Consumer Staples · Food Distributors
Sysco: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2026, Sysco had revenue of $84.6B, up 5.3% a year on average since 2016, and net income of $1.76B (2.1% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 18 years in a row, to $2.17. It has 17% fewer shares than in 2016.
Revenue, fiscal 2026
average annual revenue growth since 2016 · +3.9% vs 2025
- Ticker
- SYY · NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Sub-industry
- Food Distributors
- Headquarters
- Houston, Texas
- Founded
- 1969
- In the S&P 500 since
- December 31, 1986
- Latest fiscal year
- 2026, ended June 27, 2026
- SEC filer
- Sysco Corp · CIK 0000096021
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $37.5B in 2008 to $84.6B in 2026.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $1.81 in 2008 to $3.66 in 2026. Ten-year growth: 8.4% a year.
Dividends per share
Raised every year in the data: 18 years in a row, from 2009 to 2026. Ten-year growth: 5.8% a year.
Shares outstanding
16.8% fewer shares in 2026 than in 2016 (577M → 481M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $1.94B in 2026, 2.3% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $84.6B | $1.76B | 2.1% | $3.66 | $2.17 | 481M | $2.64B | $700M | $1.94B |
| 2025 | $81.4B | $1.83B | 2.2% | $3.73 | $2.07 | 490M | $2.51B | $906M | $1.6B |
| 2024 | $78.8B | $1.96B | 2.5% | $3.89 | $2.01 | 503M | $2.99B | $832M | $2.16B |
| 2023 | $76.3B | $1.77B | 2.3% | $3.47 | $1.97 | 510M | $2.87B | $793M | $2.08B |
| 2022 | $68.6B | $1.36B | 2.0% | $2.64 | $1.90 | 514M | $1.79B | $633M | $1.16B |
| 2021 | $51.3B | $524M | 1.0% | $1.02 | $1.82 | 514M | $1.9B | $471M | $1.43B |
| 2020 | $52.9B | $215M | 0.4% | $0.42 | $1.74 | 514M | $1.62B | $720M | $898M |
| 2019 | $60.1B | $1.67B | 2.8% | $3.20 | $1.53 | 523M | $2.41B | $692M | $1.72B |
| 2018 | $58.7B | $1.43B | 2.4% | $2.70 | $1.41 | 529M | $2.16B | $688M | $1.47B |
| 2017 | $55.4B | $1.14B | 2.1% | $2.08 | $1.30 | 549M | $2.23B | $686M | $1.55B |
| 2016 | $50.4B | $950M | 1.9% | $1.64 | $1.23 | 577M | $1.99B | $527M | $1.46B |
| 2015 | $48.7B | $687M | 1.4% | $1.15 | $1.19 | 597M | $1.56B | $543M | $1.01B |
| 2014 | $46.5B | $932M | 2.0% | $1.58 | $1.15 | 590M | $1.49B | $523M | $970M |
| 2013 | $44.4B | $992M | 2.2% | $1.67 | $1.11 | 593M | $1.51B | $512M | $1,000M |
| 2012 | $42.4B | $1.12B | 2.6% | $1.90 | $1.07 | 589M | $1.4B | $785M | $620M |
| 2011 | $39.3B | $1.15B | 2.9% | $1.96 | $1.03 | 589M | $1.09B | $636M | $455M |
| 2010 | $37.2B | $1.18B | 3.2% | $1.99 | $0.99 | 594M | $885M | $595M | $291M |
| 2009 | $36.9B | $1.06B | 2.9% | $1.77 | $0.94 | 596M | $1.58B | $465M | $1.11B |
| 2008 | $37.5B | $1.11B | 2.9% | $1.81 | $0.85 | 611M | $1.57B | $516M | $1.05B |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
About these figures
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
Other Food Distributors companies
No other S&P 500 company is in this sub-industry.
Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.