US Foods Holding Corp. Common Stock (USFD)

FairStock Score: 39/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I view US Foods as a classic middleman: it distributes food and supplies to restaurants, hospitals and other foodservice customers. Scale and route density matter, but the business earns thin margins. In fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-12-27, revenue was $39.4B and net income was $676.0M; in fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-27, revenue was $10.5B and net income was $275.0M, showing profit growth even as sales grow slowly. The Lynch category is STALWART, with profit growing 42.5% a year over four years and revenue 7.5%, which fits a steady but not explosive operator. Financial health is mixed: FairStock's ROE is 16.35%, Piotroski is 7/9, and trailing free cash flow is $946.0M, a 4.5% FCF yield. But ROCE is only 5.83%, debt-to-equity is 1.26, and Altman Z is 2.44, so leverage and capital returns deserve attention. Valuation is the main issue. At the 2026-10-13 close of $97.91, FairStock shows P/E 30.13, P/B 4.95, EV/EBITDA 15.26, PEG 1.32, and a Graham Number of $38.03. That price is far above the Graham value and gives a negative margin of safety of 157.45%. FairStock Score is 43/100. The company is not a bad business, but the market is paying a full price for a low-margin distributor. I would want either faster profit growth or a lower price before calling it a bargain.

In plain English: US Foods is a large company that sells and delivers food and supplies to restaurants, hospitals, hotels and other places. The business is steady and profits have been rising, but it earns thin profit margins and carries debt. At $97.91 a share on 2026-10-13, the price looks expensive compared with the company's profits, assets and conservative value measures.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-27) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-28) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-27) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-28) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-27) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-28) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-30)

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