What is US Foods's operating cash flow?

US Foods (USFD) reported operating cash flow of $294M in Q1 2026.

How has US Foods's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

US Foods's operating cash flow decreased by 24.8% year-over-year, from $391M to $294M.

What is the long-term trend for US Foods's operating cash flow?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), US Foods's operating cash flow has grown at a 21.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $765M to $1.37B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

US Foods USFD Operating Cash Flow

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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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CapEx$98.0M+16.7%

Free cash flow$196.0M-36.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$22.24B+22.2%

Enterprise value$27.36B+19.1%

P/E32.9×-0.1×

P/S0.6×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin17.4%0.0pp

Operating margin3%0.0pp

Net margin1.7%+0.3pp

FCF margin2.1%-0.7pp

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

Reported directly by US Foods in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: US Foods (USFD) reported operating cash flow of $294M in Q1 2026.
How has US Foods's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: US Foods's operating cash flow decreased by 24.8% year-over-year, from $391M to $294M.
What is the long-term trend for US Foods's operating cash flow?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), US Foods's operating cash flow has grown at a 21.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $765M to $1.37B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.