US Foods profit margin USFD
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2016.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 1.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 3.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.4 pts
- Peer median
- 2.5%
Over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, US Foods kept 1.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 3.1% and a gross margin of 17.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 0.1%.
The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 2.5%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.7% | 3.0% | 17.4% |
| FY2024 | 1.3% | 2.9% | 17.3% |
| FY2023 | 1.4% | 2.9% | 17.3% |
| FY2022 | 0.8% | 1.7% | 16.1% |
| FY2021 | 0.6% | 1.4% | 15.8% |
| FY2020 | −1.0% | −0.3% | 16.3% |
| FY2019 | 1.5% | 2.7% | 17.7% |
| FY2018 | 1.7% | 2.7% | 17.8% |
| FY2017 | 1.8% | 2.4% | 17.5% |
| FY2016 | 0.9% | 1.8% | 17.7% |
| FY2015 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 17.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 1.8% | +0.4 pts | 3.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 1.7% | +0.3 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 1.7% | +0.4 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 1.4% | −0.1 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 1.4% | +0.0 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 1.4% | −0.0 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 1.3% | −0.1 pts | 2.9% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 1.5% | +0.3 pts | 2.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 1.4% | +0.1 pts | 2.8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 1.4% | +0.4 pts | 2.8% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 1.4% | +0.6 pts | 2.9% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 1.3% | +0.6 pts | 2.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Food Distribution nearest US Foods' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| USFDUS Foods | 1.8% |
| PFGCPerformance Food | 0.5% |
| SYYSysco | 2.1% |
| DPZDominos Pizza | 12.0% |
| CHEFChefs' Warehouse | 2.1% |
| SEBSeaboard | 6.2% |
| ASHAshland | 2.8% |
| CENTCentral Garden & Pet | 5.4% |
| UNFIUnited Natural Foods | 0.3% |
| HWKNHawkins | 7.3% |
| ANDEAndersons | 1.6% |
| Peer median | 2.5% |
Where US Foods ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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