SYSCO CORP (SYY) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:SYY • US8718291078
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81.33 USD
-0.34 (-0.42%)
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This SYY fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. SYY Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year SYY was profitable.
- In the past year SYY had a positive cash flow from operations.
- SYY had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- SYY had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- SYY has a Return On Assets of 6.61%. This is in the better half of the industry: SYY outperforms 71.05% of its industry peers.
- SYY's Return On Equity of 78.71% is amongst the best of the industry. SYY outperforms 97.37% of its industry peers.
- With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 15.42%, SYY belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.11% of the companies in the same industry.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for SYY is significantly below the industry average of 29.49%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.61% | ||
| ROE | 78.71% | ||
| ROIC | 15.42% |
ROA(3y)7.48%
ROA(5y)6.21%
ROE(3y)97.71%
ROE(5y)85.04%
ROIC(3y)15.85%
ROIC(5y)13.74%
1.3 Margins
- With a decent Profit Margin value of 2.17%, SYY is doing good in the industry, outperforming 60.53% of the companies in the same industry.
- SYY's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- SYY's Operating Margin of 4.32% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. SYY outperforms 73.68% of its industry peers.
- SYY's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- With a Gross Margin value of 18.46%, SYY is not doing good in the industry: 63.16% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- SYY's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 4.32% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.17% | ||
| GM | 18.46% |
OM growth 3Y8.19%
OM growth 5Y19.17%
PM growth 3Y4.31%
PM growth 5Y40.76%
GM growth 3Y0.82%
GM growth 5Y-0.35%
2. SYY Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so SYY is creating value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, SYY has less shares outstanding
- The number of shares outstanding for SYY has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
- SYY has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- SYY has an Altman-Z score of 5.23. This indicates that SYY is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
- SYY has a Altman-Z score of 5.23. This is in the better half of the industry: SYY outperforms 76.32% of its industry peers.
- SYY has a debt to FCF ratio of 7.77. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as SYY would need 7.77 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- SYY's Debt to FCF ratio of 7.77 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. SYY outperforms 47.37% of its industry peers.
- SYY has a Debt/Equity ratio of 5.45. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- SYY has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (5.45) than 89.47% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 5.45 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.77 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.23 |
ROIC/WACC1.99
WACC7.74%
2.3 Liquidity
- SYY has a Current Ratio of 1.30. This is a normal value and indicates that SYY is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.30, SYY is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 63.16% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.75 indicates that SYY may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of SYY (0.75) is better than 65.79% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.3 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.75 |
3. SYY Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 4.81% over the past year.
- Measured over the past years, SYY shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 17.52% on average per year.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.58% in the past year.
- The Revenue has been growing by 9.00% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)4.81%
EPS 3Y11.01%
EPS 5Y17.52%
EPS Q2Q%6.45%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.58%
Revenue growth 3Y5.84%
Revenue growth 5Y9%
Sales Q2Q%3.03%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, SYY will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 10.94% on average per year.
- Based on estimates for the next years, SYY will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 4.22% on average per year.
EPS Next Y4.07%
EPS Next 2Y7.37%
EPS Next 3Y7.57%
EPS Next 5Y10.94%
Revenue Next Year3.91%
Revenue Next 2Y4.46%
Revenue Next 3Y4.04%
Revenue Next 5Y4.22%
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. SYY Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 17.76, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of SYY.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of SYY indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: SYY is cheaper than 63.16% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- SYY is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.23, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 15.82 indicates a correct valuation of SYY.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, SYY is valued a bit cheaper than 60.53% of the companies in the same industry.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.28. SYY is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17.76 | ||
| Fwd PE | 15.82 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as SYY.
- SYY's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 22.26 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.39 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates SYY does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- SYY has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)4.36
PEG (5Y)1.01
EPS Next 2Y7.37%
EPS Next 3Y7.57%
5. SYY Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.64%, SYY has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.70, SYY pays a better dividend. On top of this SYY pays more dividend than 92.11% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- SYY's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 1.91.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.64% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of SYY has a limited annual growth rate of 4.23%.
- SYY has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
- SYY has decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.23%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years2
5.3 Sustainability
- SYY pays out 56.48% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
- The dividend of SYY is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP56.48%
EPS Next 2Y7.37%
EPS Next 3Y7.57%
SYY Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
81.33
-0.34 (-0.42%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustryConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Earnings (Last)01-27 2026-01-27/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-27 2026-04-27/bmo
Inst Owners89.73%
Inst Owner Change0.83%
Ins Owners0.17%
Ins Owner Change0.65%
Market Cap38.95B
Revenue(TTM)82.65B
Net Income(TTM)1.80B
Analysts75.65
Price Target93.5 (14.96%)
Short Float %2.88%
Short Ratio3.46
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.64% |
Yearly Dividend2.06
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.23%
DP56.48%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years2
Ex-Date04-02 2026-04-02 (0.54)
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)0.92%
Min EPS beat(2)0.37%
Max EPS beat(2)1.47%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)-0.06%
Min EPS beat(4)-7.55%
Max EPS beat(4)5.45%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-0.61%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-0.44%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)0.93%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.83%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.99%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.67%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.18%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.57%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.48%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.27%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.19%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.4%
PT rev (1m)1.04%
PT rev (3m)4.67%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.94%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.08%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.34%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.01%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.19%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.02%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17.76 | ||
| Fwd PE | 15.82 | ||
| P/S | 0.47 | ||
| P/FCF | 22.26 | ||
| P/OCF | 14.85 | ||
| P/B | 17.06 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.39 |
EPS(TTM)4.58
EY5.63%
EPS(NY)5.14
Fwd EY6.32%
FCF(TTM)3.65
FCFY4.49%
OCF(TTM)5.48
OCFY6.73%
SpS172.56
BVpS4.77
TBVpS-8.44
PEG (NY)4.36
PEG (5Y)1.01
Graham Number22.16
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.61% | ||
| ROE | 78.71% | ||
| ROCE | 20.31% | ||
| ROIC | 15.42% | ||
| ROICexc | 16.57% | ||
| ROICexgc | 27.01% | ||
| OM | 4.32% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.17% | ||
| GM | 18.46% | ||
| FCFM | 2.12% |
ROA(3y)7.48%
ROA(5y)6.21%
ROE(3y)97.71%
ROE(5y)85.04%
ROIC(3y)15.85%
ROIC(5y)13.74%
ROICexc(3y)16.75%
ROICexc(5y)14.89%
ROICexgc(3y)28.38%
ROICexgc(5y)25.57%
ROCE(3y)20.87%
ROCE(5y)18.09%
ROICexgc growth 3Y3.38%
ROICexgc growth 5Y15.81%
ROICexc growth 3Y5.84%
ROICexc growth 5Y18.2%
OM growth 3Y8.19%
OM growth 5Y19.17%
PM growth 3Y4.31%
PM growth 5Y40.76%
GM growth 3Y0.82%
GM growth 5Y-0.35%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover3.04
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 5.45 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.77 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.75 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 92.38% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.06% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 5.43 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 58.06% | ||
| Profit Quality | 97.38% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.3 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.23 |
F-Score6
WACC7.74%
ROIC/WACC1.99
Cap/Depr(3y)97.82%
Cap/Depr(5y)87.82%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.07%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.01%
Profit Quality(3y)105.09%
Profit Quality(5y)134.78%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)4.81%
EPS 3Y11.01%
EPS 5Y17.52%
EPS Q2Q%6.45%
EPS Next Y4.07%
EPS Next 2Y7.37%
EPS Next 3Y7.57%
EPS Next 5Y10.94%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.58%
Revenue growth 3Y5.84%
Revenue growth 5Y9%
Sales Q2Q%3.03%
Revenue Next Year3.91%
Revenue Next 2Y4.46%
Revenue Next 3Y4.04%
Revenue Next 5Y4.22%
EBIT growth 1Y6.52%
EBIT growth 3Y14.51%
EBIT growth 5Y29.89%
EBIT Next Year30.15%
EBIT Next 3Y13.39%
EBIT Next 5Y9.79%
FCF growth 1Y-26.77%
FCF growth 3Y11.46%
FCF growth 5Y12.29%
OCF growth 1Y-18.54%
OCF growth 3Y11.9%
OCF growth 5Y9.17%
SYSCO CORP / SYY Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of SYSCO CORP (SYY) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to SYY.
What is the valuation status of SYSCO CORP (SYY) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to SYSCO CORP (SYY). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of SYY stock?
SYSCO CORP (SYY) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
What is the expected EPS growth for SYSCO CORP (SYY) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of SYSCO CORP (SYY) is expected to grow by 4.07% in the next year.
Can you provide the dividend sustainability for SYY stock?
The dividend rating of SYSCO CORP (SYY) is 6 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 56.48%.