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ConsensusBuy26 ratings
Bullish2492.3%
Neutral27.7%
Bearish00.0%
Performance Food Group Co · PFGC · FY2026 Q4 · Calendar Q3 2026
PFGC: Current-quarter transcript analysis is unavailable
The supplied evidence does not permit a confident test of whether earnings growth and resilient demand can support PFGC over the next year. Prior analysis was constructive on demand, digital ordering, geographic expansion, and acquisitions, but current management commentary is unavailable and execution and cost risks remain.
Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Defensive
$14.44B market cap
75quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.59
Consensus $1.60
EPS surprise
-0.6%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$18.03B
Consensus $18.11B
Revenue surprise
-0.4%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-5.7%
Event window
SPY move
+0.3%
Same window
Abnormal move
-6.0%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.6×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-12.2%
Up to 20 sessions
PFGCSPY benchmark
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Why did PFGC fall 5.7% after missing EPS estimates in FY2026 Q4?What changed in PFGC's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for PFGC after FY2026 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the key change is informational: the current event includes no transcript analysis to confirm or challenge the earlier constructive view. The prior record emphasized strong demand indicators and ongoing investment, while leaving cost and execution risks unresolved.
Guidance delta
Current-quarter guidance commentary was not supplied. Prior analysis described FY2026 guidance as tightened but maintained, with the company still targeting its longer-term plan.
Key takeaways
- The supplied current-event record does not include transcript analysis, limiting interpretation of the quarter.
- Prior analysis described resilient restaurant and convenience demand, digital-ordering expansion, and acquisition integration as key supports.
- The main open questions are execution, cost pressure, and whether planned capacity and customer wins translate into sustained growth.
Management priorities
- Ramp the Florence, South Carolina facility and realize expected synergies.
- Integrate Cash-Wa into the Foodservice platform.
- Expand Customer First and its AI-agent capabilities, distribution capacity, and targeted M&A.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$92.76Current
$62Low
$104.8Average
$133High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 21, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 14, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 7, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 11, 2023 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 18, 2022 |
| CL King | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 11, 2022 |
| BTIG | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 20, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 23, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 6, 2020 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 6, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2019 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2019 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Aug 10, 2018 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 16, 2017 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 9, 2016 |
| BB&T Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 27, 2015 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $92.76. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Mark Carden | $130 | $105.92 | +40.1% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman | $133 | $104.9 | +43.4% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $131 | $112.99 | +41.2% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $113.31 | +40.1% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | John Heinbockel | $125 | $110.44 | +34.8% | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $91.6 | +32.6% | May 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $92.88 | +24.0% | May 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $108 | $89.86 | +16.4% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $97.61 | +32.6% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $87.47 | +13.2% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Mark Carden | $120 | $91.66 | +29.4% | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan | $111 | $94.4 | +19.7% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $118 | $100.94 | +27.2% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Danilo Gargiulo | $130 | $101.14 | +40.1% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $114 | $105.18 | +22.9% | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | John Heinbockel | $115 | $102.11 | +24.0% | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Edward Kelly | $115 | $101.27 | +24.0% | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $112 | $84.66 | +20.7% | May 29, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan | $92 | $83.69 | -0.8% | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Edward Kelly | $88 | $78.41 | -5.1% | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $88 | $72.12 | -5.1% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman | $94 | $72.25 | +1.3% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Kelly Bania | $87 | $72.25 | -6.2% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Stephens | Joshua Long | $75 | $60.47 | -19.1% | Nov 8, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $52.25 | -24.5% | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $52.37 | -35.3% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $52.1 | -27.8% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $45.11 | -37.5% | May 13, 2022 |
| UBS | Mark Carden | $63 | $47.95 | -32.1% | Nov 11, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Lauren Silberman | $70 | $47.95 | -24.5% | Nov 11, 2021 |
| BMO Capital | Kelly Bania | $61 | $45.31 | -34.2% | Sep 17, 2021 |
| Guggenheim | John Heinbockel | $65 | $48.83 | -29.9% | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Greg Badishkanian | $62 | $53.94 | -33.2% | May 10, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationPerformance 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.…
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-12T19:15:18.478443+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-17T01:23:13.296768+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-21T17:40:53.692128+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-21T17:40:53.689197+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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