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US Foods Holding Corp.

$91.51 +$16.87 (+22.60%)
NYSE · 15 Sep 2026 16:00 UTC
Previous Close
$94.8
Day Range
$91.02$94.6
Year Range
$69.88$111.42
Market Cap
20.15B
AVG Volume
2.61M
Trailing/Forward PE
27.73/16.46
PEG ratio
1.72
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-05
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
05B10B15B24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q210.53B
26 Q210.53B
26 Q19.61B
25 Q49.8B
25 Q310.19B
25 Q210.08B
25 Q19.35B
24 Q49.49B
24 Q39.73B
24 Q29.71B
Net Income (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q2275M
26 Q2275M
26 Q1116M
25 Q4184M
25 Q3153M
25 Q2224M
25 Q1115M
24 Q466M
24 Q3148M
24 Q2198M
Operating Income (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2443M
26 Q2443M
26 Q1216M
25 Q4334M
25 Q3295M
25 Q2374M
25 Q1229M
24 Q4304M
24 Q3279M
24 Q2353M
EBITDA (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q2564M
26 Q2564M
26 Q1336M
25 Q4439M
25 Q3400M
25 Q2489M
25 Q1337M
24 Q4278M
24 Q3390M
24 Q2458M
Cash Flows (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2355M
26 Q2551M
26 Q1196M
25 Q4159M
25 Q3236M
25 Q2257M
25 Q1307M
24 Q4178M
24 Q3190M
24 Q2413M
EPS (USD)
00.511.524 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q21.24
26 Q21.24
26 Q10.52
25 Q40.82
25 Q30.67
25 Q20.96
25 Q10.49
24 Q40.28
24 Q30.61
24 Q20.8
Expenses (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2BSG&ACapex24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q23.2B
26 Q11.53B
25 Q41.52B
25 Q31.57B
25 Q21.48B
25 Q11.47B
24 Q41.47B
24 Q31.46B
24 Q21.42B
Cash & Debt (USD)
02B4B6BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q256M
26 Q256M
26 Q149M
25 Q441M
25 Q356M
25 Q261M
25 Q1101M
24 Q459M
24 Q381M
24 Q2405M
Debt ratios
0123424 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q22.72
26 Q22.98
26 Q13.08
25 Q43.41
25 Q33.37
25 Q23.31
25 Q13.36
24 Q43.85
24 Q33.25
24 Q23.16
Margins
0%5%10%15%20%24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q218.22%
26 Q218.22%
26 Q117.2%
25 Q417.55%
25 Q317.2%
25 Q217.63%
25 Q117.26%
24 Q417.55%
24 Q317.14%
24 Q217.57%
Return on Capital
0%2%4%6%8%24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q26.43%
26 Q26.43%
26 Q12.68%
25 Q44.27%
25 Q33.42%
25 Q24.84%
25 Q12.49%
24 Q41.46%
24 Q33.21%
24 Q23.95%
Shares Outstanding
0100M200M300M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q2218.6M
26 Q2218.6M
26 Q1220.4M
25 Q4222.2M
25 Q3228.36M
25 Q2230.4M
25 Q1231M
24 Q4232.34M
24 Q3241M
24 Q2246M
Book Value Per Share (USD)
010203024 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q219.57
26 Q219.57
26 Q119.66
25 Q419.38
25 Q319.58
25 Q220.08
25 Q119.98
24 Q419.49
24 Q319.11
24 Q220.37
Total Assets (USD)
05B10B15B24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q2
USFD Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q214.34B
26 Q214.34B
26 Q114.16B
25 Q413.94B
25 Q314.04B
25 Q213.79B
25 Q113.65B
24 Q413.44B
24 Q313.47B
24 Q213.7B
Employee Count
010K20K30K2016201720182019202120222022202320242025
USFD Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
202530K
202430K
202330K
202229K
202228K
202126K
201928K
201824.8K
201725.05K
201625K
PE Ratio
2025303540med 30.45Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
USFD PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2624.38
Sep 2624.52
Sep 2626.76
Aug 2627.59
Aug 2628.19
Aug 2628.01
Aug 2628
Jul 2630.2
Jul 2629.18
Jul 2629.21
Jul 2630.32
Jul 2631.32
Jun 2629.52
Jun 2627.6
Jun 2628.02
Jun 2625.41
May 2626.65
May 2626.2
May 2626.82
May 2627.48
May 2630.58
Apr 2630.63
Apr 2630.8
Apr 2630.05
Apr 2629.55
Mar 2629.87
Mar 2629.39
Mar 2631.1
Mar 2629.65
Feb 2631.76
Feb 2631.79
Feb 2632.85
Feb 2636.97
Jan 2634.22
Jan 2633.26
Jan 2635.08
Jan 2630.93
Jan 2630.55
Dec 2531.25
Dec 2531.68
Dec 2531.35
Dec 2530.78
Nov 2532.2
Nov 2529.1
Nov 2529.36
Nov 2530.07
Oct 2530.26
Oct 2530.95
Oct 2531.71
Oct 2531.31
Oct 2531.74
Sep 2531.91
Sep 2532.64
Sep 2533.11
Sep 2532.46
Aug 2532.33
Aug 2532.53
Aug 2531.81
Aug 2533.36
Aug 2536.5
Jul 2536.06
Jul 2536.44
Jul 2535.31
Jul 2534.37
Jun 2533.87
Jun 2533.48
Jun 2533.08
Jun 2534.08
May 2534.68
May 2533.24
May 2533.59
May 2531.43
May 2531.94
Apr 2530.28
Apr 2529.25
Apr 2529.48
Apr 2529.05
Mar 2530.35
Mar 2530.29
Mar 2530.8
Mar 2530.86
Feb 2533.71
Feb 2532.97
Feb 2533.51
Feb 2529.47
Jan 2529.73
Jan 2529.14
Jan 2528.63
Jan 2528.23
Jan 2528.49
Dec 2428.57
Dec 2428.37
Dec 2429.13
Dec 2430.18
Nov 2429.24
Nov 2429.1
Nov 2427.11
Nov 2428.04
Nov 2428.95
Oct 2428.62
Free Cash Flow Yield
4%5%6%7%med 5.28%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
USFD Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 266.08%
Sep 266.05%
Sep 265.54%
Aug 265.38%
Aug 265.26%
Aug 265.3%
Aug 265.3%
Jul 265.19%
Jul 265.38%
Jul 265.37%
Jul 265.17%
Jul 265.01%
Jun 265.31%
Jun 265.68%
Jun 265.6%
Jun 266.17%
May 264.7%
May 264.78%
May 264.67%
May 264.56%
May 264.64%
Apr 264.63%
Apr 264.61%
Apr 264.72%
Apr 264.8%
Mar 264.75%
Mar 264.83%
Mar 264.56%
Mar 264.78%
Feb 264.47%
Feb 264.46%
Feb 264.32%
Feb 264.74%
Jan 265.12%
Jan 265.27%
Jan 265%
Jan 265.67%
Jan 265.74%
Dec 255.61%
Dec 255.53%
Dec 255.59%
Dec 255.7%
Nov 255.44%
Nov 256.02%
Nov 255.97%
Nov 255.83%
Oct 255.57%
Oct 255.45%
Oct 255.31%
Oct 255.38%
Oct 255.31%
Sep 255.28%
Sep 255.16%
Sep 255.09%
Sep 255.19%
Aug 255.21%
Aug 255.18%
Aug 255.3%
Aug 255.05%
Aug 255.66%
Jul 255.73%
Jul 255.67%
Jul 255.85%
Jul 256.01%
Jun 256.1%
Jun 256.17%
Jun 256.24%
Jun 256.06%
May 255.95%
May 256.21%
May 256.15%
May 256.57%
May 255.28%
Apr 255.57%
Apr 255.76%
Apr 255.72%
Apr 255.8%
Mar 255.56%
Mar 255.57%
Mar 255.47%
Mar 255.46%
Feb 255%
Feb 255.11%
Feb 255.03%
Feb 254.24%
Jan 254.2%
Jan 254.29%
Jan 254.36%
Jan 254.42%
Jan 254.38%
Dec 244.37%
Dec 244.4%
Dec 244.29%
Dec 244.14%
Nov 244.27%
Nov 244.29%
Nov 244.61%
Nov 244.45%
Nov 244.97%
Oct 245.03%
Price to Sales
0.30.40.50.6med 0.46Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
USFD Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 260.51
Sep 260.51
Sep 260.56
Aug 260.58
Aug 260.59
Aug 260.59
Aug 260.59
Jul 260.55
Jul 260.53
Jul 260.53
Jul 260.55
Jul 260.57
Jun 260.54
Jun 260.5
Jun 260.51
Jun 260.46
May 260.45
May 260.45
May 260.46
May 260.47
May 260.52
Apr 260.53
Apr 260.53
Apr 260.52
Apr 260.51
Mar 260.51
Mar 260.5
Mar 260.53
Mar 260.51
Feb 260.54
Feb 260.55
Feb 260.56
Feb 260.53
Jan 260.49
Jan 260.47
Jan 260.5
Jan 260.44
Jan 260.44
Dec 250.45
Dec 250.45
Dec 250.45
Dec 250.44
Nov 250.46
Nov 250.42
Nov 250.42
Nov 250.43
Oct 250.43
Oct 250.44
Oct 250.45
Oct 250.45
Oct 250.45
Sep 250.46
Sep 250.47
Sep 250.47
Sep 250.46
Aug 250.46
Aug 250.47
Aug 250.46
Aug 250.48
Aug 250.5
Jul 250.5
Jul 250.5
Jul 250.49
Jul 250.47
Jun 250.47
Jun 250.46
Jun 250.46
Jun 250.47
May 250.48
May 250.46
May 250.46
May 250.43
May 250.42
Apr 250.39
Apr 250.38
Apr 250.38
Apr 250.38
Mar 250.4
Mar 250.4
Mar 250.4
Mar 250.4
Feb 250.44
Feb 250.43
Feb 250.44
Feb 250.45
Jan 250.46
Jan 250.45
Jan 250.44
Jan 250.43
Jan 250.44
Dec 240.44
Dec 240.44
Dec 240.45
Dec 240.46
Nov 240.45
Nov 240.45
Nov 240.42
Nov 240.43
Nov 240.41
Oct 240.41
EV/EBITDA
131415161718med 15.1Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
USFD EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2613.61
Sep 2613.67
Sep 2614.67
Aug 2615.04
Aug 2615.31
Aug 2615.23
Aug 2615.23
Jul 2615.62
Jul 2615.19
Jul 2615.21
Jul 2615.67
Jul 2616.09
Jun 2615.34
Jun 2614.53
Jun 2614.71
Jun 2613.62
May 2613.92
May 2613.73
May 2613.99
May 2614.25
May 2615.83
Apr 2615.85
Apr 2615.92
Apr 2615.61
Apr 2615.41
Mar 2615.54
Mar 2615.34
Mar 2616.04
Mar 2615.45
Feb 2616.31
Feb 2616.32
Feb 2616.75
Feb 2617.08
Jan 2616.06
Jan 2615.7
Jan 2616.38
Jan 2614.84
Jan 2614.7
Dec 2514.96
Dec 2515.12
Dec 2515
Dec 2514.78
Nov 2515.31
Nov 2514.16
Nov 2514.26
Nov 2514.52
Oct 2514.51
Oct 2514.77
Oct 2515.05
Oct 2514.9
Oct 2515.06
Sep 2515.13
Sep 2515.39
Sep 2515.57
Sep 2515.33
Aug 2515.28
Aug 2515.35
Aug 2515.09
Aug 2515.66
Aug 2516.51
Jul 2516.34
Jul 2516.48
Jul 2516.07
Jul 2515.74
Jun 2515.56
Jun 2515.42
Jun 2515.27
Jun 2515.63
May 2515.85
May 2515.33
May 2515.46
May 2514.68
May 2515.14
Apr 2514.55
Apr 2514.19
Apr 2514.27
Apr 2514.12
Mar 2514.58
Mar 2514.56
Mar 2514.74
Mar 2514.76
Feb 2515.77
Feb 2515.51
Feb 2515.7
Feb 2514.52
Jan 2514.62
Jan 2514.39
Jan 2514.2
Jan 2514.04
Jan 2514.14
Dec 2414.17
Dec 2414.1
Dec 2414.39
Dec 2414.79
Nov 2414.43
Nov 2414.37
Nov 2413.61
Nov 2413.97
Nov 2413.8
Oct 2413.68
Price/Operating Cashflow
1012141618med 13.66Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
USFD Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2611.89
Sep 2611.96
Sep 2613.05
Aug 2613.45
Aug 2613.75
Aug 2613.66
Aug 2613.66
Jul 2613.22
Jul 2612.77
Jul 2612.79
Jul 2613.27
Jul 2613.71
Jun 2612.92
Jun 2612.08
Jun 2612.27
Jun 2611.12
May 2614.18
May 2613.94
May 2614.27
May 2614.62
May 2615.1
Apr 2615.13
Apr 2615.21
Apr 2614.84
Apr 2614.59
Mar 2614.75
Mar 2614.51
Mar 2615.36
Mar 2614.64
Feb 2615.68
Feb 2615.7
Feb 2616.22
Feb 2615.18
Jan 2614.05
Jan 2613.66
Jan 2614.4
Jan 2612.7
Jan 2612.54
Dec 2512.83
Dec 2513.01
Dec 2512.87
Dec 2512.64
Nov 2513.22
Nov 2511.95
Nov 2512.05
Nov 2512.35
Oct 2513.09
Oct 2513.39
Oct 2513.72
Oct 2513.55
Oct 2513.73
Sep 2513.81
Sep 2514.12
Sep 2514.33
Sep 2514.05
Aug 2513.99
Aug 2514.07
Aug 2513.76
Aug 2514.43
Aug 2513.49
Jul 2513.33
Jul 2513.47
Jul 2513.05
Jul 2512.7
Jun 2512.52
Jun 2512.37
Jun 2512.22
Jun 2512.59
May 2512.82
May 2512.28
May 2512.41
May 2511.61
May 2513.44
Apr 2512.74
Apr 2512.31
Apr 2512.4
Apr 2512.22
Mar 2512.77
Mar 2512.75
Mar 2512.96
Mar 2512.99
Feb 2514.19
Feb 2513.87
Feb 2514.1
Feb 2515.46
Jan 2515.6
Jan 2515.29
Jan 2515.02
Jan 2514.81
Jan 2514.95
Dec 2414.99
Dec 2414.88
Dec 2415.28
Dec 2415.83
Nov 2415.34
Nov 2415.27
Nov 2414.22
Nov 2414.71
Nov 2413.64
Oct 2413.49
Price to Book
23456med 3.89Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
USFD Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 264.84
Sep 264.87
Sep 265.32
Aug 265.48
Aug 265.6
Aug 265.56
Aug 265.56
Jul 265.14
Jul 264.96
Jul 264.97
Jul 265.16
Jul 265.33
Jun 265.02
Jun 264.7
Jun 264.77
Jun 264.32
May 264.16
May 264.09
May 264.19
May 264.29
May 264.8
Apr 264.81
Apr 264.83
Apr 264.72
Apr 264.64
Mar 264.69
Mar 264.61
Mar 264.88
Mar 264.65
Feb 264.98
Feb 264.99
Feb 265.16
Feb 264.61
Jan 264.27
Jan 264.15
Jan 264.38
Jan 263.86
Jan 263.81
Dec 253.9
Dec 253.95
Dec 253.91
Dec 253.84
Nov 254.02
Nov 253.63
Nov 253.66
Nov 253.75
Oct 253.62
Oct 253.7
Oct 253.79
Oct 253.74
Oct 253.79
Sep 253.82
Sep 253.9
Sep 253.96
Sep 253.88
Aug 253.86
Aug 253.89
Aug 253.8
Aug 253.99
Aug 254.17
Jul 254.12
Jul 254.16
Jul 254.03
Jul 253.92
Jun 253.87
Jun 253.82
Jun 253.78
Jun 253.89
May 253.96
May 253.79
May 253.83
May 253.59
May 253.48
Apr 253.3
Apr 253.19
Apr 253.22
Apr 253.17
Mar 253.31
Mar 253.31
Mar 253.36
Mar 253.37
Feb 253.68
Feb 253.6
Feb 253.66
Feb 253.68
Jan 253.71
Jan 253.64
Jan 253.57
Jan 253.52
Jan 253.56
Dec 243.57
Dec 243.54
Dec 243.64
Dec 243.77
Nov 243.65
Nov 243.63
Nov 243.38
Nov 243.5
Nov 243.02
Oct 242.98
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HighTower Advisors LLC Cuts Stock Position in US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

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US Foods to Present at the Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Conference

businesswire.com · 26 Aug 2026

US Foods to Present at the Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Conference

ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) announced today that Dirk Locascio, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Conference in Boston on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Media and investors can listen to a live audio webcast by visiting the Investor Relations page of the company's website at https://ir.usfoods.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx. A replay of the webcast will be available.

US Foods Scholars Program Welcomes 20 New Students to 2026 Class

businesswire.com · 25 Aug 2026

US Foods Scholars Program Welcomes 20 New Students to 2026 Class

ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #USFoods--US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD), one of America's leading foodservice distributors, today announced its 2026 class of US Foods Scholars, the largest class in the program's history. This year's cohort includes 20 exceptional students from 18 schools nationwide who are pursuing 2- or 4-year post-secondary degrees in culinary arts, hospitality, baking and pastry, or business management programs. Each recipient will receive a $20,000 scholarship to help advance.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Buys Shares of 1,249,298 US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

defenseworld.net · 24 Aug 2026

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Buys Shares of 1,249,298 US Foods Holding Corp. $USFD

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