Performance Food Group Company (PFGC)Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | Richmond, United States | NYSE
93.50 USD
+4.49
(5.044%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 93.09 -0.42 (-0.415%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:24 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:49 a.m. EDT
PFGC presents a classic 'turnaround trade' with strong buy ratings from analysts driven by a massive gap between trailing and forward P/E (42x vs 15.7x) and high earnings growth (+44%), yet the recent price action suggests the market is digesting weak sales growth. Fundamentally, this is a **solid long-term buy (3 stars)** because the valuation is cheap on forward metrics and cash flow is healthy, but the **short-term outlook is cautiously bullish (4 stars)** due to heavy call option positioning betting on a price pullback and stabilization rather than an immediate explosion, especially given the lack of dividend yield to support a passive hold strategy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.077288 |
| AutoETS | 0.081530 |
| AutoTheta | 0.091061 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.107910 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 8.15 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.166 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.19 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 171.8 |
| Revenue per Share | 401.453 |
| Market Cap | 14,688,754,688 |
| Trailing P/E | 42.31 |
| Forward P/E | 15.84 |
| Beta | 0.94 |
| Profit Margins | 0.55% |
| Website | https://www.pfgc.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:49 a.m. EDT: Options activity reveals a bullish skew toward the short-to-medium term. Call Open Interest (OI) significantly outweighs Put OI at the nearest expirations (April 17 and May 15), with major anchor positions at the 90.0 strike (OTM) and 95.0 strike (ATM). While some speculative put activity exists at strikes below the current price to cap downside, the net positioning suggests speculators are positioning for upside momentum. For longer tenors (September+), Call OI remains dominant, indicating a view that price appreciability will extend beyond the immediate weekly horizon. Implied volatility is tight, suggesting uncertainty is calibrated to modest moves unless earnings cause a spike.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.24219477 |
| Address1 | 12,500 West Creek Parkway |
| All Time High | 109.05 |
| All Time Low | 7.41 |
| Ask | 94.07 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,357,390 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,192,303 |
| Average Volume | 2,192,303 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,357,390 |
| Beta | 0.943 |
| Bid | 93.09 |
| Bid Size | 700 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 29.837 |
| City | Richmond |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 93.5 |
| Current Ratio | 1.597 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 93.565 |
| Day Low | 89.375 |
| Debt To Equity | 171.8 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,213,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,213,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.444 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.455 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,211,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,070,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,070,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,634,800,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.02621 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 13.845 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.363 |
| Enterprise Value | 22,634,053,632 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.62395 |
| Eps Forward | 5.90377 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.21 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 89.7304 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.7696 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04201029 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 24.219477 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 109.05 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -15.550003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14259516 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 74.335 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.165 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.25781935 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 74.335 - 109.05 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,443,619,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 153,760,618 |
| Forward Eps | 5.90377 |
| Forward P E | 15.8373375 |
| Free Cashflow | 614,837,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 42,570 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.12519 |
| Gross Profits | 7,807,600,128 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04216 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.03001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 157,098,971 |
| Industry | Food Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Food Distribution |
| Industry Key | food-distribution |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,068,800 |
| Long Business Summary | Performance Food Group Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of food and food-related products in North America. It operates through three segments: Foodservice, Convenience, and Specialty. The company offers beef, pork, poultry, and seafood; frozen food and refrigerated products; dry groceries comprising cleaning and kitchen supplies and disposables; candy, snacks, and beverages; and fresh products, groceries, dairy, bread, beverages, general merchandise, and health and beauty care products, as well as cigarettes and other nicotine products. It also operates distribution centers. In addition, the company provides marketing programs and technology solutions to customer locations, as well as value-added services in the areas of product selection and procurement, menu development, and operational strategy. It serves individual restaurants, national and regional chain restaurants, vending distributors, theaters, retailers, and national, regional, and independent convenience stores. Performance Food Group Company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. |
| Long Name | Performance Food Group Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 14,688,754,688 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_271958947 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,793,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 345,100,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,604,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 14,688,753,788 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 89.9 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,287,100,032 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0115600005 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.66 |
| Phone | 804 484 7700 |
| Post Market Change | -0.41500092 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.44385123 |
| Post Market Price | 93.085 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,687 |
| Previous Close | 89.01 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 20.220806 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.133693 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.2355258 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0055299997 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.615 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.38462 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 4.49 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 5.04437 |
| Regular Market Day High | 93.565 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 89.375 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 89.375 - 93.565 |
| Regular Market Open | 89.9 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 89.01 |
| Regular Market Price | 93.5 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,515,382 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03036 |
| Return On Equity | 0.0775 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.052 |
| Revenue Per Share | 401.453 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 157,098,971 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0432 |
| Shares Short | 6,779,142 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,635,220 |
| Short Name | Performance Food Group Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0695 |
| Short Ratio | 4.3 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VA |
| Symbol | PFGC |
| Target High Price | 130.0 |
| Target Low Price | 105.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 117.5 |
| Target Median Price | 119.5 |
| Total Cash | 41,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.261 |
| Total Debt | 7,986,299,904 |
| Total Revenue | 62,365,798,400 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.21 |
| Trailing P E | 42.307693 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 95.64915 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.149147 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.022469066 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,515,382 |
| Website | https://www.pfgc.com |
| Zip | 23,238 |