Sysco (SYY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Sysco (SYY) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.51% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 1.05 percentage points from 18.56% a year earlier but up 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sysco (SYY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 27, 2026), Sysco's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 18.14%, down 1.25 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +8.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Sysco's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 19.39% in FY2025 (-2.50 pp), 21.89% in FY2024 (+0.05 pp), 21.84% in FY2023 (+3.80 pp) and 18.05% in FY2022 (+8.20 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 11.76% in fiscal Q1 2022 to a high of 21.40% in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with a gain of 13.66 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a drop of 2.61 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 17.12% (Q3 2026), 17.46% (Q2 2026) and 19.14% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.33% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 26.16% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 17.51% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 4.92% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.89% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 20.28% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 20.72% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.37% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 6.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 17.51% |
| 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% |
API Access
Sysco Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SYY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SYY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SYY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();