SYY Consumer Defensive

Sysco Corporation

$74.11-9.33%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Food Distribution
Country: United States
Market cap: 35.5B USD
Enterprise value: 51.1B USD
Full-time employees: 75,000

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.63 vs a peer median of 0.41), though less than the overall market and more debt relative to equity (5.07× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.63 vs peers 0.41) and more debt vs equity (5.07× vs peers 0.42×)
About average: growth and valuation

Ranks #536 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 30%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 5.1× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 5.1× equity vs peers 0.4×.
Debt is 5.1× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 5.1× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $51.3B in FY Jun 2021 to $84.6B in FY Jun 2026.
Sysco's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to FY Jun 2026, from $51.3B to $84.6B.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 110% of reported profit.
Sysco's free cash flow is 110% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

40/ 100▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 40 → Nov 4 40

Valuation

Is the price right?

49/100

Moderate▲ 6 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 43 → 49

Share price -10.0%+6
Company's reported figures updated-1
Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Close to the peer norm on every measure.

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield4.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.14Sector median: 0.0453 · MAD: 0.0301

EBITDA yield8.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.01Sector median: 0.0865 · MAD: 0.0435

Free cash flow yield5.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.17Sector median: 0.0622 · MAD: 0.0441

Other data (not scored)

Book yield7.5%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5381 · MAD: 0.2865

Growth

Is it growing?

48/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Close to the peer norm on every measure.

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-4.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.22Sector median: 0.0154 · MAD: 0.2529

3-year revenue growth3.5%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.04Sector median: 0.0366 · MAD: 0.0470

Revenue growth3.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.19Sector median: 0.0278 · MAD: 0.0585

Profitability

Does it earn well?

60/100

Moderate▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 61 → 60

Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROIC
▲ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin3.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.77Sector median: 0.0759 · MAD: 0.0508

Return on assets6.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.85Sector median: 0.0396 · MAD: 0.0262

Return on invested capital17.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.39Sector median: 0.0766 · MAD: 0.0673

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin18.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3182 · MAD: 0.1263

Return on equity65.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0831 · MAD: 0.0675

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.63

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.30Sector median: 0.4070 · MAD: 0.1690

Current ratio1.28×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.38Sector median: 1.5250 · MAD: 0.6460

Debt / equity5.07×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -5.63Sector median: 0.4234 · MAD: 0.3581

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Sysco

Is Sysco getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Oct 1, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 40/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Sysco valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 49/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers.
Is Sysco growing?: At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 48/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers.
How profitable is Sysco?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 60/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Return on invested capital 17.0% vs a peer median of 7.7% (stronger than 78% of peers).Return on invested capital 17.0% vs peers 7.7% (stronger than 78% of peers). Operating margin 3.7% vs a peer median of 7.6% (weaker than 71% of peers).Operating margin 3.7% vs peers 7.6% (weaker than 71% of peers).
How risky is Sysco?: Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 5.07× vs a peer median of 0.42× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 5.07× vs peers 0.42× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 27, 2026 · filed Oct 1, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 28, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	83.6B USD	84.6B USD	+1.2%
Net income (12 months)	1.7B USD	1.8B USD	+1.2%
Operating margin	3.6%	3.7%	+0.1 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	1.8B USD	1.9B USD	+6.4%
Debt	14.0B USD	13.5B USD	−3.5%
Cash	1.9B USD	1.8B USD	−6.0%
Shares outstanding	478.2M	479.1M	+0.2%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Defensive · 91 companies

Valuations in Consumer Defensive are within their usual range since 2016.

30% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
18% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values −4% and earnings +7% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −58% vs the whole market, against a usual −39%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Defensive: too few Food Distribution companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Jun 2022	FY Jun 2023	FY Jun 2024	FY Jun 2025	FY Jun 2026	Change
Gross margin	17.9%	18.3%	18.5%	18.4%	18.5%	▲ 0.1 pts
Operating margin	3.4%	4.0%	4.1%	3.8%	3.7%	▼ 0.1 pts
Net margin	2.0%	2.3%	2.5%	2.2%	2.1%	▼ 0.2 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	6.2%	7.8%	7.8%	6.8%	6.2%	▼ 0.6 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	98.3%	88.1%	105.1%	99.9%	65.9%	▼ 34 pts
Free cash flow margin	1.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.0%	2.3%	▲ 0.3 pts
Current ratio	1.20×	1.24×	1.20×	1.21×	1.28×	▲ 5.8%
Quick ratio	0.69×	0.72×	0.69×	0.70×	0.77×	▲ 10%
Debt to equity	7.70×	5.18×	6.44×	7.27×	5.07×	▼ 30%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.63 vs a peer median of 0.41), though less than the overall market and more debt relative to equity (5.07× vs a peer median of 0.42×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.63 vs peers 0.41) and more debt vs equity (5.07× vs peers 0.42×)

About average: growth and valuation

Ranks #536 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 30%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 5.1× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 5.1× equity vs peers 0.4×.

Debt is 5.1× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 5.1× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $51.3B in FY Jun 2021 to $84.6B in FY Jun 2026.

Sysco's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to FY Jun 2026, from $51.3B to $84.6B.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 110% of reported profit.

Sysco's free cash flow is 110% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about Sysco

Is Sysco getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Oct 1, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 40/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Sysco valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 49/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers.

Is Sysco growing?

At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 48/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers.

How profitable is Sysco?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 60/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Return on invested capital 17.0% vs a peer median of 7.7% (stronger than 78% of peers).Return on invested capital 17.0% vs peers 7.7% (stronger than 78% of peers). Operating margin 3.7% vs a peer median of 7.6% (weaker than 71% of peers).Operating margin 3.7% vs peers 7.6% (weaker than 71% of peers).

How risky is Sysco?

Higher risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 5.07× vs a peer median of 0.42× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 5.07× vs peers 0.42× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

83.6B USD

84.6B USD

+1.2%

Net income (12 months)

1.7B USD

1.8B USD

+1.2%

Operating margin

3.6%

3.7%

+0.1 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

1.8B USD

1.9B USD

+6.4%

Debt

14.0B USD

13.5B USD

−3.5%

Cash

1.9B USD

1.8B USD

−6.0%

Shares outstanding

478.2M

479.1M

+0.2%

Key ratios

FY Jun 2022

FY Jun 2023

FY Jun 2024

FY Jun 2025

FY Jun 2026

Change

Gross margin

17.9%

18.3%

18.5%

18.4%

18.5%

▲ 0.1 pts

Operating margin

3.4%

4.0%

4.1%

3.8%

3.7%

▼ 0.1 pts

Net margin

2.0%

2.3%

2.5%

2.2%

2.1%

▼ 0.2 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

6.2%

7.8%

6.8%

6.2%

▼ 0.6 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

98.3%

88.1%

105.1%

99.9%

65.9%

▼ 34 pts

Free cash flow margin

1.7%

2.7%

2.0%

2.3%

▲ 0.3 pts

Current ratio

1.20×

1.24×

1.20×

1.21×

1.28×

▲ 5.8%

Quick ratio

0.69×

0.72×

0.69×

0.70×

0.77×

▲ 10%

Debt to equity

7.70×

5.18×

6.44×

7.27×

5.07×

▼ 30%