NYSE: PFGC

Performance Food (PFGC) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$91.97+0.42 (+0.5%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Performance Food (PFGC) draws attention this week from an increased stake by Bank of America, alongside continued positive analyst coverage that has supported the stock's gains. A comparison piece also weighed PFGC against Maplebear (CART) on institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and earnings strength. Options chain activity was also noted without further detail.

The stock closes at $91.97, down between its 50-day average of $103.24 and its 200-day average of $96.90, reflecting a mixed trend. Shares are off 9.9% over the past month and 18.4% over three months, though still up 10.8% over six months. The GekkoIndex reads 65.7, placing PFGC in the Accumulation zone. Gekko Fair Value stands at $150.78, putting the current price 39% below that level.

The next earnings report is scheduled for 4 November 2026, before the open, 36 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. The prior quarter saw an EPS of $1.59 against an estimate of $1.62, with an 8.3% negative reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows, though two billionaire holders are noted. Consensus among 10 analysts stands at 9 buy and 1 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $123.23. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.2% gain over five years, rising in 2 of them.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Performance Food price vs fair value

▲$150.78$91.97Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $91.97200-day averageGekko Fair Value $150.78

Performance Food quick facts

Market cap
$14.45B
P/E ratio
39.4
Forward P/E
16.6
EPS, TTM
$2.29
Revenue, TTM
$64.34B
Profit margin
0.6%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.88
Volume
1.41M avg 1.51M
1-year return
−10.7%
Typical daily move
±2.5%
Typical 20-day move
±5.5%
50-day average
$103.24
200-day average
$96.90
Next earnings
Nov 4 before open
Shares outstanding
157.1M
52-week range
$80.82$117.48

Performance Food swing-trade checklist

Performance Food scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $91.97 sits between the 50-day ($103.24) and 200-day ($96.90) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    65.7, Accumulation

    Reading 65.7 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    39.0% below

    Price is 39% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 36 days

    Next report Nov 4, 2026, 36 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitymixed

    +1.2% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.2% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

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Performance Food stock chart and price history

Performance Food closed at $91.97 on Sep 28, 2026, −10.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $80.82 to $117.48.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Performance Food share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$80$100$110NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep91.97

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−9.9%
3 months
−18.4%
6 months
+10.8%
1 year
−10.7%
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About Performance Food

Performance Food distributes food and related products across North America, supplying meat, seafood, frozen and refrigerated goods, dry groceries, snacks, beverages, and general merchandise to a wide range of foodservice and retail outlets. It is known for moving goods through its own distribution centers to keep restaurants, stores, and other venues stocked with the items they need to operate day to day.

The business runs through three segments, Foodservice, Convenience, and Specialty, which together cover everything from cleaning supplies and disposables to fresh groceries, dairy, bread, cigarettes, and nicotine products. Beyond simply supplying goods, the company also offers marketing programs, technology tools, and services such as menu planning, procurement support, and operational guidance. Its customer base spans independent and chain restaurants, vending distributors, theaters, retailers, and convenience stores of varying sizes.

Performance Food traces its founding back to 1885 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker PFGC.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Transportation
Industry
Other transportation
Website
pfgc.com

Performance Food GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Performance Food’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 65.7, in the Accumulation zone, down 3.7 points over five sessions.

010065.7Accumulation

Down 3.7 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying31−0.4%−1.1%+1.0%+8.6%
Accumulation (current zone)216+0.2%0.0%0.0%+3.5%
Neutral366+0.4%+0.9%+1.5%+3.5%
Distribution55+0.1%+0.5%+2.2%+0.1%
Selling4Too few readings yet

Average PFGC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Performance Food stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Performance Food trades 39.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $150.78, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Performance Food shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$150.78

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026

39.0% Undervalued

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Performance Food insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Performance Food, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for PFGC in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in PFGC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Performance Food has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026
$600K
As a share of market cap
0.00%
Trailing four quarters
$49.50M

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold PFGC.

1added1opened0trimmed1sold out
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Performance Food earnings: next date and track record

Performance Food reports on Nov 4, 2026, before the open (36 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.

3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.9%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+3.6%Nov ’24−3.8%Feb ’25+5.4%May ’25+2.4%Aug ’25−1.7%Nov ’25−7.2%Feb ’26+6.4%May ’26−8.3%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 12, 2026 AI summary

What they said
PFG reported 5.8% organic independent case growth in Q4 and 5.9% for the full year, despite negative restaurant foot traffic trends throughout fiscal 2026. The company launched 580+ brand SKUs in 2026, bringing total branded SKUs to ~25,000 across 85+ brand families, representing ~54% of cases sold to independent restaurants. All three segments—Foodservice, Convenience, and Specialty—showed growth momentum amid consumer price pressures and operating cost headwinds.
Guidance
PFG expects revenue, margin, and profit growth across all three segments in fiscal 2027, with confidence in meeting or exceeding the high end of its $120M-$125M procurement synergy target by end of fiscal 2028. Management expressed strong visibility into achieving its 3-year financial outlook.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 12, 2026$1.59
est $1.62
−1.9%$18.03B
est $18.11B
−0.4%−8.3%
May 6, 2026$0.80
est $0.78
+2.6%$16.29B
est $16.17B
+0.8%+6.4%
Feb 4, 2026$0.98
est $1.09
−10.1%$16.44B
est $16.51B
−0.4%−7.2%
Nov 5, 2025$1.18
est $1.16
+1.7%$17.08B
est $16.88B
+1.2%−1.7%
Aug 13, 2025$1.55
est $1.46
+6.2%$16.94B
est $16.77B
+1.0%+2.4%
May 7, 2025$0.79
est $0.87
−9.2%$15.31B
est $15.32B
−0.1%+5.4%
Feb 5, 2025$0.98
est $1.05
−6.7%$15.64B
est $15.32B
+2.0%−3.8%
Nov 6, 2024$1.16
est $1.22
−4.9%——+3.6%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Performance Food stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Performance Food is $123.23, +34.0% from the last close, from 10 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$123.23consensus 12-month target, +34.0% from the last close
Low $115High $144
Buy9
Hold1
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 10 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 11TD CowenBuy, maintained$115+25.0%
Aug 17UBSBuy, maintained$130+41.4%
Aug 14UBSBuy, reiterated$130+41.4%
Aug 13GuggenheimBuy, reiterated$125+35.9%
Aug 13TD CowenBuy, maintained$120+30.5%
0.0%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+1.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Performance Food seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Performance Food averaged +1.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−5.1%2021+16.4%2022−6.5%2023+4.7%2024−4.2%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−0.2%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−0.8%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+0.1%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+1.2%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+7.6%4 of 5

For scale, PFGC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.5%.

Performance Food market cap and key statistics

Performance Food’s market cap is $14.45B, with a P/E ratio of 39.4 and revenue of $64.34B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$14.45B
P/E ratio
39.4
Forward P/E
16.6
EPS, TTM
$2.29
Gekko Fair Value
$150.78

Trading

Volume
1.41M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.51M
52-week high
$117.48
52-week low
$80.82
Shares outstanding
157.1M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$64.34B
Profit margin
0.6%
Return on equity
7.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+22.7%

Risk and income

Beta
0.88
Typical daily move
±2.5%
Typical 20-day move
±5.5%

Performance Food stock news this week

3 headlines about Performance Food from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

Performance Food peers

Performance Food’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
UBERUber Technologies−1.7%Accumulation33.4% below
SAROStandardAero−0.6%Accumulation25.6% below
LYFTLyft+1.0%Accumulation41.6% below
VNTVontier−1.3%Accumulation31.5% below
CAAPCorporacion America Airports+9.4%Neutral33.6% below
VRRMVerra Mobility−7.4%Buying58.2% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Performance Food stock FAQ

What is Performance Food’s market cap?

Performance Food’s market cap is $14.45B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $91.97, with 157.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 39.4.

What is the Performance Food stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Performance Food is $123.23, +34.0% from the last close. Of the 10 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Performance Food stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Performance Food is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $91.97 is 39.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $150.78. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Performance Food report earnings next?

Performance Food is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, before the market opens (36 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.29 per share on revenue of $18.05B. Performance Food beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.9% on average across the report.

What is Performance Food’s 52-week high and low?

Performance Food’s 52-week high is $117.48 and its 52-week low is $80.82; it closed at $91.97 on Sep 28, 2026, −10.7% over the past year.

Is Performance Food stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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