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US Foods USFD Gross margin

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18.5%+0.2pp
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11.9%+0.2pp
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33%-2.3pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$9.6B+2.8%
Gross profit$1.7B+2.4%
Operating income$216.0M-3.6%
Net income$116.0M+0.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.52+6.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$49.0M-51.5%
Total debt$5.2B+7.5%
Total equity$4.3B-6.1%
Total assets$14.2B+3.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$294.0M-24.8%
CapEx$98.0M+16.7%
Free cash flow$196.0M-36.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$20.65B+34.8%
Enterprise value$25.76B+28.7%
P/E30.5×+1.4×
P/S0.5×+0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin3%0.0pp
Net margin1.7%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15.1%+4.0pp
Debt / equity1.2×+0.2×
Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from US Foods’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: US Foods’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is US Foods's gross margin?
US Foods (USFD) reported gross margin of 17.4% in Q1 2026.
How has US Foods's gross margin changed year-over-year?
US Foods's gross margin increased by 0.1% year-over-year, from 17.4% to 17.4%.
What is the long-term trend for US Foods's gross margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), US Foods's gross margin has grown at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 63.6% to 69.6%.
What does gross margin mean?
How much of every sales dollar is left after the direct cost of what was sold.
How do you interpret gross margin?
Higher and stable gross margins indicate pricing power and a durable cost structure. A declining trend signals input-cost pressure, pricing competition, or a shift toward lower-margin products.
How does gross margin compare across companies?
Highly comparable within an industry, less so across industries — software runs 70%+ while distributors run in single digits. Track the trend more than the absolute level across sectors.