Operating Cash Flow
Sysco Operating Cash Flow increased by 62.3% to $852.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.0%, from $819.00M to $852.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 7.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $424.06M | $110.81M | $266.24M | $368.82M | $1.05B | $158.61M | $344.86M | $922.32M | $1.44B | $87.00M | $769.00M | $517.00M | $1.62B | $53.00M | $445.00M | $819.00M | $1.19B | $86.00M | $525.00M | $852.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -73.9% | +140.3% | +38.5% | +183.4% | -84.8% | +117.4% | +167.4% | +56.4% | -94.0% | +783.9% | -32.8% | +212.6% | -96.7% | +739.6% | +84.0% | +45.7% | -92.8% | +510.5% | +62.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +146.5% | +43.1% | +29.5% | +150.1% | +38.0% | -45.1% | +123.0% | -43.9% | +12.0% | -39.1% | -42.1% | +58.4% | -26.2% | +62.3% | +18.0% | +4.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sysco's operating cash flow?
- Sysco (SYY) reported operating cash flow of $852.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Sysco's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Sysco's operating cash flow increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from $819.00M to $852.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Sysco's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Sysco's operating cash flow has grown at a 7.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.90B to $2.51B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.