profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Sysco
$76.94-0.89% today
+1.9% in 1 year
1-year low $69.301-year high $91.16
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $21.56 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Sysco sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $76.3 billion in 2023 to $84.6 billion in 2026, with $1.76 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Sysco handed back 64% of the cash it generated last year.
$1.0B
Free cash flow 2026$1.9B
Bought back its own shares$200M
Paid as dividends$1.0B
Cash vs. debt$1.8B vs. $15.0B
Sysco vs. similar companies
Sysco grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sysco | 21.6× · Fair price | ||
 US Foods | 34.9× · Expensive | ||
 Performance Food Group | 48.8× · Expensive | ||
 Jerónimo Martins, SGPS | 19.0× · Fair price | ||
 Bunzl | 19.6× · Fair price |
Compare Sysco with Domino's Pizza · US Foods
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Sysco's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51,298 | 68,636 | 76,325 | 78,844 | 81,370 | 84,553 | |
| 9,357 | 12,320 | 13,955 | 14,608 | 14,969 | 15,639 | |
| 1,447 | 2,346 | 3,039 | 3,202 | 3,088 | 3,095 | |
| 2,185 | 3,252 | 3,701 | 4,169 | 4,136 | 4,071 | |
| 524 | 1,359 | 1,770 | 1,955 | 1,828 | 1,757 | |
| 1.02 | 2.64 | 3.47 | 3.89 | 3.73 | 3.66 | |
| 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.3% | 18.5% | 18.4% | 18.5% | |
| 2.8% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.7% | |
| 1.0% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 21,414 | 22,086 | 22,821 | 24,917 | 26,774 | 28,397 |
| Cash | 3,007 | 867 | 745 | 696 | 1,071 | 1,786 |
| Total debt | 11,820 | 11,390 | 11,166 | 12,945 | 14,494 | 14,967 |
| Total liabilities | – | 20,671 | 20,779 | 23,026 | 24,917 | – |
| 1,553 | 1,382 | 2,009 | 1,860 | 1,830 | 2,666 | |
| 514 | 514 | 510 | 503 | 490 | 481 | |
| 8.5% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 14.8% | 13.9% | |
| 33.8% | 98.3% | 88.1% | 105.1% | 99.9% | 65.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,904 | 1,791 | 2,868 | 2,989 | 2,510 | 2,638 | |
| 471 | 633 | 793 | 832 | 906 | 700 | |
| 1,433 | 1,158 | 2,075 | 2,157 | 1,604 | 1,938 | |
| Dividends paid | 918 | 959 | 996 | 1,008 | 1,000 | 1,037 |
| 0 | 500 | 500 | 1,232 | 1,250 | 200 | |
| 96 | 122 | 96 | 104 | 93 | 118 |
Valuation
- 21.6×
- 16.8×
- 0.74
- 13.7×
- 0.4×
- 19.5×
- 12.5×
- 5.1%
- 4.6%
- 2.9%
Profitability
- 18.5%
- 3.7%
- 2.1%
- 4.7%
- 13.7%
- 15.9%
- 81.9%
- 6.2%
- 16.7%
- –
Growth
- +10.5%
- +29.1%
- −17.4%
- +3.1%
- −1.9%
Financial health
- 3.2×
- 5.61
- 55.5%
- 4.2×
- 1.28
- 0.80
- 2.99
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 28%of 670
Bottom 15%of 674
Bottom 40%of 624
Top 25%of 673
Top 47%of 668
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $90.44
- Range
- $83.00 – $100.00
- 4 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | 0.94 | 0.95 | −0.5% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 0.99 | 0.98 | +1.4% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 1.15 | 1.12 | +2.7% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 1.48 | 1.39 | +6.5% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | 0.96 | 1.02 | −5.9% |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 0.93 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 1.09 | 1.13 | −3.5% |
| Jul 30, 2024 | 1.39 | 1.38 | +0.7% |
2.9%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$29a year at today's yield, before tax
+3.1%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.90 in 2015 → $2.10 in 2025
How safe it looks
59.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 53.5%
News
Sysco (SYY): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings?Yahoo Finance · Sep 22, 2026Sysco gains after highlighting board changes and AI initiativesSeeking Alpha · Aug 20, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 22, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
47No pass
Benjamin Graham
36No pass
Philip Fisher
59No pass
Peter Lynch
70Pass
Joel Greenblatt
36No pass
Charlie Munger
41No pass
Terry Smith
47No pass
Questions about Sysco
Is Sysco a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Sysco AI analysis
What does Sysco do?
Sysco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale, marketing, and distribution of food and related products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, and other foodservice customers. It operates through U.S. It is in Food Distribution, based in Houston, TX, United States, with 75,000 employees.
Does Sysco pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.9% a year, about 59% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $1.04 billion in dividends.
Is Sysco stock halal?
No. Sysco does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 40% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Sysco stock done over the past year?
Up 1.9% over the past twelve months, to $76.94. It traded between $69.30 and $91.16 and is 15.6% below its high.
Who are Sysco's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are US Foods, Performance Food Group, Jerónimo Martins, SGPS and Bunzl. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Sysco's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.