Financing
Debt Repayments
US Foods Debt Repayments decreased by 21.7% to $2.24B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.5%, from $1.91B to $2.24B. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $235.00M | $130.00M | -$1.29B | $131.00M | $956.00M | $128.00M | -$1.22B | $111.00M | $335.00M | $89.00M | $465.00M | $457.00M | $1.11B | $902.00M | $1.91B | $2.40B | $2.86B | $2.24B |
| QoQ Change | — | -44.7% | <-999% | +110.1% | +629.8% | -86.6% | <-999% | +109.1% | +201.8% | -73.4% | +422.5% | -1.7% | +143.1% | -18.8% | +111.4% | +25.6% | +19.4% | -21.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +306.8% | -1.5% | +5.9% | -15.3% | -65.0% | -30.5% | +138.3% | +311.7% | +231.6% | +913.5% | +317.3% | +115.7% | +217.3% | +17.5% |
Range-$1.29B – $2.86B
CAGR+70.0%
Avg YoY Growth+176.0%
Median YoY Growth+127.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is US Foods's debt repayments?
- US Foods (USFD) reported debt repayments of $2.24B in Q1 2026.
- How has US Foods's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- US Foods's debt repayments increased by 17.5% year-over-year, from $1.91B to $2.24B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.