US Foods (USFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) is a major foodservice distributor serving restaurants and other food-away-from-home businesses across the United States. The company supplies independent and multi-unit restaurants, healthcare organizations, hospitality businesses, educational institutions, government facilities and other commercial customers.

Its product portfolio includes fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy products, frozen and dry groceries, beverages, ingredients, disposable supplies, kitchen equipment and other foodservice-related products. US Foods also provides services and technology designed to support menu planning, purchasing, inventory management, operational efficiency and customer growth.

The company has roots dating to the 19th century and has expanded through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. Formerly known as US Foodservice, it adopted the US Foods name as part of its broader corporate development and became a publicly traded company in 2016. Its distribution network and customer-focused services support foodservice operators throughout the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $92.56 to $94.90
• 50-Day Range: $92.01 to $110.85
• 52-Week Range: $69.88 to $111.42
• Volume: 1.71 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.65 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.19
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $113.92
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

US Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

US Foods scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 172 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

US Foods has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

US Foods has a consensus price target of $113.92, representing about 20.1% upside from its current price of $94.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

US Foods has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for US Foods are expected to grow by 15.91% in the coming year, from $4.40 to $5.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of US Foods is 29.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of US Foods is 29.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

US Foods has a PEG Ratio of 1.19. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

US Foods has a P/B Ratio of 4.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.48% of the float of US Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

US Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.34.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in US Foods has recently increased by 8.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

US Foods does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

US Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

US Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for US Foods this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 21 people have searched for USFD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -16% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added US Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, US Foods insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,639,344.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.74% of the stock of US Foods is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.76% of the stock of US Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:USFD
• CIK: 1665918
• Web: www.usfoods.com
• Phone: (847) 720-8000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 30,000
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for US Foods: $113.92
• High Price Target: $127.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.47
• P/E Growth: 1.19
• Net Income: $676 million
• Net Margins: 1.81%
• Pretax Margin: 2.39%
• Return on Equity: 20.53%
• Return on Assets: 6.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.19
• Current Ratio: 1.14
• Quick Ratio: 0.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $39.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: $5.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.87
• Book Value: $19.32 per share
• Price / Book: 4.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 216,330,000
• Free Float: 214,730,000
• Market Cap: $20.44 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.82