Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
US Foods Shares (Basic) decreased by 3.1% to 220M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.8%, from 231M to 220M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows relatively stable performance with a 0.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates share issuance, while a decrease suggests share repurchases.
Detailed definition
The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, excluding the dilutive effect of p...
Peer comparison
Standard across all public companies; used to normalize net income for per-share analysis.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
20 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 222M | 222M | 222M | 223M | 224M | 225M | 224M | 226M | 238M | 247M | 239M | 245M | 246M | 241M | 241M | 231M | 230M | 225.5M | 227M | 220M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.5% | +0.4% | +0.4% | -0.4% | +0.9% | +5.3% | +3.8% | -3.2% | +2.5% | +0.4% | -2.0% | +0.0% | -4.1% | -0.4% | -2.0% | +0.7% | -3.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.9% | +1.4% | +0.9% | +1.3% | +6.3% | +9.8% | +6.7% | +8.4% | +3.4% | -2.4% | +0.8% | -5.7% | -6.5% | -6.4% | -5.8% | -4.8% |
Range220M – 247M
CAGR-0.2%
Avg YoY Growth+0.5%
Median YoY Growth+0.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is US Foods's shares (basic)?
- US Foods (USFD) reported shares (basic) of 220M in Q1 2026.
- How has US Foods's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- US Foods's shares (basic) decreased by 4.8% year-over-year, from 231M to 220M.
- What is the long-term trend for US Foods's shares (basic)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), US Foods's shares (basic) has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 887M to 913.5M.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of common shares held by investors during the period.