SYY
Sysco
$83.55
▼ 0.9%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
SYY at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 43/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 6.4% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$40.56B
P/E
23.07x
Forward P/E (est.)
24.73x
ROE
81.9%
Revenue Growth
3.4%
EPS Growth
-6.7%
Profit Margin
2.1%
FCF Yield
6.4%
Debt / Equity
7.27x
ROIC
19.0%
Interest Coverage
24.03x
Current Ratio
1.33x
Dividend Yield
2.8%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
4.9%
Rating Score
43/100
Sysco (SYY) is a large-cap company in the Food Distributors industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $40.56B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $81.37B in revenue and $1.83B in net profit.
Our model rates SYY Neutral (43/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (9 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
18.4% average over the last 3 years
±0.4 pts around 18.6% across 9 years
grew in 6 of the last 8 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 9 years
19.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what SYY's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. SYY trades near $83.55, above its 50-day average ($76.52) and 200-day average ($78.37). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 77 it is overbought — the recent rally is stretched and can cool off.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. SYY's is $1.53 (~1.8% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month SYY found buyers near $74.24 (support) and sellers near $84.87 (resistance); its 52-week range is $68.19–$91.85. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 1.0× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
12.2%
Revenue moved from $55.37B in 2017 to $81.37B in 2025, a 4.9% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (3.4%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
18.4%
Operating Margin
3.8%
Net Margin
2.2%
ROE
81.9%
Sysco keeps about 2.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 18.4% gross margin and 3.8% operating margin. Return on equity is 81.9% and return on invested capital about 19.0%. Thin margins leave less cushion if costs rise.
Total Debt
$10.59B
Net Debt
$8.69B
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.81x
Debt / Equity
7.27x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 7.3x, and operating profit covers interest about 24.0x, with a current ratio of 1.3x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $10.59B of total debt against $1.90B of cash.
Operating CF
$2.51B
Free Cash Flow
$1.60B
FCF Margin
2.0%
In the latest year Sysco produced about $2.51B of operating cash flow and $1.60B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 6.4% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.
Dividend yield
2.8%
Per share (latest FY)
$2.07
Total paid (latest FY)
$1.00B
History on record
9 years
dividend uses 62% of free cash flow
55% of net income paid out
no current raise streak
no cuts in the last 9 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
23.07x
P/S
0.47x
P/B
20.79x
EV / EBITDA
—
SYY trades at 23.1x trailing earnings (about 24.7x on estimated forward earnings), 0.5x sales, and 20.8x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 4.9% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$55.79
Current price
$83.55
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.60B
Growth, years 1–5
3.4%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where SYY sits versus its Consumer Staples sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 48 Consumer Staples companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How SYY stacks up against its Consumer Staples peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Consumer Staples sector (74 S&P 500 companies), SYY ranks #31 of 74 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (23.1x P/E vs. 22x median) with a higher return on equity (81.9% vs. 18.1%) and similar revenue growth (3.4% vs. 3.4%).
P/E vs sector
23.1x
median 22x
ROE vs sector
81.9%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
3.4%
median 3.4%
Sector rank
#31
of 74 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Consumer Staples companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 74 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $83.55 today · expected CAGR -0% – 10%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $83.81B | $86.33B | $88.92B | $91.58B | $94.33B |
| Net income | $2.51B | $2.59B | $2.67B | $2.75B | $2.83B |
| EPS | $5.18 | $5.33 | $5.49 | $5.66 | $5.83 |
| Share price (low) | $72.50 | $74.68 | $76.92 | $79.23 | $81.60 |
| Share price (high) | $119.11 | $122.68 | $126.37 | $130.16 | $134.06 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -13% / 43% | -5% / 21% | -3% / 15% | -1% / 12% | -0% / 10% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for SYY:
- Strong return on equity (81.9%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~6.4%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Pays a 2.8% dividend on top of any price gains.
The case against SYY:
- Thin net margins (2.1%) leave little room for error.
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 7.3x) adds financial risk.
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 7.3x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Margin risk — thin profitability (2.1%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Sysco is a large-cap consumer staples business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 23.1x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (43/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 22 Wall Street analysts covering SYY recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-7 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
SYY's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
SYY — frequently asked questions
Is SYY a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Sysco Neutral (43/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is SYY's rating on The Stocks School?
Sysco currently scores 43/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does SYY's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Sysco's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for SYY calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this SYY analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell SYY. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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