SYY Stock Analysis: Sysco | NYSE
Food Distribution | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 40.152m USD | 12M Return: 7.7% | US8718291078 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 278M
EPS Trend: 98.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 99.7%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Sysco Corporation (SYY) is a leading food distribution company that markets and distributes a wide range of food and non-food products to the foodservice industry across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, and other international markets. Operating through segments including U.S. Foodservice, International Foodservice, SYGMA, and Other, Sysco supplies frozen foods, fresh meats and seafood, dairy, beverages, produce, and non-food items such as paper products, tableware, cookware, and kitchen supplies. Its customer base spans restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, colleges, hotels, motels, and industrial caterers. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Sysco is classified in the GICS Consumer Staples sector under the Food Distributors sub-industry.
The company operates on a business-to-business (B2B) distribution model, serving the food-away-from-home channel rather than retail grocery consumers, which distinguishes it from traditional food retailers. Foodservice distribution is a highly consolidated industry, with a small number of large players handling logistics, cold chain management, and broad-line product portfolios for institutional and commercial clients.
- Broadline U.S. foodservice case volume growth accelerates
- Gross margin recovery as protein and produce costs normalize
- Dividend increases and ongoing share buybacks support capital returns
| Net Income: 1.76b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.43 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 3.45% < 20% (prev 2.52%; Δ 0.92% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 2.66b > Net Income 1.76b |
| Net Debt (14.6b) to EBITDA (4.21b): 3.46 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.28 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (480.6m) vs 12m ago -0.57% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 18.50% > 18% (prev 18.40%; Δ 0.10% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 306.5% > 50% (prev 303.9%; Δ 2.59% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.32 > 6 (EBIT TTM 3.10b / Interest Expense TTM 717.0m) |
| A: 0.10 (Total Current Assets 13.4b - Total Current Liabilities 10.5b) / Total Assets 28.4b |
| B: 0.48 (Retained Earnings 13.7b / Total Assets 28.4b) |
| C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 3.10b / Avg Total Assets 27.6b) |
| D: 0.10 (Book Value of Equity 2.67b / Total Liabilities 25.7b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.11 = A |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 5.87b/5.51b, Revenue 84.6b/81.4b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 18.40% / 18.50%) |
| AQI: 0.94 (AQ_t 0.27 / AQ_t-1 0.28) |
| SGI: 1.04 (Revenue 84.6b / 81.4b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 1.76b - CFO 2.66b) / TA 28.4b) |
| Beneish M = -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of August 17, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 82.99 with a total of 2,767,764 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.54%, over one month by +0.90%, over three months by +13.63% and over the past year by +7.73%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 79.00 (which is 4.8% or 2 ATR below the current price).
Sysco has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.90. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SYY.
- StrongBuy: 7
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 9
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 89.3 | 7.6% |
P/E Trailing = 23.0412
P/E Forward = 16.6389
P/S = 0.4747
P/B = 15.1299
P/EG = 1.5834
Revenue TTM = 84.6b USD
EBIT TTM = 3.10b USD
EBITDA TTM = 4.21b USD
Long Term Debt = 12.8b USD (from longTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Short Term Debt = 1.37b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 16.3b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.37b
Net Debt = 14.6b USD (calculated: Debt 16.3b - CCE 1.79b)
Enterprise Value = 54.7b USD (40.2b + Debt 16.3b - CCE 1.79b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.32 (Ebit TTM 3.10b / Interest Expense TTM 717.0m)
EV/FCF = 30.04x (Enterprise Value 54.7b / FCF TTM 1.82b)
FCF Yield = 3.33% (FCF TTM 1.82b / Enterprise Value 54.7b)
FCF Margin = 2.15% (FCF TTM 1.82b / Revenue TTM 84.6b)
Net Margin = 2.08% (Net Income TTM 1.76b / Revenue TTM 84.6b)
Gross Margin = 18.50% ((Revenue TTM 84.6b - Cost of Revenue TTM 68.9b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 18.69% (prev 18.58%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.93 (Enterprise Value 54.7b / Total Assets 28.4b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.39% (Interest Expense 717.0m / Debt 16.3b)
Taxrate = 22.80% (519.0m / 2.28b)
NOPAT = 2.39b (EBIT 3.10b * (1 - 22.80%))
Current Ratio = 1.28 (Total Current Assets 13.4b / Total Current Liabilities 10.5b)
Debt / Equity = 6.13 (Debt 16.3b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.67b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.46 (Net Debt 14.6b / EBITDA 4.21b)
Debt / FCF = 7.99 (Net Debt 14.6b / FCF TTM 1.82b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.33b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.37% (Net Income 1.76b / Total Assets 28.4b)
RoE = 75.46% (Net Income TTM 1.76b / Total Stockholder Equity 2.33b)
RoCE = 20.43% (EBIT 3.10b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.33b + L.T.Debt 12.8b))
RoIC = 13.69% (NOPAT 2.39b / Invested Capital 17.5b)
WACC = 5.45% (E(40.2b)/V(56.5b) * Re(6.29%) + D(16.3b)/V(56.5b) * Rd(4.39%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 6.29% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -95.10 | Cagr: -1.91%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.41% ; FCFF base≈1.93b ; Y1≈1.72b ; Y5≈1.44b
[DCF] Fair Price = 17.70 (EV 23.0b - Net Debt 14.6b = Equity 8.47b / Shares 478.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -13.24% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 98.49 | EPS CAGR: 4.05% | SUE: 0.44 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 99.68 | Revenue CAGR: 3.41% | SUE: 0.99 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.20 | Chg30d=+0.35% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=11
EPS next Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=1.09 | Chg30d=+1.55% | Revisions=-50% | Analysts=11
EPS current Year (2027-06-30): EPS=5.09 | Chg30d=+2.53% | Revisions=-38% | GrowthEPS=+10.3% | GrowthRev=+5.8%
EPS next Year (2028-06-30): EPS=5.36 | Chg30d=+1.58% | Revisions=-44% | GrowthEPS=+5.5% | GrowthRev=+2.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -48% (up=4, down=14)