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
$39B
21.49
$3.66
0.63
$2.17
2.80%
Price and volume
Market cap
$39B
Beta
0.63
52-week high
$91.85
52-week low
$68.19
Average daily volume
3.4M
Dividend rate
$2.17
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.277
Quick ratio
0.729
Long term debt to equity
5.132
Total debt to equity
5.646
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
59.02%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.91%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
4,493
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)
8.11%
Return on equity (TTM)
77.69%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
21.495
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.446
Price to book
14.12
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-10.72
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
19.449
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.14%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.045
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.76%
Forward dividend yield
2.80%
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
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Sysco stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Sysco stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Sysco exited fiscal 2026 with improving volumes: US foodservice local cases rose 2.6% and international local cases rose 4.5%. Management expects this momentum to support fiscal 2027 sales growth of 6%-7% and adjusted EPS growth of 9%-11%. (Sysco)
The planned AI and automation programme gives Sysco a potential margin lever beyond volume growth. It targets about $100 million of net savings in fiscal 2027 and at least $500 million of annualised efficiency gains by fiscal 2029, helping management raise its medium-term EPS growth target. (Sysco, StockAnalysis)
The proposed Restaurant Depot purchase would add a higher-margin cash-and-carry channel and broaden Sysco’s reach among independent restaurants. Management expects roughly $250 million of annual cost synergies, while the combined group could extend the format to more than 125 new locations. (SEC, Reuters)
The acquisition would increase net leverage to about 4.5 times adjusted EBITDA at closing, with management targeting a reduction to 3.5 times within 24 months. That makes the plan sensitive to interest costs, cash-flow delivery and the timing of expected synergies, while limiting financial flexibility in the near term. (Sysco, Yahoo Finance)
Demand and margin conditions remain fragile: management said restaurant foot traffic was down year on year, while elevated fuel costs helped reduce fourth-quarter gross margin by 17 basis points to 18.7%. If weaker traffic or higher costs persist, Sysco may struggle to deliver its forecast operating leverage. (The Motley Fool, Tickeron)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 15 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 | 1.28% |
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector£ICSU | £386M | 1.28% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats€SPYD | €3.3B | 1.13% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats£USDV | £2.8B | 1.13% |
WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth£GGRG | £1.9B | 0.23% |
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