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Best Food Distribution Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top food distribution stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best food distribution stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best food distribution stocks to buy right now are:

Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) is the #1 top food distribution stock out of 12 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 13 points higher than the food distribution industry average of 37.

ANDE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Andersons has seen its stock return 98.24% over the past year, overperforming other food distribution stocks by 87 percentage points.

Andersons has an average 1 year price target of $82.50, an upside of 16.44% from Andersons's current stock price of $70.85.

Andersons stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Andersons, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) is the #2 top food distribution stock out of 12 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -4 points lower than the food distribution industry average of 37. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CHEF as a "B".

CHEF passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chefs' Warehouse has seen its stock return 23.07% over the past year, overperforming other food distribution stocks by 12 percentage points.

Chefs' Warehouse has an average 1 year price target of $84.00, an upside of 5.33% from Chefs' Warehouse's current stock price of $79.75.

Chefs' Warehouse stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Chefs' Warehouse, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) is the #3 top food distribution stock out of 12 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -23 points lower than the food distribution industry average of 37.

UNFI passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. United Natural Foods has seen its stock return 67.23% over the past year, overperforming other food distribution stocks by 56 percentage points.

United Natural Foods has an average 1 year price target of $46.60, a downside of -8.21% from United Natural Foods's current stock price of $50.77.

United Natural Foods stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering United Natural Foods, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 5 food distribution stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 food distribution stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) has an annual dividend yield of 2.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the food distribution industry average of 2.15%. Calavo Growers's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Calavo Growers's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Calavo Growers's dividend payout ratio of 89.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Sysco (NYSE:SYY) has an annual dividend yield of 2.94%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the food distribution industry average of 2.15%. Sysco's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Sysco's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sysco's dividend payout ratio of 60% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

G Willi Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.71%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the food distribution industry average of 2.15%. G Willi Food International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. G Willi Food International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

G Willi Food International's dividend payout ratio of 20.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Food distribution stocks were up 0.32% in the last day, and down -1.92% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why food distribution stocks are up.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued food distribution stocks right now are:

Sysco (NYSE:SYY) is the most undervalued food distribution stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sysco has a valuation score of 29, which is -2 points higher than the food distribution industry average of 31. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SYY a Valuation Rating of "B".

Sysco's stock has gained 0.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food distribution industry by -10 percentage points.

Us Foods Holding (NYSE:USFD) is the second most undervalued food distribution stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Us Foods Holding has a valuation score of 29, which is -2 points higher than the food distribution industry average of 31. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Us Foods Holding's stock has gained 6.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food distribution industry by -5 percentage points.

Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) is the third most undervalued food distribution stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Hf Foods Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the food distribution industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hf Foods Group's stock has dropped -51.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food distribution industry by -62 percentage points.

75% of food distribution stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect food distribution stocks to rise by 15.91% over the next year.

0% of food distribution stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of food distribution stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).