TGT vs. USFD: Target vs. US Foods Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD) both belong to the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry, though TGT is classified under Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail while USFD falls under Food Distributors.

Company profile comparison for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD)
Profile Item	TGT	USFD
Name	Target Corp.	US Foods Holding Corp.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
GICS Industry Group	Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
GICS Industry	Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
GICS Sub-Industry	Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail	Food Distributors
Market Capitalization	71.97 billion USD	22.90 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	February 21, 1973	May 26, 2016
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

TGT

USFD

GSPC

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD)
Metric	TGT	USFD
Total Return (1Y)	88.78%	50.01%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	20.05%	38.72%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	-5.39%	25.33%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

TGT

USFD

GSPC

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD)
Metric	TGT	USFD
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	31.55%	31.84%
Beta (5Y)	0.92	0.84
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-64.40%	-32.80%
Avg. Volume (3M)	4.08M	2.26M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

TGT and USFD are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD)
Metric	TGT	USFD
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	2.68	1.44
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	4.30	2.55

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Target (TGT) at 26.41% sits in the top ROE quartile, while US Foods (USFD) at 18.01% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for TGT.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

26.41%

Max: 33.48%
TGT: 26.41%
Q3: 22.31%
Median: 15.57%
Q1: 7.66%
Min: -2.27%

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

18.01%

Max: 33.48%
Q3: 22.31%
USFD: 18.01%
Median: 15.57%
Q1: 7.66%
Min: -2.27%

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their ROE against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Target (TGT) at 4.08% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of US Foods (USFD) at 1.97%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

4.08%

Max: 5.45%
TGT: 4.08%
Q3: 3.42%
Median: 2.44%
Q1: 1.86%
Min: -0.06%

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

1.97%

Max: 5.45%
Q3: 3.42%
Median: 2.44%
USFD: 1.97%
Q1: 1.86%
Min: -0.06%

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their net margin against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Target (TGT) at 6.04% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of US Foods (USFD) at 3.89%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

6.04%

Max: 6.81%
TGT: 6.04%
Q3: 5.49%
Median: 3.84%
Q1: 2.00%
Min: 0.97%

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

3.89%

Max: 6.81%
Q3: 5.49%
USFD: 3.89%
Median: 3.84%
Q1: 2.00%
Min: 0.97%

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their operating margin against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD)
Metric	TGT	USFD
ROE (TTM)	26.41%	18.01%
ROA (TTM)	5.69%	6.25%
Net Margin (TTM)	4.08%	1.97%
Operating Margin (TTM)	6.04%	3.89%
Gross Margin (TTM)	28.38%	17.84%

Growth

Revenue Growth

US Foods (USFD) at 4.08% is around its peer norm for revenue growth, while Target (TGT) at -1.68% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker demand or pricing momentum.

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

US Foods (USFD) at 45.54% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Target (TGT) at -8.24% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for USFD.

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD)
Metric	TGT	USFD
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-1.68%	4.08%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	-1.34%	5.00%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-8.24%	45.54%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	10.78%	42.78%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

US Foods (USFD) at 1.11 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Target (TGT) at 0.99 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for TGT.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.99

Max: 2.04
Q3: 1.45
Median: 1.17
Q1: 1.00
TGT: 0.99
Min: 0.69

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

1.11

Max: 2.04
Q3: 1.45
Median: 1.17
USFD: 1.11
Q1: 1.00
Min: 0.69

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their current ratio against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Target (TGT) at 1.08 and US Foods (USFD) at 1.22 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

1.08

Max: 2.59
Q3: 1.83
Median: 1.24
TGT: 1.08
Q1: 0.63
Min: 0.01

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

1.22

Max: 2.59
Q3: 1.83
Median: 1.24
USFD: 1.22
Q1: 0.63
Min: 0.01

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD)
Metric	TGT	USFD
Current Ratio (MRQ)	0.99	1.11
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	1.08	1.22
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.60	2.75

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

US Foods (USFD) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Target (TGT) reports a yield of 2.89%, ranking against industry peers normally.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

2.89%

Max: 2.90%
TGT: 2.89%
Q3: 1.72%
Median: 0.43%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Max: 2.90%
Q3: 1.72%
Median: 0.43%
USFD: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

US Foods (USFD) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Target (TGT) reports a payout of 47.35%, ranking against industry peers normally.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

47.35%

Max: 57.98%
TGT: 47.35%
Q3: 30.05%
Median: 11.72%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Max: 57.98%
Q3: 30.05%
Median: 11.72%
USFD: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD)
Metric	TGT	USFD
Dividend Yield (TTM)	2.89%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	47.35%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both Target (TGT) at 16.45 and US Foods (USFD) at 29.80 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

16.45

Max: 50.75
Q3: 33.64
Median: 22.19
TGT: 16.45
Q1: 16.09
Min: 9.28

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

29.80

Max: 50.75
Q3: 33.64
USFD: 29.80
Median: 22.19
Q1: 16.09
Min: 9.28

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

On P/S ratio, both Target (TGT) at 0.67 and US Foods (USFD) at 0.57 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.67

Max: 1.54
Q3: 0.81
TGT: 0.67
Median: 0.47
Q1: 0.26
Min: 0.02

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.57

Max: 1.54
Q3: 0.81
USFD: 0.57
Median: 0.47
Q1: 0.26
Min: 0.02

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

On P/B ratio, both Target (TGT) at 4.03 and US Foods (USFD) at 5.28 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

TGT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

4.03

Max: 10.15
Q3: 6.27
TGT: 4.03
Median: 3.70
Q1: 1.85
Min: 0.93

USFD

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

5.28

Max: 10.15
Q3: 6.27
USFD: 5.28
Median: 3.70
Q1: 1.85
Min: 0.93

Target (TGT) vs. US Foods (USFD): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Target (TGT) and US Foods (USFD)
Metric	TGT	USFD
P/E Ratio (TTM)	16.45	29.80
P/S Ratio (TTM)	0.67	0.57
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	4.03	5.28
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	4.77%	4.17%