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SYSCO CORP SYY

NYSE · stock · Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products · website · IPO 1981-01-20 · LEI

SYSCO CORP statistics & valuation

P / E22.5×
P / S0.5×
P / B14.9×
Net margin2.1%
Return on capital17.3%
Graham number -72.8%$21.37

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($21.37); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
0.40% 1.00% 2.00% 2.30% 2.50% 2.20% 2.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
19.10% 18.90% 19.00% 18.70% 18.20% 17.90% 18.30% 18.50% 18.40% 18.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
3.70% 3.90% 3.90% 1.40% 2.80% 3.40% 4.00% 4.10% 3.80% 3.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
18.60% 33.80% 98.30% 88.10% 105.10% 99.90% 65.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
548.5M 529.1M 523.4M 514.0M 513.6M 514.0M 509.7M 503.1M 489.8M 480.6M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$7.61B $6.84B $7.58B 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
1.00% 2.40% 6.20% 7.80% 7.80% 6.80% 6.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
3.25× 11.14× 6.82× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$2.08 $2.70 $3.20 $0.42 $1.02 $2.64 $3.47 $3.89 $3.73 $3.66 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

SYSCO CORP trades at about 21.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.7×–125.8×, median 24.9×).

19.7× 125.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (19.7×–125.8×); dot = today's 21.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin18.5%18.4%18.5%18.3%17.9%18.2%18.7%19.0%18.9%19.1%
Operating margin3.7%3.8%4.1%4.0%3.4%2.8%1.4%3.9%3.9%3.7%
Net margin2.1%2.2%2.5%2.3%2.0%1.0%0.4%———
Return on assets6.2%6.8%7.8%7.8%6.2%2.4%1.0%———
Return on equity65.9%99.9%105.1%88.1%98.3%33.8%18.6%———
Debt / equity—————6.82×11.14×3.25×——
Current ratio1.281.211.201.241.201.471.841.331.211.32

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.