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U.S. Food Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 03, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M-5.7%
  • 1Y5.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Distributors industry has dropped 3.5%, driven by Sysco declining 3.7%. Meanwhile, Chefs' Warehouse actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 12% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 3.8%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Food Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 03 May 2024US$64.4bUS$227.5bUS$3.1b18.3x20.9x0.3x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024US$70.6bUS$226.8bUS$3.1b19.3x22.8x0.3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024US$70.0bUS$226.9bUS$3.1b18.4x22.4x0.3x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024US$65.7bUS$226.9bUS$2.7b23.1x24.2x0.3x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023US$64.5bUS$226.9bUS$2.7b23x23.7x0.3x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023US$61.0bUS$226.9bUS$2.8b22.9x21.6x0.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023US$55.9bUS$226.4bUS$2.8b21.7x20.2x0.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023US$59.4bUS$226.1bUS$2.9b21.9x20.7x0.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023US$61.2bUS$225.5bUS$2.8b24.1x22x0.3x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023US$63.5bUS$224.7bUS$2.5b29.2x25.7x0.3x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023US$61.9bUS$224.7bUS$2.5b27.1x25x0.3x
Sat, 06 May 2023US$63.2bUS$223.1bUS$2.4b30.8x26.3x0.3x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023US$63.0bUS$221.1bUS$2.3b31.5x27.7x0.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023US$61.9bUS$220.6bUS$2.3b26.9x26.5x0.3x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023US$64.5bUS$214.1bUS$2.3b25.7x27.8x0.3x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022US$63.4bUS$214.1bUS$2.3b23.8x27.3x0.3x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022US$67.4bUS$213.6bUS$2.3b24x28.9x0.3x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022US$59.1bUS$204.4bUS$2.1b24.3x27.8x0.3x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022US$60.4bUS$203.9bUS$2.1b27.2x28.4x0.3x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022US$65.9bUS$200.4bUS$2.1b25.4x31.4x0.3x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022US$65.3bUS$195.0bUS$1.7b32.2x39.1x0.3x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022US$62.3bUS$195.0bUS$1.7b29.9x37.3x0.3x
Sun, 08 May 2022US$64.4bUS$183.6bUS$1.4b19x46.6x0.4x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022US$65.6bUS$182.0bUS$1.4b18.1x48.1x0.4x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022US$69.4bUS$181.4bUS$1.4b16x51.2x0.4x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022US$60.0bUS$167.6bUS$1.1b15.6x54x0.4x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021US$60.9bUS$167.6bUS$1.1b14.9x54.8x0.4x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021US$60.9bUS$167.3bUS$1.0b20.5x58.6x0.4x
Fri, 22 Oct 2021US$62.3bUS$156.1bUS$783.0m17.4x79.6x0.4x
Sun, 19 Sep 2021US$58.0bUS$156.1bUS$790.4m13.7x73.4x0.4x
Tue, 17 Aug 2021US$59.2bUS$156.1bUS$789.1m13.6x75x0.4x
Tue, 01 Jun 2021US$62.6bUS$140.6b-US$338,167,911.9914.4x-185x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-225x


Total Market Cap: US$65.9bTotal Earnings: -US$292,863,911.99Total Revenue: US$141.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Food Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Food Distributors industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.32x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Food Distributors industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 17% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Food Distributors compare with similar industries?

US Market0.34%
Consumer Staples-0.41%
Food and Staples Retail-0.69%
Food Distributors-1.73%
Food Retail0.65%
Drug Retail-0.34%
Big Box Super Stores-0.75%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CHEF Chefs' WarehouseUS$36.9412.4%
+US$161.0m
8.6%PE41.8x
USFD US Foods HoldingUS$51.001.2%
+US$142.3m
36.1%PE25.1x
UNFI United Natural FoodsUS$9.416.2%
+US$32.7m
-64.4%PS0.02x
SPTN SpartanNashUS$19.531.2%
+US$7.9m
-17.2%PE12.9x
HFFG HF Foods GroupUS$2.862.5%
+US$3.7m
-18.5%PS0.1x
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HFFG

US$2.86

HF Foods Group

7D

2.5%

1Y

-18.5%

CHEF

US$36.94

Chefs' Warehouse

7D

12.4%

1Y

8.6%

DTCK

US$1.05

Davis Commodities

7D

1.4%

1Y

n/a

SYY

US$74.25

Sysco

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-1.7%

ANDE

US$56.02

Andersons

7D

-1.0%

1Y

52.4%

SPTN

US$19.53

SpartanNash

7D

1.2%

1Y

-17.2%

UNFI

US$9.41

United Natural Foods

7D

6.2%

1Y

-64.4%