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U.S. Food Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-3.5%
  • 1Y1.5%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Distributors industry has dropped 4.6%, driven by Sysco declining 3.0%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Food Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024US$63.3bUS$226.7bUS$3.1b24.5x20.5x0.3x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024US$65.5bUS$226.7bUS$3.1b24.8x21.2x0.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024US$68.0bUS$226.8bUS$3.1b25.1x21.9x0.3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024US$65.5bUS$226.8bUS$3.1b18.9x21.2x0.3x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024US$70.1bUS$226.8bUS$3.1b18.6x22.6x0.3x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024US$67.8bUS$227.8bUS$3.0b22.5x22.6x0.3x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024US$66.0bUS$226.9bUS$2.7b23.6x24.3x0.3x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023US$63.0bUS$226.9bUS$2.7b22.5x23.1x0.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023US$58.7bUS$227.1bUS$2.8b23.8x20.9x0.3x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023US$57.3bUS$226.4bUS$2.8b22.5x20.7x0.3x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023US$60.6bUS$225.9bUS$2.9b22.7x21.1x0.3x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023US$64.1bUS$224.7bUS$2.5b29.2x26x0.3x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023US$61.5bUS$224.7bUS$2.5b27.9x24.9x0.3x
Wed, 24 May 2023US$59.6bUS$224.3bUS$2.5b24.5x23.5x0.3x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023US$61.7bUS$221.1bUS$2.3b31.2x26.9x0.3x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023US$59.0bUS$221.0bUS$2.3b29x26x0.3x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023US$64.4bUS$218.4bUS$2.4b25.5x27.3x0.3x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023US$65.2bUS$214.1bUS$2.3b26x28.1x0.3x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022US$65.4bUS$214.1bUS$2.3b25.2x28.2x0.3x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022US$63.6bUS$208.5bUS$2.2b22.8x28.9x0.3x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022US$57.9bUS$204.4bUS$2.1b21.6x27.2x0.3x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022US$62.8bUS$207.6bUS$2.1b20.3x29.5x0.3x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022US$65.0bUS$195.2bUS$1.7b31x38.6x0.3x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022US$65.3bUS$195.0bUS$1.7b32.7x39.1x0.3x
Thu, 26 May 2022US$60.6bUS$194.3bUS$1.6b30.6x36.7x0.3x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022US$69.3bUS$181.9bUS$1.4b18.2x50.6x0.4x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022US$64.7bUS$182.0bUS$1.4b18.5x47.6x0.4x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022US$66.3bUS$179.0bUS$1.2b15.6x53.1x0.4x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022US$63.9bUS$167.6bUS$1.1b15x57.4x0.4x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021US$59.1bUS$167.6bUS$1.1b15.5x53.1x0.4x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021US$63.6bUS$157.5bUS$811.1m19.5x78.4x0.4x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021US$62.5bUS$156.1bUS$782.8m18.8x79.8x0.4x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021US$58.9bUS$156.1bUS$789.1m14.2x74.6x0.4x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021US$55.9bUS$156.1bUS$789.1m13.7x70.9x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

70.9x


Total Market Cap: US$55.9bTotal Earnings: US$789.1mTotal Revenue: US$156.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Food Distributors industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 35.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.31x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Distributors industry have grown 58% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Food Distributors compare with similar industries?

US Market-2.42%
Consumer Staples-1.09%
Food and Staples Retail-1.91%
Food Distributors-2.16%
Drug Retail1.38%
Food Retail-1.18%
Big Box Super Stores-1.99%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PFGC Performance Food GroupUS$66.571.9%
+US$197.6m		9.8%PE24.7x
ANDE AndersonsUS$54.986.9%
+US$119.7m		11.0%PE15.3x
USFD US Foods HoldingUS$52.690.9%
+US$110.6m		23.3%PE25.6x
UNFI United Natural FoodsUS$15.539.1%
+US$76.7m		-25.0%PS0.03x
CHEF Chefs' WarehouseUS$42.823.3%
+US$54.5m		19.1%PE48.5x
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SYY

US$72.85

Sysco

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-4.2%

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ANDE

US$54.98

Andersons

7D

6.9%

1Y

11.0%

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CHEF

US$42.82

Chefs' Warehouse

7D

3.3%

1Y

19.1%

HFFG

US$3.34

HF Foods Group

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-35.8%

PFGC

US$66.57

Performance Food Group

7D

1.9%

1Y

9.8%

USFD

US$52.69

US Foods Holding

7D

0.9%

1Y

23.3%

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UNFI

US$15.53

United Natural Foods

7D

9.1%

1Y

-25.0%

SPTN

US$20.79

SpartanNash

7D

4.8%

1Y

-6.9%

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WILC

US$9.83

G. Willi-Food International

7D

2.2%

1Y

-21.0%

DTCK

US$1.06

Davis Commodities

7D

-7.8%

1Y

n/a