Sysco/$SYY
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About Sysco
Sysco is the largest foodservice distributor in the US, with an 18% share of the $377 billion vertical. The firm sells and distributes over 500,000 food and nonfood products to about 730,000 customer locations, primarily serving restaurants, which represented 60% of fiscal 2025 sales. The balance of sales stems from healthcare facilities (8%), education and government customers (8%), travel and leisure clients (7%), and other smaller end markets (17%), like cafeterias. By segment, Sysco earns the bulk of its revenue from its US foodservice operations (70%), followed by its international footprint (18%), SYGMA, which focuses on quick-service logistics (10%), and other (2%). The pending Jetro Restaurant Depot deal stands to add $16 billion in sales upon close, expected in fiscal 2027.
- Ticker
- $SYY
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 75,000
- Headquarters
- Houston, United States
- Website
- www.sysco.com
Sysco Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$40B
22.83
$3.66
0.63
$2.17
2.63%
Price and volume
Market cap
$40B
Beta
0.63
52-week high
$91.85
52-week low
$68.19
Average daily volume
3.2M
Dividend rate
$2.17
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.277
Quick ratio
0.729
Long term debt to equity
5.101
Total debt to equity
5.614
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
59.02%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.99%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
4,554
Gross margin (TTM)
18.50%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.08%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.16%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
22.80%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,130,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.97%
Return on equity (TTM)
77.69%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
22.825
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.473
Price to book
15
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-11.39
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
20.653
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.84%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.045
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.60%
Forward dividend yield
2.63%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
3.91%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-1.88%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.47%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.32%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
1.79%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.36%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.28%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
5.84%
What the Analysts think about Sysco
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Jetro’s cash-and-carry model generated about $2 billion in operating profit on $16 billion in sales last year, yielding margins more than twice Sysco’s and providing a high-margin growth channel. (Reuters Breakingviews)
Sysco’s gross margin rose 31 basis points to 18.6 % in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, driven by volume growth, sourcing efficiencies and pricing actions, demonstrating margin resilience despite cost pressures. (Reuters)
The Jetro acquisition is projected to deliver approximately $250 million of annualised net cost synergies, enhancing operational efficiencies post-integration. (Reuters Breakingviews)
The Jetro deal will push Sysco’s leverage to around five times adjusted EBITDA at closing, far above its target of 2.75 times, raising concerns over financial flexibility and credit risk. (Reuters Breakingviews)
Including debt, Sysco is paying roughly 14 times Jetro’s EBITDA, resulting in an implied return on invested capital of about 6 %, which is low relative to the company’s cost of capital. (Reuters Breakingviews)
Third-quarter sales fell short of Street estimates as restaurant demand cooled, sending shares down and underscoring Sysco’s exposure to discretionary dining trends. (Reuters)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 7 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Sysco
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Fund name | Fund size | $SYY weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector€2B7D | €450M | 1.32% |
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector£ICSU | £386M | 1.32% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats€SPYD | €3.3B | 1.17% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats£USDV | £2.8B | 1.17% |
WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth£GGRG | £1.9B | 0.23% |
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