Sysco (SYY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) is a global foodservice distributor that supplies restaurants, health care and educational institutions, hospitality businesses, government facilities, and other customers. Its product portfolio includes fresh and frozen foods, meat and seafood, dairy products, produce, pantry staples, beverages, and specialty items, along with nonfood products such as kitchen equipment, cleaning supplies, and disposable serving products.

In addition to distribution, Sysco provides services designed to support foodservice operators, including menu planning, culinary consulting, merchandising assistance, supply-chain solutions, and business-management resources. The company serves customers primarily through a network of distribution centers and sales operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France, as well as other international markets.

Sysco was established in 1969 through the combination of several foodservice distribution businesses and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Kevin Hourican serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer. Through its broad product selection, logistics network, and customer-support services, Sysco aims to help foodservice businesses manage procurement and daily operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.48 to $79.76
• 50-Day Range: $78.63 to $85.38
• 52-Week Range: $68.19 to $91.85
• Volume: 7.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $37.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.62
• Dividend Yield: 2.78%
• Price Target: $89.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sysco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sysco scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sysco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Sysco has a consensus price target of $89.50, representing about 13.1% upside from its current price of $79.13.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sysco has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.48%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sysco are expected to grow by 8.48% in the coming year, from $5.07 to $5.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sysco is 21.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sysco is 21.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.18.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sysco has a PEG Ratio of 2.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sysco has a P/B Ratio of 14.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.53% of the float of Sysco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sysco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.75.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sysco has recently decreased by 4.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Sysco pays a meaningful dividend of 2.78%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sysco has been increasing its dividend for 57 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sysco is 60.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sysco will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.00% next year. This indicates that Sysco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Sysco has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Sysco this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for SYY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Sysco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sysco insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,299,736.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.56% of the stock of Sysco is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.41% of the stock of Sysco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Record date for 10/23 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/23 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SYY
• CIK: 96021
• Web: www.sysco.com
• Phone: (281) 584-1390
• Fax: 281-584-1390
• Employees: 75,000
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sysco: $89.50
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $84.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.66
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.61
• P/E Growth: 2.72
• Net Income: $1.76 billion
• Net Margins: 2.08%
• Pretax Margin: 2.69%
• Return on Equity: 95.05%
• Return on Assets: 8.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.62
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $84.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.45
• Cash Flow: $7.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.16
• Book Value: $5.57 per share
• Price / Book: 14.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 479,570,000
• Free Float: 476,882,000
• Market Cap: $37.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63