Sysco (SYY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Sysco (SYY) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.44% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 0.24 percentage points from 4.20% a year earlier and up 1.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sysco (SYY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 27, 2026), Sysco reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 3.66%, down 0.13 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +0.84 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.80% in FY2025 (-0.27 pp), 4.06% in FY2024 (+0.08 pp), 3.98% in FY2023 (+0.56 pp) and 3.42% in FY2022 (+0.60 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.20 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 0.94 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2022, against a drop of 0.55 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 3.02% (Q3 2026), 3.33% (Q2 2026) and 3.78% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 3.99% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.44% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 3.02% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.33% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.78% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 4.20% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 3.53% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 3.94% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.75% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.73% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.10% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.91% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 3.85% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 4.04% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 2.93% |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 2.73% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 3.84% |
API Access
Sysco Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SYY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SYY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();