Total Operating Expenses
US Foods Total Operating Expenses increased by 2.7% to $1.44B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.4%, from $1.39B to $1.44B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total Operating Expenses shows an upward trend with a 7.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase in total operating expenses relative to revenue indicates declining operational efficiency or significant investment in scaling the business.
Detailed definition
Total operating expenses encompass all costs incurred in the normal course of business, including SG&A, depreciation, am...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for evaluating operational overhead; comparable across all capital-intensive service and distribution industries.
total_operating_expensesHistorical Data
| 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.05B | $1.11B | $1.11B | $1.16B | $1.23B | $1.25B | $1.26B | $1.24B | $1.27B | $1.31B | $1.31B | $1.33B | $1.35B | $1.39B | $1.36B | $1.39B | $1.41B | $1.47B | $1.4B | $1.44B |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.8% | -0.1% | +5.1% | +6.2% | +1.1% | +1.0% | -1.6% | +2.5% | +3.4% | +0.0% | +1.4% | +1.7% | +2.6% | -1.7% | +1.9% | +1.1% | +4.7% | -4.9% | +2.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +18.0% | +12.7% | +13.8% | +6.6% | +2.9% | +5.3% | +4.3% | +7.4% | +6.6% | +5.8% | +4.0% | +4.5% | +3.8% | +6.0% | +2.6% | +3.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is US Foods's total operating expenses?
- US Foods (USFD) reported total operating expenses of $1.44B in Q1 2026.
- How has US Foods's total operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- US Foods's total operating expenses increased by 3.4% year-over-year, from $1.39B to $1.44B.
- What is the long-term trend for US Foods's total operating expenses?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), US Foods's total operating expenses has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.23B to $5.67B.
- What does total operating expenses mean?
- The sum of all costs required to operate the business on a daily basis.