Sysco Corporation
SYY Consumer Defensive Food Distribution
Sysco Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $84.6 billion, up 3.91% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +2.82%
- EPS
- +10.4%
- Free cash flow
- +560.0%
- Total debt
- +3.50%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Sysco Corporation (SYY) Return on invested capital
Sysco Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 12.8%, down 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (13.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.91% (fiscal 2020) to 16.8% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is above the Food Distribution industry median of 4.41% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 13.4% | (0.28) |
| FY2025 | 13.7% | (1.50) |
| FY2024 | 15.2% | (1.05) |
| FY2023 | 16.3% | 3.13 |
| FY2022 | 13.1% | 3.75 |
| FY2021 | 9.39% | 4.48 |
| FY2020 | 4.91% | (9.44) |
| FY2019 | 14.4% | 0.28 |
| FY2018 | 14.1% | 0.84 |
| FY2017 | 13.2% | (3.52) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SYY Sysco Corporation | 12.8% |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. compare | 9.32% |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare | 9.00% |
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare | 8.91% |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare | 4.99% |
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare | 4.65% |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. compare | 4.17% |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare | 1.27% |
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare | −5.50% |
| Food Distribution industry median | 4.41% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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