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U.S. Food Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M0.9%
  • 1Y17.0%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Food Distributors industry hasn't moved much but Performance Food Group is up 5.2% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 May 2025US$73.3bUS$234.9bUS$2.9b35.5x25.6x0.3x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025US$69.4bUS$232.8bUS$2.9b32x24.1x0.3x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025US$68.0bUS$232.8bUS$2.9b31x23.7x0.3x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025US$72.1bUS$232.5bUS$2.9b34.9x24.8x0.3x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025US$72.3bUS$229.6bUS$3.1b27.6x23.5x0.3x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024US$75.7bUS$229.6bUS$3.1b28.2x24.6x0.3x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024US$72.8bUS$229.3bUS$3.1b27.3x23.8x0.3x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024US$70.0bUS$228.3bUS$3.0b26.2x23.3x0.3x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024US$69.2bUS$227.6bUS$3.0b25.6x23.3x0.3x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024US$66.7bUS$227.6bUS$3.0b25.3x22.5x0.3x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024US$63.0bUS$226.7bUS$3.1b24.8x20.4x0.3x
Fri, 31 May 2024US$64.3bUS$226.8bUS$3.1b25.3x20.7x0.3x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024US$66.6bUS$226.8bUS$3.1b18.7x21.6x0.3x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024US$70.9bUS$226.8bUS$3.1b19.1x22.9x0.3x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024US$68.6bUS$226.9bUS$3.1b18.8x22x0.3x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024US$65.7bUS$226.9bUS$2.7b23.5x24.2x0.3x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023US$63.6bUS$226.9bUS$2.7b22.5x23.4x0.3x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023US$58.9bUS$226.9bUS$2.8b23x20.8x0.3x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023US$55.2bUS$226.4bUS$2.8b20.6x19.9x0.2x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023US$59.4bUS$225.9bUS$2.9b21.9x20.7x0.3x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023US$62.9bUS$225.3bUS$2.7b28.9x23.6x0.3x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023US$63.5bUS$224.7bUS$2.5b29.2x25.7x0.3x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023US$61.6bUS$224.3bUS$2.5b23.8x24.3x0.3x
Mon, 01 May 2023US$63.6bUS$221.1bUS$2.3b32.1x27.7x0.3x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023US$62.0bUS$221.1bUS$2.3b30.7x27.2x0.3x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023US$63.4bUS$220.6bUS$2.3b27.1x27.2x0.3x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023US$63.7bUS$214.1bUS$2.3b25.5x27.4x0.3x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022US$63.2bUS$214.1bUS$2.3b24.7x27.2x0.3x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022US$66.8bUS$213.6bUS$2.3b24.8x28.7x0.3x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022US$56.5bUS$204.4bUS$2.1b23.5x26.5x0.3x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022US$64.6bUS$207.6bUS$2.1b28.5x30.3x0.3x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022US$63.7bUS$196.4bUS$1.7b29.7x36.9x0.3x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022US$65.0bUS$195.0bUS$1.7b31.7x39x0.3x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022US$64.2bUS$194.4bUS$1.6b31.3x38.9x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38.9x


Total Market Cap: US$64.2bTotal Earnings: US$1.6bTotal Revenue: US$194.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Food Distributors industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.2x.
  • 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 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.5% 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 Market0.79%
Consumer Staples0.14%
Food and Staples Retail0.095%
Food Distributors0.96%
Big Box Super Stores0.087%
Drug Retail-0.23%
Food Retail-0.33%
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$89.296.7%
+US$872.5m		31.2%PE37.1x
USFD US Foods HoldingUS$78.553.5%
+US$615.4m		50.0%PE34.5x
CHEF Chefs' WarehouseUS$64.133.8%
+US$96.0m		66.5%PE40.9x
SPTN SpartanNashUS$21.4413.1%
+US$84.0m		8.2%PE2427.5x
ANDE AndersonsUS$35.744.7%
+US$54.5m		-30.9%PE11.2x
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SPTN

US$21.44

SpartanNash

7D

13.1%

1Y

8.2%

PFGC

US$89.29

Performance Food Group

7D

6.7%

1Y

31.2%

WILC

US$15.73

G. Willi-Food International

7D

-1.2%

1Y

64.6%

UNFI

US$30.42

United Natural Foods

7D

2.7%

1Y

163.8%

CHEF

US$64.13

Chefs' Warehouse

7D

3.8%

1Y

66.5%

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SYY

US$71.51

Sysco

7D

-1.0%

1Y

0.06%

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USFD

US$78.55

US Foods Holding

7D

3.5%

1Y

50.0%

ANDE

US$35.74

Andersons

7D

4.7%

1Y

-30.9%

HFFG

US$3.88

HF Foods Group

7D

-3.7%

1Y

15.5%

DTCK

US$0.56

Davis Commodities

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-50.0%

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