In fiscal 2026, which ended Jun 27, 2026, Sysco Corporation generated $2.6 billion of cash from operations, up 5.1% from the year before. It spent $700.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.9 billion. The company returned $1.0 billion in dividends and $200.0 million in share buybacks to shareholders.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2027
Sep 26, 2026
|
FY 2026
Jun 27, 2026
|
FY 2025
Jun 28, 2025
|
FY 2024
Jun 29, 2024
|
FY 2023
Jul 1, 2023
|
FY 2022
Jul 2, 2022
|
FY 2021
Jul 3, 2021
|
FY 2020
Jun 27, 2020
|
FY 2019
Jun 29, 2019
|
FY 2018
Jun 30, 2018
|
FY 2017
Jul 1, 2017
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
1,005
|
976
+3.3%
|
945
+8.2%
|
873
+12.5%
|
776
+0.4%
|
773
+4.8%
|
738
-8.4%
|
806
+5.5%
|
764
-0.2%
|
765
-15.1%
|
902
+36.1%
|
| Stock-based compensation |
115
+22.3%
|
118
+26.9%
|
93
-10.6%
|
104
+8.3%
|
96
-21.3%
|
122
+27.3%
|
96
+126.9%
|
42
-59.7%
|
105
+11.8%
|
94
+11.9%
|
84
+5.6%
|
| Operating cash flow |
2,830
+11.3%
|
2,638
+5.1%
|
2,510
-16.0%
|
2,989
+4.2%
|
2,868
+60.1%
|
1,791
-5.9%
|
1,904
+17.6%
|
1,619
-32.9%
|
2,411
+11.9%
|
2,155
-3.5%
|
2,233
|
| Investing | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures |
637
-32.5%
|
700
-22.7%
|
906
+8.9%
|
832
+4.9%
|
793
+25.3%
|
633
+34.5%
|
471
-34.7%
|
720
+4.0%
|
692
+0.7%
|
688
+0.2%
|
686
+30.2%
|
| Investing cash flow |
-762
+2.1%
|
-696
+2.9%
|
-717
+63.5%
|
-1,962
-149.9%
|
-785
+58.2%
|
-1,878
-338.1%
|
-429
+43.3%
|
-756
-1.8%
|
-743
+18.4%
|
-910
+74.6%
|
-3,578
|
| Financing | |||||||||||
| Debt repaid |
1,911
+249.4%
|
908
+65.4%
|
549
+22.8%
|
447
-46.1%
|
830
+68.0%
|
494
-75.3%
|
2,003
+79.0%
|
1,119
+41.6%
|
790
+43.2%
|
552
+284.3%
|
144
+13.3%
|
| Dividends paid |
1,042
+3.4%
|
1,037
+3.7%
|
1,000
-0.8%
|
1,008
+1.2%
|
996
+3.9%
|
959
+4.5%
|
918
+7.2%
|
856
+10.4%
|
775
+7.4%
|
722
+3.4%
|
699
-0.0%
|
| Stock buybacks |
—
|
200
-84.0%
|
1,250
+1.5%
|
1,232
+146.4%
|
500
+0.0%
|
500
|
0
-100.0%
|
845
-17.4%
|
1,022
+4.4%
|
979
-48.1%
|
1,886
-3.2%
|
| Financing cash flow |
186
+112.6%
|
-1,159
+17.9%
|
-1,412
-36.0%
|
-1,038
+49.5%
|
-2,056
-3.5%
|
-1,987
+57.1%
|
-4,628
-198.1%
|
4,720
+356.9%
|
-1,837
-30.3%
|
-1,410
+16.2%
|
-1,683
|
| Change in cash | |||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate |
-11
-466.7%
|
-14
-163.6%
|
22
+320.0%
|
-10
-225.0%
|
8
+125.0%
|
-32
-133.8%
|
95
+602.0%
|
-19
-28.4%
|
-15
-223.9%
|
12
|
—
|
| Net change in cash |
2,243
+668.2%
|
769
+90.8%
|
403
+2019.0%
|
-21
-160.0%
|
35
+101.7%
|
-2,106
+31.1%
|
-3,058
-155.0%
|
5,563
+3130.1%
|
-184
-19.5%
|
-154
|
—
|
| Free cash flow |
2,193
+37.1%
|
1,938
+20.8%
|
1,604
-25.6%
|
2,157
+4.0%
|
2,075
+79.2%
|
1,158
-19.2%
|
1,433
+59.5%
|
898
-47.7%
|
1,719
+17.1%
|
1,468
-5.1%
|
1,546
|
| Per share | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow per share |
4.56
+38.6%
|
4.03
+23.1%
|
3.27
-23.6%
|
4.29
+5.3%
|
4.07
+80.7%
|
2.25
-19.3%
|
2.79
+59.7%
|
1.75
-46.8%
|
3.28
+18.4%
|
2.77
-1.6%
|
2.82
|
| Dividend per share |
2.18
+3.8%
|
2.17
+4.8%
|
2.07
+3.0%
|
2.01
+2.0%
|
1.97
+3.7%
|
1.90
+4.4%
|
1.82
+4.6%
|
1.74
+13.7%
|
1.53
+8.5%
|
1.41
+8.5%
|
1.30
+5.7%
|
| Shareholder returns | |||||||||||
| Returned to shareholders |
1,042
|
1,237
|
2,250
|
2,240
|
1,496
|
1,459
|
918
|
1,701
|
1,797
|
1,701
|
2,585
|
| Share of free cash flow |
47.51%
|
63.83%
|
140.27%
|
103.85%
|
72.10%
|
125.99%
|
64.02%
|
189.37%
|
104.58%
|
115.91%
|
167.17%
|
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
2.58%
|
2.29%
|
1.97%
|
2.74%
|
2.72%
|
1.69%
|
2.79%
|
1.70%
|
2.86%
|
—
|
—
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
0.75%
|
0.83%
|
1.11%
|
1.06%
|
1.04%
|
0.92%
|
0.92%
|
1.36%
|
1.15%
|
—
|
—
|
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
0.14%
|
0.14%
|
0.11%
|
0.13%
|
0.13%
|
0.18%
|
0.19%
|
0.08%
|
0.17%
|
—
|
—
|
| Cash conversion |
1.57x
|
1.50x
|
1.37x
|
1.53x
|
1.62x
|
1.32x
|
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|
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How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (SIC 5140)
- Listed as
- SYY (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- July 3
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 96021
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.