US Foods (USFD)
Consumer Staples · foodservice distribution · NYSE
US Foods is a leading nationwide foodservice distributor providing critical supply chain solutions and product variety to the restaurant, hospitality, and institutional food sectors.
What US Foods does
US Foods is one of America’s leading foodservice distributors, providing a vast array of food products and supplies to restaurants, healthcare facilities, and hospitality businesses. The company manages a complex supply chain to deliver fresh, frozen, and dry food products, as well as kitchen equipment and disposables, to thousands of locations nationwide. It operates through a broad network of distribution centers, supporting the daily operations of diverse commercial and institutional food-service customers.
Themes: foodservice distribution, supply chain logistics, restaurant / hospitality supply chain, food wholesale
Fundamentals
- Price$97.12 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$21.0B as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+27.8% 2025-10-08 close $76.00 → 2026-10-08 close $97.12
- P/E29.85 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+1.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+17.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+15.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.26 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.8% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.62 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: does not currently pay a dividend.
How USFD compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginbottom 25% 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- gross marginbottom 25% 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
USFD is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
42.2 #1120 of 1,379 scored · #45 of 65 in Consumer Staples
Trend 62nd (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day) and capital return 55th (net share count bought back over the year 5.7, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years); weakest is financial health (24th, free cash flow margin 2.4%, debt to equity 1.3).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
How US Foods looks technically
US Foods (USFD) is trading 5.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 181 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-09-09, pushing above its recent trading range.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +5.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $101.08 | $101.08 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $92.41 | $92.41 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed five-part downward sequence — the pattern Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — which on that reading would now be due a pullback rather than more of the same; the labelling fails if price closes below 90.82. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible five-wave downward sequence, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 181 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 181 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with sellers in control | 28.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($90.82 to $98.16) — its "stochastic" reading is 86 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 85.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $111.42 | $111.42 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 12.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -12.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 39.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +39.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 12.8% below its highest point of the past year | 12.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-09-09, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $111.42 (set on 2026-08-12) | $111.42 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($70.05 to $110.94), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 34% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $84.36 to $85.67. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 33.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 12.8% below its all-time high | -12.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $97.06 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-08-04, most recently on 2026-09-22. Since 2024-10-08 it has 16 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.32 (set on 2020-03-18) | $8.32 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1067.3% above its all-time low | +1,067% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 81% of it) | 19th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.55 between its high and its low — about 2.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.55 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $91.24 and $97.21 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $91.24 – $94.23 – $97.21 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.6% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (5.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.69× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.6% since the prior reading | -0.6% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a bullish engulfing | today it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | today |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 6 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Gap filled | a 4.8% gap up opened on 2026-08-06 has been "filled" 21 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 23 sessions to close | 21 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 6.8 percentage points (the stock lost 5.8% while the market gained 1.0%) | -6.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 6.6 percentage points (the stock lost 2.8% while the market gained 3.8%) | -6.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 10.6 percentage points (the stock gained 6.8% while the market gained 17.5%) | -10.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 12.8 percentage points (the stock gained 27.8% while the market gained 15.0%) | +12.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought), trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.2% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.9% of the share price. | -4.2% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 5% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $92.94 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $100.14 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 45 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
USFD last closed at $97.12 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 16 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $97.06 | Support | 0.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-08-04 to 2026-09-22 |
| $95.17 | Support | 2.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-16 to 2026-05-01 |
| $93.61 | Support | 3.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-03-26 to 2026-07-23 |
| $104.92 | Resistance | 8.0% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-07-07 to 2026-08-20 |
| $111.35 | Resistance | 14.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-08-12 to 2026-08-24 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $90.82.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 4 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · lagging the market · Printed a bullish engulfing pair · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.53 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 15 analysts
- Mean price target$116.00 range $65.00 – $130.00; median $120.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for USFD
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.25 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.00242 (+0.2%) from $1.25, on 2026-09-01, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward50% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in food and fuel costs which can impact operating margins","Intense competition within the highly fragmented foodservice distribution industry","Operational dependency on timely, large-scale supply chain and logistics execution"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of USFD's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing specifies comparison period as '13 weeks ended March 28, 2026' vs '13 weeks ended March 29, 2025' (fiscal Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025)
- Newer filing references '2025 Annual Report' for audited consolidated financial statements
- Newer filing adds 'Our relationship with our customers is further strengthened by our industry-leading MOXē® digital platform...' in Overview section
- Newer filing adds specific language: 'This mission is supported by our strategy of WE HELP YOU MAKE IT®. Our Promise brings three key elements...' with numbered list structure
- Newer filing states 'Over 4,000 sales associates' vs older filing states 'Approximately 4,000 sales associates'
- Newer filing adds government customer type: 'independent restaurants, chain restaurants, healthcare, hospitality, government and education customers'
- Newer filing reports total case volume increased 1.4% for Q2 2026 vs 1.1% reported for Q3 2025 in older filing
- Newer filing reports 4.6% independent restaurant case volume growth vs 3.9% in older filing for comparable quarter
- Newer filing reports food cost inflation of 1.0% vs 3.0% in older filing
- Newer filing shows net sales increased $259 million or 2.8% vs $463 million or 4.8% in older filing
- Newer filing shows gross profit increased $39 million or 2.4% vs $86 million or 5.2% in older filing
- Newer filing shows LIFO expense of $38 million for March 28, 2026 vs $5 million for March 29, 2025
- Newer filing shows operating expenses increased $47 million or 3.4% to $1,437 million
- Newer filing shows operating income of $216 million (2.2% margin) vs $224 million (2.4% margin) year-over-year
- Newer filing shows net income of $116 million vs $115 million year-over-year
- Newer filing shows Adjusted EBITDA of $413 million vs $389 million year-over-year
- Newer filing shows Free Cash Flow of $197 million vs $308 million year-over-year
- Removed:
- Older filing references '2024 Annual Report' for audited consolidated financial statements (replaced with '2025 Annual Report')
- Older filing describes MOXē as 'best-in-industry ecommerce platform' (newer filing uses 'industry-leading MOXē® business platform')
- Older filing includes 39-week comparison periods (newer filing shows only 13-week comparisons)
- Older filing includes 'education and other customers' (newer filing specifies 'government and education customers')
- Older filing states 'Approximately 4,000 sales associates' (newer filing states 'Over 4,000 sales associates')
- Older filing includes multiple sets of metrics for both 13-week and 39-week periods; newer filing shows only 13-week period
- Older filing reports Adjusted EBITDA margin of 5.0% and 4.7% for 13-week comparisons (newer filing reports 4.3% and 4.2%)
- Reworded:
- Brand promise language changed from 'WE HELP YOU MAKE IT™' to 'WE HELP YOU MAKE IT®. Our Promise' with added strategic framing
- Exclusive Brand description changed from 'large and diverse Exclusive Brand portfolio' to 'large and diverse portfolio of Exclusive Brands'
- MOXē platform description expanded from basic ecommerce reference to include 'makes it easy for our customers to manage their orders and inventories, while also providing valuable support for their business'
- Pronto program description changed from 'convenient and flexible' to 'flexible and convenient'
- Sales associates support description changed from 'new business development managers' to 'business development managers'
- Notes:
- The two filings compare different fiscal quarters (Q2 2026 vs Q3 2025) and therefore report different absolute numbers, percentages, and customer metrics that are not directly comparable as sequential quarters
- Older filing includes 39-week year-to-date data which is not present in newer filing, making full operating period comparison incomplete
- LIFO adjustment impacts differ significantly between periods ($38 million vs $5 million), which is a product of different inventory price environments in the respective quarters
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($4M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($4M) — 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-13. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about USFD's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 5 matched disclosures for USFD from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding USFD as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 38,713,472
- Reported value $3,958,452,557
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 1 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
USFD had 10,593,194 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
USFD had 4.90% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.51 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 10,593,194
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.90%
- Prior settlement (shares) 11,771,181
- Reported change -10.01%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.51
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Sysco Corporation (SYY)
- Performance Food Group (PFGC)
- Gordon Food Service
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Frequently asked questions
What does US Foods (USFD) do?
US Foods is one of America’s leading foodservice distributors, providing a vast array of food products and supplies to restaurants, healthcare facilities, and hospitality businesses. The company manages a complex supply chain to deliver fresh, frozen, and dry food products, as well as kitchen equipment and disposables, to thousands of locations nationwide.
What sector is US Foods (USFD) in?
US Foods (USFD) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is foodservice distribution. It trades on NYSE.
Does USFD pay a dividend?
No — US Foods (USFD) does not currently pay a dividend (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are US Foods's (USFD) competitors?
Notable peers of US Foods (USFD) include Sysco Corporation, Performance Food Group and Gordon Food Service. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in USFD?
Yes — we hold 5 matched STOCK Act disclosures for USFD from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is US Foods (USFD) overbought or oversold right now?
US Foods (USFD) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on USFD come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.