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US Foods USFD Operating margin

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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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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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Gross margin17.4%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 operating margin?
US Foods (USFD) reported operating margin of 3% in Q1 2026.
How has US Foods's operating margin changed year-over-year?
US Foods's operating margin decreased by 0.8% year-over-year, from 3% to 3%.
What is the long-term trend for US Foods's operating margin?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), US Foods's operating margin has grown at a 25.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.2% to 12.1%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.