Sysco Corporation (SYY) Key Metrics
SYY valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $40.45B
- Enterprise value
- $50.17B
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.9 10-yr median 23.5
- Forward P/E
- 15.2
- PEG ratio
- 1.45
- Price / sales
- 0.5 10-yr median 0.5
- Price / book
- 13.9 10-yr median 19.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.2 10-yr median 13.6
- Dividend yield
- 2.68% $2.20 a year
- Beta
- 0.64
SYY key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 · U.S. dollarsSYY valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SYY returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SYY per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SYY financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SYY efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SYY valuation history
SYY returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SYY debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SYY cash returned to shareholders
SYY price vs earnings per share
SYY key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $40.17B | $37.10B | $35.92B | $37.82B | $43.54B | $39.93B | $28.10B | $37.01B | $36.13B | $27.61B |
| Enterprise value | $53.35B | $50.52B | $48.17B | $48.24B | $54.06B | $48.74B | $37.11B | $44.66B | $43.91B | $34.93B |
| P/E ratio | 22.9 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 21.4 | 32.0 | 76.2 | 130.4 | 22.1 | 25.3 | 24.2 |
| Price / sales | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Price / book | 15.1 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 31.5 | 25.7 | 24.3 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 11.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 20.7 | 23.1 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 37.6 | 27.9 | 31.3 | 21.5 | 24.6 | 17.9 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 15.2 | 14.8 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 24.3 | 21.0 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 12.4 |
| EV / sales | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 16.6 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 11.8 |
| EV / free cash flow | 27.5 | 31.5 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 46.7 | 34.0 | 41.3 | 26.0 | 29.9 | 22.6 |
| Earnings yield | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.8% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.5% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.1% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 9.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $83.58 | $75.74 | $71.39 | $74.20 | $84.71 | $77.75 | $54.66 | $70.72 | $68.29 | $50.33 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $175.93 | $166.12 | $156.72 | $149.74 | $133.53 | $99.89 | $102.90 | $114.86 | $111.00 | $100.94 |
| Earnings per share | $3.66 | $3.73 | $3.89 | $3.47 | $2.64 | $1.02 | $0.42 | $3.20 | $2.70 | $2.08 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $5.49 | $5.12 | $5.94 | $5.63 | $3.48 | $3.71 | $3.15 | $4.61 | $4.07 | $4.07 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.03 | $3.27 | $4.29 | $4.07 | $2.25 | $2.79 | $1.75 | $3.28 | $2.77 | $2.82 |
| Cash per share | $3.72 | $2.19 | $1.38 | $1.46 | $1.69 | $5.86 | $11.79 | $0.98 | $1.04 | $1.59 |
| Book value per share | $5.55 | $3.74 | $3.70 | $3.94 | $2.69 | $3.02 | $2.25 | $4.78 | $4.74 | $4.34 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$7.31 | −$9.15 | −$8.91 | −$6.86 | −$8.00 | −$6.11 | −$6.53 | −$4.30 | −$4.59 | −$4.69 |
| Dividends per share | $2.16 | $2.04 | $2.00 | $1.95 | $1.87 | $1.79 | $1.67 | $1.48 | $1.36 | $1.27 |
| Capex per share | $1.46 | $1.85 | $1.65 | $1.56 | $1.23 | $0.92 | $1.40 | $1.32 | $1.30 | $1.25 |
| Debt per share | $31.14 | $29.59 | $25.73 | $21.91 | $22.16 | $23.02 | $29.33 | $15.60 | $15.74 | $14.94 |
| Shares outstanding | 480.6M | 489.8M | 503.1M | 509.7M | 514.0M | 513.6M | 514.0M | 523.4M | 529.1M | 548.5M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.9% | −2.6% | −1.3% | −0.8% | +0.1% | −0.1% | −1.8% | −1.1% | −3.5% | −5.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 78.2% | 99.1% | 101.1% | 104.4% | 92.6% | 38.7% | 11.8% | 66.8% | 58.5% | 39.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 15.4% | 15.9% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 16.4% | 12.6% | 5.4% | 19.0% | 16.9% | 15.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.4% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 6.2% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 9.3% | 8.0% | 6.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | 7.9% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 10.2% | 8.2% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 12.7% | 10.9% | 8.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.50 | 1.37 | 1.53 | 1.62 | 1.32 | 3.63 | 7.51 | 1.44 | 1.51 | 1.95 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $14.97B | $14.49B | $12.95B | $11.17B | $11.39B | $11.82B | $15.08B | $8.16B | $8.33B | $8.19B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.79B | $1.07B | $696.0M | $745.0M | $867.1M | $3.01B | $6.06B | $513.5M | $552.3M | $869.5M |
| Net debt | $13.18B | $13.42B | $12.25B | $10.42B | $10.52B | $8.81B | $9.02B | $7.65B | $7.77B | $7.33B |
| Debt / equity | 5.61 | 7.92 | 6.96 | 5.56 | 8.24 | 7.61 | 13.01 | 3.26 | 3.32 | 3.44 |
| Debt / assets | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.20 | 3.25 | 2.94 | 2.82 | 3.24 | 3.80 | 5.58 | 2.44 | 2.49 | 2.47 |
| Current ratio | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.47 | 1.84 | 1.33 | 1.21 | 1.32 |
| Quick ratio | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.96 | 1.38 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.83 |
| Interest coverage | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Working capital | $2.91B | $2.05B | $1.80B | $2.07B | $1.73B | $3.41B | $5.63B | $2.04B | $1.41B | $1.94B |
| Invested capital | $15.85B | $15.25B | $14.11B | $12.43B | $11.90B | $10.37B | $10.18B | $10.15B | $10.28B | $9.71B |
| Tangible asset value | −$3.51B | −$4.45B | −$4.45B | −$3.46B | −$4.08B | −$3.10B | −$3.32B | −$2.22B | −$2.39B | −$2.49B |
| Net current asset value | −$12.29B | −$12.95B | −$11.98B | −$10.17B | −$10.19B | −$9.09B | −$9.09B | −$7.29B | −$7.52B | −$7.26B |
| Graham number | $21.36 | $17.71 | $17.98 | $17.55 | $12.65 | $8.33 | $4.61 | $18.55 | $16.98 | $14.26 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$35.12 | −$35.09 | −$31.77 | −$27.41 | −$27.10 | −$23.62 | −$22.52 | −$19.40 | −$19.48 | −$18.05 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.04B | $1.00B | $1.01B | $996.0M | $959.0M | $917.6M | $856.3M | $775.4M | $722.2M | $698.6M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $200.0M | $1.25B | $1.23B | $500.0M | $500.0M | $130.4M | $844.7M | $1.02B | $978.9M | $1.89B |
| Dividend payout ratio | 59.0% | 54.7% | 51.6% | 56.3% | 70.6% | 175.0% | 397.4% | 46.3% | 50.5% | 61.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 63.8% | 140.3% | 103.8% | 72.1% | 126.0% | 73.1% | 189.4% | 104.6% | 115.9% | 167.2% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 26.5% | 36.1% | 27.8% | 27.6% | 35.3% | 24.7% | 44.5% | 28.7% | 31.9% | 30.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.62 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.76 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | — | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 13.7% | 14.9% | 15.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 24.2 | 24.9 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 24.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 27.5 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 29.5 | 26.8 | 23.8 | 23.4 | 22.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 34.8 | 35.2 | 35.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 36.3 | 32.9 | 31.7 | 31.1 | 28.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 17.2 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 18.7 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 19.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 14.87 | 15.00 | 15.10 | 15.31 | 15.84 | 15.11 | 14.69 | 14.42 | 14.38 | 14.94 |
| Payables turnover | 10.48 | 10.37 | 10.43 | 10.59 | 10.59 | 10.07 | 11.08 | 11.53 | 11.75 | 12.98 |
| Inventory turnover | 13.26 | 13.65 | 14.03 | 13.99 | 13.85 | 12.35 | 13.62 | 15.36 | 15.57 | 15.91 |
| Asset turnover | 3.07 | 3.15 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.16 | 2.33 | 2.61 | 3.34 | 3.28 | 3.21 |
| Average receivables | $5.69B | $5.43B | $5.22B | $4.99B | $4.33B | $3.40B | $3.60B | $4.17B | $4.08B | $3.71B |
| Average payables | $6.58B | $6.40B | $6.16B | $5.89B | $5.32B | $4.17B | $3.88B | $4.23B | $4.05B | $3.45B |
| Average inventory | $5.20B | $4.87B | $4.58B | $4.46B | $4.07B | $3.40B | $3.16B | $3.17B | $3.06B | $2.82B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 21.8% | 23.6% | 25.4% | 24.1% | 24.9% | 21.9% | 19.9% | 26.5% | 27.3% | 27.9% |
Computed from SYY's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed August 21, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SYY valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (June 30, 2026), Sysco traded at 22.9 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 23.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 21.9 and the forward P/E is 15.2. Sysco earned a return on equity of 78.2% and a return on invested capital of 15.4% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $15.0 billion of debt and $1.8 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $13.2 billion. It returned $1.2 billion to shareholders: $1.0 billion in dividends and $200.0 million in share buybacks, 64% of free cash flow. The share count fell 12.4% from 548.5M to 480.6M over 9 years.
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SYY key metrics FAQ
What is Sysco's P/E ratio?
Sysco's trailing P/E ratio is 21.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 15.2. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 22.9, compared with a 10-year median of 23.5.
What is Sysco's EV/EBITDA?
Sysco's enterprise value was 12.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $53.4 billion, EBITDA $4.1 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.2.
What is Sysco's return on equity?
Sysco's return on equity (ROE) was 78.2% in fiscal 2026: net income of $1.8 billion on average shareholders' equity of $2.2 billion.
What is Sysco's ROIC?
Sysco's return on invested capital was 15.4% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Sysco have?
Sysco had total debt of $15.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.61 and $13.2 billion of net debt (3.20 times EBITDA).
What is Sysco's dividend yield?
Sysco's forward dividend yield is 2.68%. Sysco paid $1.0 billion in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($2.16 per share), a payout ratio of 59.0%.
Does Sysco buy back its shares?
Yes. Sysco spent $200.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −1.9% over the year, to 480.6M..
What is Sysco's free cash flow yield?
Sysco generated $1.9 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 4.8% on its market value at year-end ($40.2 billion).
What is Sysco's current ratio?
Sysco's current ratio was 1.28 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.28 times current liabilities.