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U.S. Food Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 07, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-3.0%
  • 1Y17.4%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Food Distributors industry hasn't moved much but Performance Food Group is up 5.4% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 08 May 2026US$78.4bUS$234.4bUS$2.8b19x27.8x0.3x
Sun, 05 Apr 2026US$75.1bUS$233.3bUS$2.8b22.4x26.4x0.3x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026US$88.2bUS$233.6bUS$2.8b26.3x31.3x0.4x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026US$81.8bUS$232.4bUS$2.7b32.9x30.2x0.4x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025US$74.0bUS$231.8bUS$2.7b29.7x27.2x0.3x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025US$74.5bUS$231.8bUS$2.7b28x27.5x0.3x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025US$78.4bUS$228.8bUS$2.7b25.1x28.6x0.3x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025US$81.6bUS$239.0bUS$2.8b26.7x29.4x0.3x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025US$77.5bUS$239.0bUS$2.8b31.1x28x0.3x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025US$77.6bUS$235.6bUS$2.9b36x27x0.3x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025US$74.4bUS$235.5bUS$2.9b34.7x25.8x0.3x
Sat, 10 May 2025US$71.3bUS$234.9bUS$2.9b33.2x24.8x0.3x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025US$66.8bUS$232.8bUS$2.9b29.6x23.2x0.3x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025US$73.2bUS$232.4bUS$2.9b32.9x25.2x0.3x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025US$72.6bUS$230.5bUS$3.1b29.1x23.7x0.3x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024US$73.0bUS$229.6bUS$3.1b27.6x23.8x0.3x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024US$73.1bUS$229.3bUS$3.1b28.3x23.9x0.3x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024US$70.5bUS$228.3bUS$3.0b25x23.5x0.3x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024US$69.2bUS$227.6bUS$3.0b24.6x23.3x0.3x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024US$68.5bUS$227.6bUS$3.0b26.3x23x0.3x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024US$63.8bUS$226.7bUS$3.1b24.8x20.7x0.3x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024US$64.2bUS$226.7bUS$3.1b25.1x20.8x0.3x
Sun, 12 May 2024US$67.5bUS$226.8bUS$3.1b18.3x21.7x0.3x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024US$66.6bUS$226.8bUS$3.1b18.9x21.5x0.3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024US$69.7bUS$226.9bUS$3.1b18.3x22.3x0.3x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024US$69.3bUS$227.6bUS$3.0b23.1x23.1x0.3x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024US$64.4bUS$226.9bUS$2.7b22.9x23.7x0.3x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023US$62.2bUS$226.9bUS$2.8b23.6x22x0.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023US$55.6bUS$226.4bUS$2.8b21.2x20.1x0.2x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023US$59.2bUS$226.3bUS$2.9b23x20.6x0.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023US$61.3bUS$225.9bUS$2.9b22.5x21.4x0.3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023US$63.8bUS$224.7bUS$2.5b28.4x25.8x0.3x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023US$61.7bUS$224.7bUS$2.5b27.2x25x0.3x
Mon, 15 May 2023US$62.4bUS$224.6bUS$2.5b24.5x24.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.5x


Total Market Cap: US$62.4bTotal Earnings: US$2.5bTotal Revenue: US$224.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Food Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 24.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.30x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Distributors industry have grown 3.6% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Comparison

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

US Market3.19%
Consumer Staples1.14%
Food and Staples Retail1.15%
Food Distributors0.83%
Food Retail2.34%
Big Box Super Stores1.08%
Drug Retail-6.94%
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$92.712.4%
+US$337.8m		8.5%PE44.3x
CHEF Chefs' WarehouseUS$80.343.5%
+US$111.7m		28.7%PE41.2x
WILC G. Willi-Food InternationalUS$35.108.1%
+US$36.6m		129.9%PE15.8x
UNFI United Natural FoodsUS$50.090.1%
+US$4.3m		83.8%PS0.1x

Latest News

CHEF
US$80.34
Chefs' Warehouse
7D
3.5%
1Y
28.7%
PFGC
US$92.71
Performance Food Group
7D
2.4%
1Y
8.5%
USFD
US$86.88
US Foods Holding
7D
-7.1%
1Y
21.0%
SYY
US$72.88
Sysco
7D
-2.4%
1Y
1.8%
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ANDE
US$70.81
Andersons
7D
-9.8%
1Y
105.8%
HFFG
US$1.83
HF Foods Group
7D
-5.2%
1Y
-53.1%
UNFI
US$50.09
United Natural Foods
7D
0.1%
1Y
83.8%
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United Natural Foods: The Danger Of Chasing A "Shrink To Grow" Turnaround

Summary United Natural Foods (UNFI) has rallied 146% from its lows, but now trades above analyst targets despite ongoing structural headwinds. UNFI's turnaround is real—debt reduction, improved EBITDA, and network optimization—but revenue is still declining and margins remain fragile at 2.3%. Customer concentration risk is acute: Whole Foods, owned by Amazon, accounts for 22% of revenue, with Amazon deepening ties to a direct competitor. I rate UNFI a Sell, as current valuation overstates the turnaround, underappreciates risks, and offers limited margin for error given thin profitability. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
WILC
US$35.10
G. Willi-Food International
7D
8.1%
1Y
129.9%