# Sysco Corporation (SYY) — Stock CV

Sysco Corporation is a $38.4B consumer staples company. Revenue grew 3.9% over the last year, it keeps 2¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~6.8 years of free cash flow. It trades at 21.9× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

> Sysco is the largest foodservice distributor in the US, with an 18% share of the $377 billion vertical. The firm sells and distributes over 500,000 food and nonfood products to about 730,000 customer locations, primarily serving restaurants, which represented 60% of fiscal 2025 sales.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: SYY
- **Sector**: Consumer Defensive
- **Industry**: Food Distribution
- **Headquarters**: HOUSTON, TX
- **Employees**: 75 000
- **Website**: https://www.sysco.com
- **Market cap**: $38.4B
- **Last price**: $78.14
- **Financial profile**: Mixed

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $84.6B
- **Net income**: $1.76B
- **Free cash flow**: $1.94B
- **Net debt**: $13.3B
- **P/E**: 21.9
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 3.9%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 77 |
| Growth | 74 |
| Profitability | 48 |
| Health | 52 |
| Quality | 97 |
| Moat | 68 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 10 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +3.9% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $1.76B TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +1.7% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $1.94B TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — ~6.8y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $38.4B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -6.4% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 11/11 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 5.0 — safe
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 2.70%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 21.9

## Experience (career milestones)

- **2026** — Sysco contracted to acquire Jetro Restaurant Depot LLC, for $29.1 billion, including debt
- **FY2024** — Best year on record: $1.96B net income
- **2022** — Sysco's UK division launched its first electric delivery truck
- **2017** — Sysco acquired HFM FoodService, and later changed its name to Sysco Hawai'i in 2019
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 11 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $50B: $50.4B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 11-year streak
- **Dec 9, 2013** — Sysco announced they were planning to acquire US Foods, their closest competitor, for a total…
- **2012** — Further expanding its footprint in Ireland, Sysco purchased the food distributor Crossgar Foodservice for an…
- **2009** — Sysco made its first acquisition outside of North America, buying the Irish food distributor Pallas Foods
- **1988** — Sysco achieved nationwide coverage through its acquisition of the food distributor CFS Continental
- **1970** — Sysco held its initial public offering
- **1970** — Sysco made its first acquisition in 1970, purchasing Arrow Foods Distributor
- **1969** — Sysco was founded in 1969 by Herbert Irving, John F

## Strengths

- Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — fundamentally strong checklist
- Altman Z-Score 5.01 — low bankruptcy-risk zone

## Watch-outs

- Net debt would take ~7.3 years of free cash flow to repay
- Net debt equals ~6.8 years of free cash flow

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $68.6B | $1.36B | $1.16B |
| FY2023 | $76.3B | $1.77B | $2.07B |
| FY2024 | $78.8B | $1.96B | $2.16B |
| FY2025 | $81.4B | $1.83B | $1.60B |
| FY2026 | $84.6B | $1.76B | $1.94B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/SYY — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.