# US Foods Holding Corp. (USFD) — Stock CV

US Foods Holding Corp. is a $21.1B consumer staples company. Revenue grew 3.8% over the last year, it keeps 2¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~5.5 years of free cash flow. It trades at 29.0× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

> US Foods is a leading domestic foodservice distributor, generating $39 billion in sales in fiscal 2025 and capturing a 10% share of the fragmented industry.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: USFD
- **Sector**: Consumer Defensive
- **Industry**: Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products
- **Headquarters**: ROSEMONT, IL
- **Employees**: 30 000
- **Website**: https://www.usfoods.com
- **Market cap**: $21.1B
- **Last price**: $97.43
- **Financial profile**: Mixed

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $40.1B
- **Net income**: $728M
- **Free cash flow**: $946M
- **Net debt**: $5.16B
- **P/E**: 29.0
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 3.8%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 69 |
| Growth | 62 |
| Profitability | 36 |
| Health | 52 |
| Quality | 97 |
| Moat | 30 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 9 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +3.8% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $728M TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +35.8% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $946M TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — ~5.5y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $21.1B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — +4.5% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 9/10 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 3.2 — safe
- [ ] Pays a dividend — none
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 29.0

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2025** — Best year on record: $676M net income
- **FY2016** — First recorded profitable year: $210M net income
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $10B: $22.9B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak
- **2013** — Sysco agreed to acquire US Foods for $8.2 billion but the merger was terminated in 2015 after…
- **2007** — Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts acquired the company for $7.1 billion
- **2000** — Ahold acquired US Foodservice for $3.6 billion
- **1996** — JP Foodservice acquired the remaining portion of PYA/Monarch
- **1994** — The company adopted the name JP Foodservice, Inc
- **1992** — United Signature Foods Inc. was created
- **1968** — John Sexton & Co. was purchased by Beatrice Foods for $37.5 million
- **1883** — The company traces its roots to John Sexton & Company, founded in 1883

## Strengths

- Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — fundamentally strong checklist
- Altman Z-Score 3.19 — low bankruptcy-risk zone

## Watch-outs

- Net debt would take ~5.7 years of free cash flow to repay
- Loss-making in 1 of the recent years
- Net debt equals ~5.5 years of free cash flow

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $29.5B | $164M | $145M |
| FY2022 | $34.1B | $265M | $500M |
| FY2023 | $35.6B | $506M | $831M |
| FY2024 | $37.9B | $494M | $833M |
| FY2025 | $39.4B | $676M | $959M |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/USFD — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.