Sysco (SYY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Sysco (SYY) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 14.70% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 0.62 percentage points from 15.33% a year earlier but up 0.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sysco (SYY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 27, 2026), Sysco reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 15.26%, down 0.87 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three straight fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +6.07 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 16.13% in FY2025 (-2.46 pp), 18.59% in FY2024 (-0.67 pp), 19.26% in FY2023 (+4.46 pp) and 14.79% in FY2022 (+5.61 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from 10.66% in fiscal Q1 2022 to 18.87% in fiscal Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.41 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 11.97 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2022, against a drop of 2.01 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 14.25% (Q3 2026), 14.97% (Q2 2026) and 15.42% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 16.14% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 21.94% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 14.70% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 5.65% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.65% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 18.51% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.93% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 9.89% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.62% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 6.65% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 14.70% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 14.25% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 14.97% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 15.42% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 15.33% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.15% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 16.82% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 17.23% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 17.33% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 16.93% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 17.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.78% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 18.87% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 17.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.05% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 16.08% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 14.87% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 13.88% |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 12.20% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 10.66% |
API Access
Sysco Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SYY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SYY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();