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US Foods Holding (USFD) — wheel strategy suitability
Where USFD sits as an underlying for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls, and what its own price history says about the risk of being assigned into a falling stock. Snapshot of 3 October 2026.
US Foods Holding (USFD) scores 61 on the Wheel score, which puts it in the acceptable band — it passes the profitability and options filters but is not among the strongest candidates.
The score is carried by its margin stability (98/100) and held back by valuation (44/100). Steady margins are exactly what you want under a short put: the earnings behind the stock do not swing much from quarter to quarter. It is not cheap, so assignment would leave you holding a fully priced stock.
It has monthly options only, which costs it a small liquidity haircut. Workable, but every roll commits you for a month.
Earnings are roughly 0 days out. That is inside the window where a single report can move the stock more than the premium pays you. Sell through earnings only on purpose.
Over the last 3.0 years it had 0 days with a fall of 10% or more (0.0 a year), a deepest drawdown of -21.1%, and a worst single session of -6.8%. That is better than the median screened name (0.67 gap-downs a year, -44.9% typical worst drawdown).
Realised volatility runs about 26% annualised. That sits in the range where premium is worth collecting without the stock being wild.
Ownership context: an activist 13D filing on the register (13D 5.1% '21). A 13D means someone has taken a stake with intent to influence the company. Read the recent news before selling puts here — that is the kind of situation that moves a stock on an announcement.
Entry timing currently reads as a dip within an uptrend — historically the better half of the cycle to sell puts into.
Score breakdown
| Wheel score | 61 | 0–100 suitability for options selling |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 51 | ROIC, margins, leverage, accruals |
| Valuation | 44 | cheaper on fwd P/E, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield |
| Margin stability | 98 | steadier earnings score higher |
| Options listed | Monthly | weekly avoids the liquidity haircut |
| Accounting flags | 0 | −8 points each |
Realised tail risk
Computed from our own daily price history, 2023-10-04 to 2026-10-01 (749 sessions). The Wheel score is built from fundamentals, so these price-derived numbers are an independent check on it, not a restatement of it.
| Days falling 10%+ in one session | 0 | 0.0 a year |
|---|---|---|
| Deepest drawdown | -21.1% | peak to trough |
| Worst single session | -6.8% | |
| Realised volatility | 26% | annualised |
Fundamentals
| Revenue (ttm) | 39,424M USD |
|---|---|
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | 5.0% |
| Net margin | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 15.7% |
| Share price | $93.93 |
| Days to earnings | 0 |
| Sector / industry | Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution |
Open the USFD options chain on Yahoo Finance to check live strikes and premium — this page deliberately carries no quotes, because a quote baked into a static page is stale before you read it.
Run the numbers on USFD
Pre-filled with the snapshot price of $93.93 and 30-day realised volatility; add the strike and premium from the live option chain.