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Performance Food Group

PFGC
34
Food Distribution · Consumer Defensive
Winston Score
34
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Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 27, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Performance Food Group (PFG) is one of the largest food distributors in the United States. It buys food and related products from thousands of manufacturers and delivers them to restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels, and convenience stores. The company operates through three main segments: Foodservice, Vistar (which supplies vending machines and movie theaters), and the convenience store distribution business it expanded through acquisitions.

PFG makes money by buying products in bulk and reselling them at a markup, keeping a thin slice of each sale as profit — a model reflected in its low gross margins. The company operates primarily across the U.S. and generates roughly $60 billion in annual revenue, making it one of the top three broadline distributors alongside Sysco and US Foods. Its scale and dense delivery network create some cost advantages, but the business runs on very tight margins, meaning rising fuel costs, labor expenses, or a slowdown in restaurant traffic could quickly pressure profitability.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+21.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

1.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$92M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Performance Food Group is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
12.0%
Thin — 12.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.8%
Thin — 1.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.0%
Weak — 7.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+7.2%
Steady sales growth (+7.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+4.5%
Modest earnings growth (+4.5% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
393%
Turns 393% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
1.5%
Thin free cash flow (1.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.59
Elevated debt (1.59)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.15x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
45.6x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 45.6

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+29.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (45.6 → 16.4)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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