“21 Interest Expense—Net Interest expense—net increased $1 million to $152 million in 2026 primarily due to higher borrowings under the ABL Facility, partially offset by lower interest rates for our variable rate debt.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
US Foods Holding Corp.
USFD
Market read
US Foods Holding Corp.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 2.8% versus the comparable filing period.
- LIFO inventory expense of $38 million for the 13 weeks ended March 28, 2026 (vs $5 million prior year) that reduced gross profit.
- Total case volume increased 1.4% for the 13 weeks ended March 28, 2026, with independent +4.6%, healthcare +3.7%, hospitality +5.0% and chain -2.3%.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if USFD's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 2.8% versus the comparable filing period.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- LIFO inventory expense of $38 million for the 13 weeks ended March 28, 2026 (vs $5 million prior year) that reduced gross profit.
- Total case volume increased 1.4% for the 13 weeks ended March 28, 2026, with independent +4.6%, healthcare +3.7%, hospitality +5.0% and chain -2.3%.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Input and raw-material costs has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
- Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
- Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- P/E is 32% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
- EV/sales is 46% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 11, 2026
95.30Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“Net Sales Net sales increased $709 million or 3.6% , to $20,142 million in 2026, driven by case volume growth and food cost inflation of 1.7% .”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
“Our LIFO method of inventory costing resulted in an expense of $33 million in 2026 compared to $19 million expense i n 2025 , driven by inflation and an increase in inventory values in multiple categories.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
“Impairments resulting from restructuring activities are recorded as a component of restructuring costs and asset impairment charges in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, and a reduction of the asset’s carrying value in the Company’…”10-K · Feb 12, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 0.6× · EV/sales 0.6×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for USFD. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment · baseline
The latest filing presents a mixed picture
10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-08.
What improved
- Revenue increased 2.8% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
No thresholded deterioration was identified.
Filing receipts
“Interest Expense—Net Interest expense—net decreased $2 million to $75 million in 2026 primarily due to lower borrowings under the ABL Facility revolver and lower interest rates for our variable rate debt.”
“For the 13 weeks ended March 28, 2026, the increase was primarily a result of an increase in total case volume and higher distribution, selling and administrative costs, partially offset by continued distribution productivity improvement as well as actions to streamline administrative processes and costs.”
“For the 13 weeks ended March 28, 2026, the increase was primarily a result of an increase in total case volume and improved cost of goods sold, partially offset by an unfavorable year-over-year LIFO adjustment.”
Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind USFD
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
FDXFedEx CorporationdistributorFeb 12, 2026 ▾
“Customers can explore a wide array of products delivered right to their door via FedEx.”
Depended on by
POST42.0% of POSTcustomerNov 21, 2025 ▾
“The largest customers of our Foodservice segment, Sysco and US Foods, accounted for 42.0% of the segment’s net sales in fiscal 2025.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
USFD is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Foodservice Distribution. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
This group is retained as the last observed read for USFD; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.