Sysco vs US Foods
Sysco reported revenue of $84.6 billion in fiscal 2026, 2.1 times US Foods' $39.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Sysco's revenue grew 3.9% in its latest year, and US Foods' grew 4.1%. Sysco had an operating margin of 3.7%, against 3.0% at US Foods. Free cash flow was $1.9 billion at Sysco and $959 million at US Foods. Their fiscal years end in different months (June 27 and December 27), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Sysco | US Foods | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Jun 27, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 27, 2025 |
| Revenue | $84.6B | $39.4B |
| Revenue growth | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| Gross margin | 18.5% | 17.4% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 1.7% |
| Free cash flow | $1.9B | $959M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital | 16.8% | 9.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.9x | 3.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.2B | $926M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.9% | −5.7% |
| Last close | $82.16 | $101.36 |
| P/E at the last close | 22.4× | 31.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $1.0 million, sold $2.0 million | sold $18.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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