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How Sysco Corporation stacks up
SYY · against 53 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
60/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #35 of 54 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including SYY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 60?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 71% of peers. Operating margin: 3.7% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 72% of peers. Return on assets: 6.2% vs peer median 4.0%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 78% of peers. Return on invested capital: 17.0% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SYY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SYY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 51 reported | 17.0% | 13.9% | 64% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 54 reported | 3.7% | 11.7% | 19% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 52 reported | 6.2% | 6.2% | 49% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 52 reported | 77.7% | 16.0% | 96% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 55 reported | 18.5% | 37.6% | 15% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SYY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 162.4B CNY (≈$22.7B) | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 212.7B CNY (≈$29.8B) | 99 | 72 | |
| 3 | 503.8B HKD (≈$64.5B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 4 | 3.43T INR (≈$41.2B) | 97 | 62 | |
| 5 | 40.7B USD | 94 | 66 | |
| 31 | 70.1B USD | 67 | 47 | |
| 32 | 2.19T INR (≈$26.3B) | 66 | 59 | |
| 32 | 80.1B CAD (≈$58.5B) | 66 | 47 | |
| 34 | 21.1B EUR (≈$23.2B) | 64 | 54 | |
| 35 | 35.5B USD | 60 | 40 | |
| 36 | 28.8B USD | 59 | 62 | |
| 37 | 199.1B CNY (≈$27.9B) | 56 | 43 | |
| 38 | 52.3B USD | 55 | 25 | |
| 39 | 29.1B AUD (≈$19.2B) | 54 | 37 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score