Sysco (SYY)
Consumer Staples · Foodservice distribution
Sysco is the leading global foodservice distributor, supplying restaurants, hotels, and institutional customers with fresh food, frozen products, and supplies through a vast network of distribution centers.
What Sysco does
Sysco Corporation is a global foodservice distributor that supplies restaurants, hotels, hospitals, schools, and other institutional customers with a broad portfolio of food products, including fresh produce, frozen foods, meats, seafood, and dry goods, as well as kitchen supplies and equipment. The company operates through an extensive network of distribution centers and local branches across North America and international markets. Sysco generates revenue through the sale and delivery of these products to foodservice establishments and institutional customers. The company also provides value-added services to customers in the foodservice industry.
Themes: ["Foodservice supply chain","Restaurant and hospitality suppliers","Food distribution infrastructure","Institutional feeding","B2B logistics","Post-pandemic recovery"]
Fundamentals
- Price$82.03 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$39.9B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+7.5% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E23.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+2.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+18.5% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+81.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity6.10 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.64 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.7%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to cyclical foodservice industry demand, including sensitivity to restaurant traffic and economic conditions affecting discretionary dining","Significant debt burden ($14.0 billion in long-term and short-term debt as of March 2026) and high leverage, limiting financial flexibility and increasing refinancing risk","Dependence on stable supplier relationships and commodity price volatility in food costs, which can pressure margins if pricing cannot be passed to customers"]
Competitors & peers
- US Foods
- Performance Food Group
- Shamrock Foods
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.