Sysco (SYY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Sysco has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 17.12% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 261.0% year-over-year to 17.12%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.12% (down 261.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.39%, down 250.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 17.12%, down from 17.46% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 21.4% in Q3 2023, with the low at 13.28% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.91% across 5 years, with a median of 19.36% in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1366 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 261 bps.
• Sysco's Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.19% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 20.12% in 2023, then fell by 0 bps to 20.05% in 2024, then fell by 13 bps to 17.46% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 17.12% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.12% (Q1 2026), 17.46% (Q4 2025), and 19.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.