.00M
Net income $728.00M $51.59M $84.00M
Free cash flow $946.00M $55.58M $323.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.29 $2.50 $1.34
Cash & equivalents $56.00M $38.40M $37.00M
Total debt $21.22B $150.94M $1.57B
Shares (diluted) 221.00M 20.11M 62.80M
Enterprise value $22.01B $910.02M $2.77B

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
MetricUSFDKRTUNFI
P/E 30.4x 21.1x 33.9x
P/FCF 23.1x 19.0x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 18.6x 5.2x
P/S 0.5x 2.1x 0.1x
P/B 5.1x 6.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 6.1x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 14.2x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 16.4x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.1x 0.1x
EV/FCF 28.7x 18.6x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 18.3x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 1.15 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUSFDKRTUNFI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 11.6% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 6.6% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 16.0% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 11.8% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.2% 47.0% 780.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 17.6% 20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.6% 56.4% 171.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 19.1% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 57.3% 168.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 18.2% 50.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 25.4% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -6.0% -4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 25.2% 35.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -5.3% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUSFDKRTUNFI
Gross margin 17.6% 40.7% 13.5%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 14.8% 1.6%
Operating margin 3.1% 12.8% 0.7%
Pretax margin 2.4% 13.8% 0.3%
Net margin 1.8% 10.2% 0.3%
FCF margin 2.4% 11.3% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 11.5% 1.7%
Return on equity 16.9% 31.3% 5.2%
Return on assets 5.1% 17.2% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 24.0% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 29.9% 4.5%
Asset turnover 2.8x 1.6x 4.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.1x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUSFDKRTUNFI
Debt / assets 37.7% 10.9% 22.0%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.3x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 5.7x 0.6x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 45.0% 77.2%
Equity / assets 29.8% 55.0% 22.8%
Interest coverage 4.1x 33.9x 1.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.74 7.43 5.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUSFDKRTUNFI
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield 4.9% 0.0% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 3.4% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 69.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusUSFDKRTUNFI
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 13.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $2.83FY2026 $3.50FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +75.8%FY2026 +32.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +18.9% -15.2% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.04BFY2026 $539.09MFY2026 $32.45BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +4.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -0.3% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUSFDKRTUNFI
Held by institutions 100.0% 35.6% 93.7%
Institutions holding 670 142 359
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +10.4% -0.6%
Institutions buying 309 92 185
Institutions selling 275 33 116
Buyers to sellers 1.12 2.79 1.59

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.

USFDKRTUNFI
USFD 1.00 0.21 0.27
KRT 0.21 1.00 0.12
UNFI 0.27 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, USFD, KRT and UNFI?

US Foods Holding (USFD) is the largest by market capitalisation: US Foods Holding (USFD) $22.22B, Karat Packaging (KRT) $1.08B, United Natural Foods (UNFI) $2.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, USFD, KRT and UNFI?

Karat Packaging (KRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.5x, Karat Packaging (KRT) 21.5x, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Natural Foods (UNFI) is cheapest (US Foods Holding (USFD) 22.5x, Karat Packaging (KRT) 18.7x, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 13.4x). 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: US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.8%, Karat Packaging (KRT) +11.6%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Karat Packaging (KRT) has the highest net margin (US Foods Holding (USFD) 1.8%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 10.2%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Karat Packaging (KRT) leads (US Foods Holding (USFD) 9.9%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 24.0%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Karat Packaging (KRT) returned the most: US Foods Holding (USFD) +33.1%, Karat Packaging (KRT) +110.2%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +17.8%. Over five years, US Foods Holding (USFD) compounded fastest (US Foods Holding (USFD) +22.6%/yr, Karat Packaging (KRT) +18.1%/yr, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: US Foods Holding (USFD) 0.00%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 0.03%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.00%. US Foods Holding (USFD) and United Natural Foods (UNFI) 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%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 37.3%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.