Sysco (SYY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sysco's (SYY) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 3.02% in Q1 2026, down 46.0% YoY from 5.59% in Q1 2025, and down 9.49% on a QoQ basis from 3.33% in Q4 2025.
Sysco (SYY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sysco (SYY) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 3.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 46.0% year-over-year to 3.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.59% (down 34.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.8%, down 27.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 3.02% in Q1 2026, from 3.33% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 4.91% in Q3 2023 to a low of 2.73% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.73% and a median of 3.71% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin soared 94 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 55 bps.
- Tracing SYY's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.45% in 2022, then grew by 5 bps to 3.63% in 2023, then slipped by 3 bps to 3.53% in 2024, then slipped by 6 bps to 3.33% in 2025, then slipped by 9 bps to 3.02% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.02% (Q1 2026), 3.33% (Q4 2025), and 3.78% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 39.92 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 3.02% |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 23.75 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 3 | Performance Food | 16.22 Bn | 16.13 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.80% |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.25 Bn | 4.11 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 5.02% |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 2.86 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.85% |
| 6 | Andersons | 2.28 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 223.73 Mn | 7.22% |
| 7 | Mission Produce | 938.94 Mn | 903.84 Mn | 20.50 Mn | -2.41% |
| 8 | G Willi Food International | 399.11 Mn | 360.19 Mn | 14.95 Mn | 23.31% |
| 9 | HF Foods | 96.98 Mn | 96.98 Mn | 55.05 Mn | 0.87% |
| 10 | Amcon Distributing | 62.36 Mn | 61.72 Mn | 49.80 Mn | 0.75% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 3.02% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.33% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.78% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 4.20% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 3.53% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 3.94% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.75% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.73% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.10% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.91% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 3.85% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 4.04% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 2.93% |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 2.73% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 3.84% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 3.53% |