Sysco (SYY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Sysco (SYY) reported Operating Expenses of $3.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 10.1% on a YoY basis from $2.9 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.0% quarter-over-quarter from $3.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Sysco (SYY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sysco has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 10.1% year-over-year to $3.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $12.5 billion (up 7.27% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $11.9 billion, up 4.16% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $3.2 billion, up from $3.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $3.2 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $2.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $2.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.9 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 33.44% — and 2025, when it climbed 0.45%.
  • Sysco's Operating Expenses stood at $2.7 billion in 2022, then rose by 3.88% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then increased by 4.41% to $2.9 billion in 2024, then climbed by 5.51% to $3.1 billion in 2025, then advanced by 3.0% to $3.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $3.2 billion (Q1 2026), $3.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn 3.19 Bn
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn 1.44 Bn
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn 1.79 Bn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn 224.15 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn 954.00 Mn
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn -
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn 21.10 Mn
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn 2.64 Mn
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn 49.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 3.19 Bn
Dec 27, 2025 3.10 Bn
Sep 27, 2025 3.10 Bn
Jun 28, 2025 3.10 Bn
Mar 29, 2025 2.90 Bn
Dec 28, 2024 2.94 Bn
Sep 28, 2024 2.95 Bn
Jun 29, 2024 2.86 Bn
Mar 30, 2024 2.89 Bn
Dec 30, 2023 2.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.84 Bn
Jul 1, 2023 2.72 Bn
Apr 1, 2023 2.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.71 Bn
Oct 1, 2022 2.75 Bn
Jul 2, 2022 2.68 Bn
Apr 2, 2022 2.52 Bn
Jan 2, 2022 2.45 Bn
Oct 2, 2021 2.34 Bn
Jul 3, 2021 2.35 Bn