How much cash does Sysco generate?

Sysco (SYY) generated $2.7B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months.

What is Sysco's free cash flow?

After $835.0M of capital expenditures, Sysco's free cash flow was $1.8B over the trailing twelve months, down 13.2% year over year.

Where does Sysco's cash flow data come from?

Every line is extracted from Sysco's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.

Sysco SYY Cash Flow Statement

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	Q3 '26	Q2 '26	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25
Net income	$340M-12.6%	$389M-18.3%	$476M-10.4%	$531M+32.4%	$401M-1.2%
Depreciation and amortization	$251M+4.6%	$240M+3.0%	$233M-1.3%	$236M-0.8%	$238M0.0%
Stock-based compensation	$31M-6.1%	$33M+6.5%	$31M+63.2%	$19M+35.7%	$14M-53.3%
Deferred income taxes	$105M-13.2%	$121M-2.4%	$124M+130%	-$417M-442%	$122M-3.9%
Amortization of debt issuance costs	$4M+33.3%	$3M-25.0%	$4M0.0%	$4M+33.3%	$3M-25.0%
Provision for credit losses	$17M+13.3%	$15M-50.0%	$30M+131%	$13M-13.3%	$15M-58.3%
Change in accounts payable	$497M+193%	-$536M-754%	$82M-69.7%	$271M-3.9%	$282M+165%
Change in accrued liabilities	$61M-50.0%	$122M+247%	-$83M—	——	-$81M—
Change in other assets	——	$4M-63.6%	$11M+650%	-$2M+90.5%	-$21M-400%
Change in other liabilities	-$15M-225%	$12M+271%	-$7M-128%	$25M+92.3%	$13M+44.4%
Other working capital changes	$5M-88.4%	$43M+638%	-$8M—	——	——
Change in income taxes payable/receivable	-$47M+46.6%	-$88M-233%	$66M—	——	-$101M—
Non-cash operating lease expense	$39M+5.4%	$37M0.0%	$37M-5.1%	$39M+14.7%	$34M0.0%
Change in operating lease liabilities	-$52M+8.8%	-$57M-16.3%	-$49M-8.9%	-$45M-2.3%	-$44M+4.3%
Change in receivables	$234M—	——	$349M—	——	$145M—
Net cash from operating activities	$852M+62.3%	$525M+510%	$86M-92.8%	$1.19B+45.7%	$819M+84.0%
Capital expenditures	$161M+15.0%	$140M-12.5%	$160M-57.2%	$374M+87.9%	$199M-5.7%
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$56M—	——	——	——	——
Purchases of investments	$15M—	$0—	$0-100%	$7M-22.2%	$9M+125%
Proceeds from maturities/sales of investments	$14M+1,300%	$1M-85.7%	$7M+40.0%	$5M-54.5%	$11M+267%
Other investing activities	——	-$1M+95.5%	-$22M—	——	-$6M-20.0%
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	$29M-62.8%	$78M+225%	$24M-46.7%	$45M+1,400%	$3M-96.6%
Net cash from investing activities	-$189M+2.1%	-$193M-80.4%	-$107M+67.1%	-$325M-72.9%	-$188M-19.0%
Dividends paid	$260M+0.4%	$259M0.0%	$259M+4.4%	$248M-0.4%	$249M-1.2%
Repurchases of common stock	$200M—	$0—	$0-100%	$550M+37.5%	$400M+108%
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$1.25B—	——	$2M—	——	$1.25B—
Repayments of debt	$36M-95.4%	$788M+1,776%	$42M-89.7%	$406M+681%	$52M+10.6%
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$103M+90.7%	$54M-19.4%	$67M+144%	$27.5M+14.6%	$24M-68.8%
Other financing activities	-$18M-50.0%	-$12M+20.0%	-$15M-1,400%	-$1M+95.2%	-$21M—
Net change in short-term borrowings	——	$975M+1,183%	$76M-2.6%	$78M+116%	-$492M-325%
Net cash from financing activities	——	-$67M+65.6%	-$195M+82.5%	-$1.11B—	$0+100%
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-$6M-186%	$7M+217%	-$6M-121%	$29M+142%	$12M+138%
Net increase (decrease) in cash	$657M+142%	$272M+223%	-$222M—	——	$709M—
Interest paid	$170M-1.7%	$173M-2.8%	$178M+1.1%	$176M+34.4%	$131M-26.4%
Income taxes paid	$148M-33.3%	$222M+616%	$31M-76.2%	$130M-42.2%	$225M-13.1%
Amortization expense related to capitalized debt issuance costs	$4M+33.3%	$3M-25.0%	$4M0.0%	$4M+33.3%	$3M-25.0%
Depreciation	——	——	——	$199.5M0.0%	$199.5M0.0%
Gain (Loss) from Litigation Settlement	——	——	——	——	——
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Notes Receivable	$234M—	——	$349M—	——	$145M—
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Income Taxes	$1M-87.5%	$8M+60.0%	$5M—	——	$5M0.0%
Increase Decrease In Finished Goods And Work In Process Inventories	$45M—	——	$335M+189%	$116M—	——
Operating lease liabilities	-$52M+8.8%	-$57M-16.3%	-$49M-8.9%	-$45M-2.3%	-$44M+4.3%
Other long-term liabilities	-$15M-225%	$12M+271%	-$7M-128%	$25M+92.3%	$13M+44.4%
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets	——	——	$42M+282%	$11M+37.5%	$8M—
Minority Interest Change In Redemption Value	-$3M+62.5%	-$8M+50.0%	-$16M-433%	-$3M+75.0%	-$12M-200%
Operating lease right-of-use asset amortization	$39M+5.4%	$37M0.0%	$37M-5.1%	$39M+14.7%	$34M0.0%
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	$5M-88.4%	$43M+638%	-$8M-150%	$16M—	$0-100%
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	$17M+13.3%	$15M-50.0%	$30M+131%	$13M-13.3%	$15M-58.3%
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity	——	-$1M+95.5%	-$22M-267%	-$6M0.0%	-$6M-20.0%
Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Available For Sale Securities	$14M+1,300%	$1M-85.7%	$7M+40.0%	$5M-54.5%	$11M+267%
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	$29M-62.8%	$78M+225%	$24M-46.7%	$45M+1,400%	$3M-96.6%
Proceeds from new debt	$1.25B—	——	$2M—	——	$1.25B—
Other, net	-$18M-50.0%	-$12M+20.0%	-$15M-1,400%	-$1M+95.2%	-$21M—
Short-term borrowings/(repayments) less than 90 days — net	——	$975M+1,183%	$76M-2.6%	$78M+116%	-$492M-325%
Proceeds from issuance of common stock relating to employee stock plans	$64M+276%	$17M-60.5%	$43M+207%	$14M-51.7%	$29M-23.7%
Repayment of Long-Term Debt, Long-Term Lease Obligation, and Capital Security	$36M-95.4%	$788M+1,776%	$42M-89.7%	$406M+681%	$52M+10.6%
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Other Adjustments	——	——	——	$4M0.0%	$4M0.0%
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$0—	$0—	$0-100%	$1M+200%	-$1M-120%
Interest expense	-$21M-40.0%	-$15M0.0%	-$15M0.0%	-$15M-50.0%	-$10M-25.0%
(Increase) decrease in fair value of debt	$36M+800%	$4M+200%	-$4M+55.6%	-$9M+64.0%	-$25M-174%
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$0.540.0%	$0.540.0%	$0.540.0%	$0.54+5.9%	$0.510.0%
Cost Of Revenue	$16.71B-1.5%	$16.97B-1.6%	$17.25B+0.6%	$17.15B+7.1%	$16.02B-2.9%
Currency Translation And Other	——	——	——	-$40.25M0.0%	-$40.25M0.0%
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	——	——	——	$150.5M0.0%	$150.5M0.0%
Customer Accounts Written off, Net Of Recoveries	——	——	——	$26.5M0.0%	$26.5M0.0%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	——	——	——	$50.75M0.0%	$50.75M0.0%
Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)	$0.71-12.3%	$0.81-18.2%	$0.99-9.2%	$1.09+32.9%	$0.82-1.2%
Earnings per common share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$0.71-12.3%	$0.81-18.2%	$0.99-9.2%	$1.09+32.9%	$0.820.0%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	23.6%-0.2%	23.8%+3.2%	20.6%-3.7%	24.3%+1.0%	23.3%-0.5%
U.S. federal statutory tax	——	——	——	21%—	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Prior Year Income Taxes, Percent	——	——	——	0.6%—	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Percent	——	——	——	3.4%—	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Amount	——	——	——	——	——
Tax benefit	——	——	——	$3.75M0.0%	$3.75M0.0%
U.S. federal income taxes	——	——	——	$108M0.0%	$108M0.0%
Foreign income taxes	——	——	——	$12.75M0.0%	$12.75M0.0%
Gross Profit	$3.81B+0.5%	$3.79B-2.8%	$3.9B-2.1%	$3.99B+11.3%	$3.58B-1.9%
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic	——	——	——	$516.5M0.0%	$516.5M0.0%
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign	——	——	——	$87.25M0.0%	$87.25M0.0%
Income before provision for income taxes	$445M-12.7%	$510M-15.0%	$600M-16.2%	$716M+36.9%	$523M-1.9%
State and local taxes	——	——	——	$20.5M0.0%	$20.5M0.0%
Interest Income (Expense), Nonoperating	-$168M+2.9%	-$173M-0.6%	-$172M-3.6%	-$166M-11.4%	-$149M+6.9%
Multiemployer Plan Employer Contribution Cost	——	——	——	$16.5M0.0%	$16.5M0.0%
All other plans	——	——	——	$4.5M0.0%	$4.5M0.0%
Individually significant plans	——	——	——	$12M0.0%	$12M0.0%
Number of customers	——	——	——	182.5K0.0%	182.5K0.0%
Number of distribution facilities	——	——	——	84.30.0%	84.30.0%
Operating Income Loss	$619M-10.5%	$692M-13.5%	$800M-9.9%	$888M+30.4%	$681M-4.4%
Change in marketable securities	-$1M—	$0-100%	$1M0.0%	$1M-50.0%	$2M+200%
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Defined Benefit Plan, Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, after Tax	$0—	$0-100%	$4M+109%	-$44M—	$0—
Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax	-$62M-217%	$53M+182%	-$65M-127%	$238M+75.0%	$136M+153%
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	$65M+80.6%	$36M+280%	-$20M-116%	$129M-9.2%	$142M+164%
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, after Tax	-$1M0.0%	-$1M0.0%	-$1M0.0%	-$1M0.0%	-$1M+50.0%
Change in excluded components of fair value hedge	$0—	$0—	——	——	$0+100%
Change in net investment hedges	$27M+438%	-$8M-162%	$13M+128%	-$46M-667%	-$6M-138%
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Defined Benefit Plan, Gain (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, after Tax	-$6M0.0%	-$6M-20.0%	-$5M0.0%	-$5M0.0%	-$5M0.0%
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	$32M+740%	-$5M-145%	$11M+139%	-$28M-2,900%	$1M-87.5%
Cash paid for the purchase of federal tax credits	$241M—	——	$200M+321%	$47.5M0.0%	$47.5M0.0%
Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax	$20.52B-1.2%	$20.76B-1.8%	$21.15B0.0%	$21.14B+7.9%	$19.6B-2.7%
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate	——	——	——	26.6%—	——
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate	——	——	——	3.7%—	——
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate	——	——	——	2.8%—	——
State and local income taxes	——	——	——	$26M0.0%	$26M0.0%
Diluted (in shares)	481.2M+0.1%	480.7M+0.1%	480.4M-1.9%	489.8M+0.1%	489.3M-0.7%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	479.3M0.0%	479.3M+0.1%	478.8M-1.9%	488.1M+0.1%	487.5M-0.6%
Income Taxes Paid, Net	$148M-33.3%	$222M+616%	$31M-76.2%	$130M-42.2%	$225M-13.1%
Free cash flow	$691M+79.5%	$385M+620%	-$74M-109%	$819M+32.1%	$620M+165%
Free cash flow	$691M+79.5%	$385M+620%	-$74M-109%	$819M+32.1%	$620M+165%

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How much cash does Sysco generate?: Sysco (SYY) generated $2.7B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months.
What is Sysco's free cash flow?: After $835.0M of capital expenditures, Sysco's free cash flow was $1.8B over the trailing twelve months, down 13.2% year over year.
Where does Sysco's cash flow data come from?: Every line is extracted from Sysco's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.