US Foods Holding (USFD) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

US Foods Holding (USFD) reported Free Cash Flow of $196.0 million for Q1 2026, down 36.16% on a YoY basis from $307.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 60.0% quarter-over-quarter from $490.0 million in Q4 2025.

US Foods Holding (USFD) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

US Foods Holding has reported Free Cash Flow for 11 years, with the latest figure at $196.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 36.16% year-over-year to $196.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (down 14.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.3 billion, up 14.46% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $196.0 million, down from $490.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $540.0 million in Q2 2024, with the low at -$377.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $213.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $227.5 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 80.15% — and 2025, when it surged 490.38%.
  • US Foods Holding's Free Cash Flow stood at $88.0 million in 2022, then soared by 278.41% to $333.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 22.22% to $259.0 million in 2024, then surged by 89.19% to $490.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 60.0% to $196.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $196.0 million (Q1 2026), $490.0 million (Q4 2025), and $120.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn 691.00 Mn
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn 196.00 Mn
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn 542.30 Mn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn 30.56 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn 93.00 Mn
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn -445.39 Mn
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn -29.00 Mn
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn 23.48 Mn
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn -45,000.00

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 196.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 196.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 490.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 490.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 120.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 120.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 373.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 373.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 307.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 307.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 259.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 259.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 276.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 276.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 540.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 540.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 333.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 333.00 Mn