SYY Stock Analysis: Sysco | NYSE
Food Distribution | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 37.162m USD | 12M Return: 3% | US8718291078 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 361M
EPS Trend: 98.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 99.7%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 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 (NYSE: SYY) is a leading food distribution company headquartered in Houston, Texas, that markets and distributes food and related products to restaurants, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, lodging establishments, and other foodservice customers. The company operates through segments including U.S. Foodservice Operations, International Foodservice Operations, SYGMA, and Other, with a geographic footprint spanning the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Sweden.
Syscos product portfolio extends well beyond food, encompassing frozen foods, fresh meats and seafood, dairy, beverages, and produce, as well as paper products, tableware, cookware, restaurant and kitchen equipment, and cleaning supplies. The foodservice distribution industry is characterized by a business-to-business model that serves the away-from-home eating market, typically operating on thin margins supported by high volumes, broad product assortment, and logistics-intensive supply chain operations.
Founded in 1969 and publicly traded since 1970, Sysco is classified within the Consumer Staples sector and the Food Distributors sub-industry, reflecting the generally defensive, demand-stable nature of its end markets.
- U.S. Foodservice volume tracks restaurant industry recovery
- Food inflation pressures gross margins across segments
- International expansion via European acquisitions drives growth
| Net Income: 1.76b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.83 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 3.45% < 20% (prev 2.52%; Δ 0.92% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 2.64b > Net Income 1.76b |
| Net Debt (14.6b) to EBITDA (4.12b): 3.55 < 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: 4.17 > 6 (EBIT TTM 2.99b / 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 2.99b / Avg Total Assets 27.6b) |
| D: 0.10 (Book Value of Equity 2.67b / Total Liabilities 25.7b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.09 = 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 2.64b) / TA 28.4b) |
| Beneish M = -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 12, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 78.14 with a total of 2,283,693 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.84%, over one month by -3.52%, over three months by -4.06% and over the past year by +3.03%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 75.20 (which is 3.8% or 1.9 ATR below the current price).
Sysco has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.71. Therefore, it is recommended to hold SYY.
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 6
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 90.8 | 16.2% |
P/E Trailing = 21.2301
P/E Forward = 15.2207
P/S = 0.4395
P/B = 13.8762
P/EG = 1.449
Revenue TTM = 84.6b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.99b USD
EBITDA TTM = 4.12b USD
Long Term Debt = 12.3b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.37b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 16.4b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.45b
Net Debt = 14.6b USD (calculated: Debt 16.4b - CCE 1.79b)
Enterprise Value = 51.8b USD (37.2b + Debt 16.4b - CCE 1.79b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.17 (Ebit TTM 2.99b / Interest Expense TTM 717.0m)
EV/FCF = 26.73x (Enterprise Value 51.8b / FCF TTM 1.94b)
FCF Yield = 3.74% (FCF TTM 1.94b / Enterprise Value 51.8b)
FCF Margin = 2.29% (FCF TTM 1.94b / 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 = 1.82 (Enterprise Value 51.8b / Total Assets 28.4b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.37% (Interest Expense 717.0m / Debt 16.4b)
Taxrate = 22.80% (519.0m / 2.28b)
NOPAT = 2.31b (EBIT 2.99b * (1 - 22.80%))
Current Ratio = 1.28 (Total Current Assets 13.4b / Total Current Liabilities 10.5b)
Debt / Equity = 6.16 (Debt 16.4b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.67b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.55 (Net Debt 14.6b / EBITDA 4.12b)
Debt / FCF = 7.55 (Net Debt 14.6b / FCF TTM 1.94b)
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 = 20.44% (EBIT 2.99b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.33b + L.T.Debt 12.3b))
RoIC = 13.24% (NOPAT 2.31b / Invested Capital 17.5b)
WACC = 5.45% (E(37.2b)/V(53.6b) * Re(6.37%) + D(16.4b)/V(53.6b) * Rd(4.37%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 6.37% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -95.10 | Cagr: -1.91%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈1.80b ; Y1≈2.07b ; Y5≈3.04b
[DCF] Fair Price = 65.01 (EV 45.8b - Net Debt 14.6b = Equity 31.2b / Shares 479.6m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 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=1.19 | Chg30d=-0.23% | Revisions=-21% | Analysts=11
EPS next Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=1.08 | Chg30d=-0.89% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=11
EPS current Year (2027-06-30): EPS=5.07 | Chg30d=-0.39% | Revisions=+80% | GrowthEPS=+10.0% | GrowthRev=+6.1%
EPS next Year (2028-06-30): EPS=5.37 | Chg30d=-0.26% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+5.8% | GrowthRev=+2.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +34% (up=18, down=8)