Sysco (SYY) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What SYY does

Sysco (NYSE: SYY) is a food distributor that sells and markets food and related products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, and other foodservice customers. Through segments such as U.S. Foodservice Operations, International Foodservice Operations, SYGMA, and Other, it distributes frozen food, canned and dry goods, fresh meats and seafood, dairy, beverages, imported specialties, and fresh produce, along with paper products, tableware, cookware, kitchen equipment, and cleaning supplies. Sysco operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Sweden, and internationally, and is part of the S&P 500.

Key numbers explained

• 77.14 USD is the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share of Sysco on the US market.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 21.1 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the company's last 12 months of earnings; a higher number can mean the market expects faster growth.
• The forward P/E ratio of 14.4 uses expected future earnings and is often compared with the trailing P/E to see whether the market thinks growth will accelerate or slow.
• 3.66 USD is the trailing earnings per share, calculated by dividing the company's net income over the last 12 months by its shares outstanding.
• The dividend yield of 2.8% tells you the annual cash dividend as a percentage of the current share price, a common way to compare income across stocks.
• 59% of earnings are paid out as dividends, meaning the company returns just over half of its profit to shareholders and keeps the rest for reinvestment or debt reduction.
• 0.63 is the beta, which measures how much the stock's price tends to move compared with the overall market; a beta below 1 suggests lower volatility.
• The 52-week price range of 68.19 – 91.85 USD shows the lowest and highest prices traded over the past year, giving a sense of recent price swings.

Recent news

Recent headlines include a benchmarking piece on Sysco in the Consumer Discretionary Stocks Q2 Recap, a report that drivers in Wisconsin voted overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters, and a Q2 earnings review asking whether the stock is a Buy, Sell, or Hold. Other stories note a partnership between the World Food Championships and Sysco, and a planned 1 billion USD common stock offering.

What to watch

For a food-distribution stock like Sysco, investors typically watch commodity and input costs (such as food and fuel), labour and transportation expenses, consumer dining trends, and competitive pressure from peers like Monster Beverage (MNST), Kraft Heinz (KHC), McCormick & Company (MKC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Church & Dwight (CHD), Target Corporation (TGT), and General Mills (GIS). Broader factors include interest rates, inflation, exchange rates for international operations, and regulatory changes affecting food safety and labour.