Sysco (SYY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Sysco (SYY) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.38 for Q1 2026, down 6.31% on a YoY basis from 0.4 in Q1 2025, and down 44.07% quarter-over-quarter from 0.67 in Q4 2025.

Sysco (SYY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sysco has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.38 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 6.31% year-over-year to 0.38; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.56 (up 18.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.62, up 33.41% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.38, down from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.42 in Q1 2022, with the low at 28.81 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.68 across 5 years, with a median of 0.35 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 408.87% — and 2024, when it soared 152.42%.
  • Sysco's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.23 in 2022, then slumped by 65.31% to 0.43 in 2023, then soared by 152.42% to 1.08 in 2024, then plunged by 37.53% to 0.67 in 2025, then tumbled by 44.07% to 0.38 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.67 (Q4 2025), and 3.5 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn 0.38
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn -
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn -
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn -
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn -
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn -0.02
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn -
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn -
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn -17.78

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 0.38
Dec 27, 2025 0.67
Sep 27, 2025 -3.50
Jun 28, 2025 0.30
Mar 29, 2025 0.40
Dec 28, 2024 1.08
Sep 28, 2024 -3.64
Jun 29, 2024 0.19
Mar 30, 2024 0.75
Dec 30, 2023 0.43
Sep 30, 2023 -3.01
Jul 1, 2023 0.22
Apr 1, 2023 0.33
Dec 31, 2022 1.23
Oct 1, 2022 -28.81
Jul 2, 2022 0.32
Apr 2, 2022 1.07
Jan 2, 2022 1.42
Oct 2, 2021 9.33
Jul 3, 2021 1.12