Growth Metrics

Sysco (SYY) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Sysco (SYY) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.17% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.17%, compared with a TTM value of 0.17% through Dec 2025, down 3.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.19%, down 3.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.17% for Q4 2025 at Sysco, down from 0.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.21% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.17%, with a median of 0.19% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed grew 14bps in 2022, then dropped -3bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.12% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 63bps to 0.19% in 2022, then rose by 4bps to 0.2% in 2023, then fell by 0bps to 0.2% in 2024, then fell by -13bps to 0.17% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for SYY at 0.17% in Q4 2025, 0.19% in Q3 2025, and 0.19% in Q2 2025.