Sysco (SYY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Sysco's (SYY) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.12% in Q1 2026, down 261.0% YoY from 10.64% in Q1 2025, and down 1.95% on a QoQ basis from 17.46% in Q4 2025.
Sysco (SYY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sysco (SYY) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.12% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 261.0% year-over-year to 17.12% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.12% (down 261.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.39%, down 250.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 17.12% in Q1 2026, from 17.46% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.4% in Q3 2023 to a low of 13.28% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 18.91% and a median of 19.36% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1366 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 261 bps.
- Tracing SYY's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 40.24 Bn | 38.34 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 17.12% |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 23.96 Bn | 23.90 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 12.21% |
| 3 | Performance Food | 16.32 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 6.59% |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.30 Bn | 4.17 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 11.19% |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 2.92 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 1.34% |
| 6 | Andersons | 2.32 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 223.73 Mn | 33.94% |
| 7 | Mission Produce | 941.42 Mn | 906.32 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 5.21% |
| 8 | G Willi Food International | 398.56 Mn | 359.64 Mn | 14.95 Mn | 7.07% |
| 9 | HF Foods | 97.78 Mn | 97.78 Mn | 55.05 Mn | -9.38% |
| 10 | Amcon Distributing | 66.37 Mn | 65.73 Mn | 49.80 Mn | 4.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 17.12% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 17.46% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 19.14% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 18.56% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.74% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 20.05% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 20.04% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 20.56% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 19.53% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 20.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.31% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 21.40% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 21.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.19% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 18.53% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 17.38% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 15.86% |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 13.28% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 11.76% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 9.97% |