SYY
Sysco Corporation
SYY's fundamentals are mixed: free cash flow grew 37%, while its operating margin held steady at 3.5%. At 20x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 22x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
SYY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
SYY's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are stable.
SYY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $76.24 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $71.93 | -5.7% |
| Current | 20x | $76.24 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $80.86 | +6.1% |
| Expensive | 44x | $167 | +119% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SYY's PE is in its fair range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SYY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SYY, with profitability holding steady.
SYY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.16 | +37% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.76 | +0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.66 | -1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.61 | -6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.72 | -4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.73 | -4.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.73 | -4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.86 | -5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.89 | -4.9% |
SYY earned $3.76 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
SYY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21.7B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.1B | +4.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.5B | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.8B | +3% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.1B | +3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1B | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.6B | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.2B | +4.5% |
SYY's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $21.7B last quarter, up 2.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.2% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5% | -0.1 points |
SYY's operating margin was 3.3% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
SYY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $181M | +$255M |
| Q2 2026 | $936M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $691M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $385M | +65% |
| Q3 2025 | -$74M | -$5M |
| Q2 2025 | $819M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $620M | +86% |
| Q4 2024 | $234M | -61% |
SYY generated $2.2B in free cash flow over the past year, up 37% from the year before.
SYY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +2.3M shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +2.6M shares |
| 3 years | -4.8% | -24.1M shares |
| 5 years | -6.4% | -32.8M shares |
| Available history | -6.3% | -32.6M shares |
SYY has 483M diluted shares, up 0.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $200M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $550M |
| Q1 2025 | $400M |
| Q4 2024 | $192M |
| Q3 2024 | $108M |
SYY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
SYY's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
SYY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.9 | Neutral |
SYY's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (neutral).
SYY PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
| Metric | SYY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 19x | 4.1% above |
| PE % | 36 | 18 | 18 pts above |
SYY is trading at 20x earnings, in line with the Consumer Defensive sector's median of 19x.
SYY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $79.2 | 3.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $81.4 | 6.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.7 | 4.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $77.8 | 1.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $76.1 | 0.2% above |
SYY has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 0.2% above its 200-week average.
SYY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $85.7 | $72.4 | -16% |
| 2021 | $72.4 | $76.7 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | $76.7 | $78.1 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $78.1 | $73.1 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | $73.1 | $77.0 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | $77.0 | $74.2 | -3.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $74.2 | $76.2 | +2.7% |
SYY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 2.7% so far in 2026.