USFD vs WMT vs DIT Stock Comparison

US Foods Holding, Walmart and Amcon Distributing Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
5 wins
WMT Walmart Inc.
$119.89 +8.5% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$956.71B
P/E
43.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$735.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Discount Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins
DIT Amcon Distributing Co
$60.32 -10.7% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$60.08M
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.03B
Div. yield
0.01%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walmart leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walmart 5, US Foods Holding 5, Amcon Distributing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUSFDWMTDITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.22B $956.71B $60.08M WMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.5x 43.3x 33.4x USFD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 38.8x — USFD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +6.2% +7.5% DIT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% 3.0% 0.1% WMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 16.1% 3.1% WMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 0.8x 7.1x WMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% DIT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.1% +12.2% -22.3% USFD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr +19.4%/yr -8.4%/yr USFD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 26.6% 42.1% WMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 47/100 37/100 USFD

Percentile Scorecard

USFDWMTDIT

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

AxisUSFDWMTDIT
Valuation 36 #26 of 40 10 #36 of 40 80 #9 of 40
Growth 51 #19 of 38 43 #22 of 38 22 #30 of 38
Profitability 50 #19 of 37 75 #10 of 37 25 #28 of 37
Financial Health 21 #32 of 40 64 #15 of 40 23 #31 of 40
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 28 44 #16 of 28 37 #18 of 28
Overall 48 47 37
  • USFD ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WMT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • 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

PeriodUSFDWMTDITSPY
1 month +7.5%+8.5%-10.7% -1.0%
3 months +3.9%+9.5%-7.2% +2.9%
6 months +8.3%-7.7%-31.6% +6.4%
Year to date +34.0%+7.6%-18.3% +11.4%
1 year +33.1%+12.2%-22.3% +13.1%
3 years +171.4%+120.3%-50.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +39.5%+30.1%-20.9% +21.5%
5 years +176.8%+142.4%-35.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.6%+19.4%-8.4% +10.9%
10 years +340.4%+426.3%-4.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.0%+18.1%-0.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureUSFDWMTDITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%26.6%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%28.3%59.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.15-0.100.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.090.46-0.53 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.8%-26.0%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-10.7%-36.9% -2.5%
52-week high $110.96$134.20$95.59 $779.14
52-week low $70.05$100.61$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.

MultipleUSFDWMTDIT
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 21.6x 43.2xmedian 21.6x 31.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 9.7x 20.9xmedian 9.7x 9.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 17.8x 70.4xmedian 17.8x 21.6xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 3.0x 9.1xmedian 3.0x 0.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 1.06 2.55median 1.06 -0.63median 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 monthsUSFDWMTDIT
Revenue $40.13B $735.84B $3.03B
Gross profit $7.05B $185.66B $190.04M
Operating income $1.26B $32.28B $13.37M
Net income $728.00M $22.55B $1.80M
Free cash flow $946.00M $13.51B $2.73M
EPS (diluted) $3.29 $2.77 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $56.00M $11.53B $636.64K
Total debt $21.22B $191.72B $586.67M
Shares (diluted) 221.00M 7.98B 943.92K
Enterprise value $22.01B $913.14B $57.28M

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
MetricUSFDWMTDIT
P/E 30.4x 43.2x 31.2x
P/FCF 23.1x 70.4x 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 22.2x 3.9x
P/S 0.5x 1.3x 0.0x
P/B 5.1x 9.1x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 9.1x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 20.9x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 30.7x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.3x 0.1x
EV/FCF 28.7x 73.3x 82.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 23.1x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 2.55 -0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUSFDWMTDIT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 6.2% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 5.3% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 7.6% 0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 6.7% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.2% 11.4% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 14.0% -20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.6% 2.9% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 16.3% -48.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.8% 3.9% 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 16.9% -49.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 11.7% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 4.3% -15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% -1.8% -83.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -11.1% -46.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUSFDWMTDIT
Gross margin 17.6% 25.2% 6.3%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 6.4% 0.8%
Operating margin 3.1% 4.4% 0.4%
Pretax margin 2.4% 4.0% 0.1%
Net margin 1.8% 3.0% 0.1%
FCF margin 2.4% 1.8% 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 5.8% 0.5%
Return on equity 16.9% 21.9% 1.6%
Return on assets 5.1% 7.7% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 16.1% 3.1%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 18.3% 4.4%
Asset turnover 2.8x 2.5x 7.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.9x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUSFDWMTDIT
Debt / assets 37.7% 17.2% 41.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.5x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 0.8x 7.1x
Debt / FCF 5.7x 3.7x 60.7x
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 64.4% 71.1%
Equity / assets 29.8% 35.6% 28.9%
Interest coverage 4.1x 17.4x 1.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.74 6.26 8.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUSFDWMTDIT
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 4.9% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 1.6% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.1% 36.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 57.0% 24.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.3% 1.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% -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.

ConsensusUSFDWMTDIT
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 38.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $3.09FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.9% +1.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.04BFY2026 $719.70BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +6.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUSFDWMTDIT
Held by institutions 100.0% 37.2% 10.8%
Institutions holding 670 4,408 15
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +6.2% -2.0%
Institutions buying 309 2,092 6
Institutions selling 275 1,838 2
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.14 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.

USFDWMTDIT
USFD 1.00 0.27 -0.01
WMT 0.27 1.00 -0.06
DIT -0.01 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, USFD, WMT and DIT?

Walmart (WMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: US Foods Holding (USFD) $22.22B, Walmart (WMT) $956.71B, Amcon Distributing (DIT) $60.08M.

Which stock is cheaper, USFD, WMT and DIT?

US Foods Holding (USFD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.5x, Walmart (WMT) 43.3x, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 33.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, US Foods Holding (USFD) is cheapest (US Foods Holding (USFD) 22.5x, Walmart (WMT) 38.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amcon Distributing (DIT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: US Foods Holding (USFD) +3.8%, Walmart (WMT) +6.2%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walmart (WMT) has the highest net margin (US Foods Holding (USFD) 1.8%, Walmart (WMT) 3.0%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.1%). On return on invested capital, Walmart (WMT) leads (US Foods Holding (USFD) 9.9%, Walmart (WMT) 16.1%, 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) +33.1%, Walmart (WMT) +12.2%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) -22.3%. Over five years, US Foods Holding (USFD) compounded fastest (US Foods Holding (USFD) +22.6%/yr, Walmart (WMT) +19.4%/yr, Amcon Distributing (DIT) -8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcon Distributing (DIT) has the highest dividend yield: US Foods Holding (USFD) 0.00%, Walmart (WMT) 0.01%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 0.01%. US Foods Holding (USFD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walmart (WMT) has been the steadiest (US Foods Holding (USFD) 30.2%, Walmart (WMT) 26.6%, Amcon Distributing (DIT) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, USFD, WMT 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, Walmart (WMT) 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.