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Sysco SYY Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$20.5B+4.7%
Gross profit$3.8B+6.5%
Operating income$619.0M-9.1%
Net income$340.0M-15.2%
EPS (diluted)$0.71-13.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.9B+24.4%
Total debt$15.4B+5.3%
Total equity$2.3B+19.5%
Total assets$28.0B+6.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$852.0M+4.0%
CapEx$161.0M-19.1%
Free cash flow$691.0M+11.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$37.63B-7.1%
Enterprise value$51.11B-4.4%
P/E21.7×+0.5×
P/S0.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin18.5%+0.2pp
Operating margin3.6%-0.3pp
Net margin2.1%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity82.3%-12.6pp
Debt / equity6.7×-0.9×
Current ratio1.3×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Sysco’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=2.2%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Sysco’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Sysco's free cash flow margin?
Sysco (SYY) reported free cash flow margin of 2.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Sysco's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Sysco's free cash flow margin decreased by 16.1% year-over-year, from 2.6% to 2.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Sysco's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Sysco's free cash flow margin has grown at a -9.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3% to 2%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.