US Foods Holding (USFD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
US Foods Holding's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 13.11% for Q3 2026, up 1.44 percentage points from 11.67% a year earlier and up 0.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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US Foods Holding (USFD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, US Foods Holding's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 11.87%, up 0.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last four years, with a four-year change of +7.60 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.97% in FY2024 (+0.67 pp), 10.31% in FY2023 (+4.28 pp), 6.03% in FY2022 (+1.76 pp) and 4.27% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2016.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 4.23 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.15 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows USFD's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 12.21% (Q2 2026), 11.64% (Q1 2026) and 11.53% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 1,016.23 Bn | 978.93 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.33% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 490.35 Bn | 413.63 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 26.69% |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.83 Bn | 27.99 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 5.16% |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.95 Bn | 29.87 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 14.96% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.60 Bn | 24.27 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.89% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.32 Bn | 24.31 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 20.28% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 25.91 Bn | 22.54 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 20.72% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.28 Bn | 23.08 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 13.11% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.93 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 14.29% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 17.44 Bn | 17.22 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 6.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 13.11% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 12.21% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 11.64% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 11.53% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 11.67% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 11.58% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.52% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 10.82% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 10.62% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.08% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 9.90% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.45% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 9.20% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.82% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 9.32% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 8.52% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 8.48% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 7.97% |
API Access
US Foods Holding Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=USFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "USFD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=USFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();