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Sysco Corporation — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

SYY
NYSEConsumer DefensiveFood DistributionCIK 0000096021sysco.comAbout SYY
Last close · Oct 16, 202682.22+0.07 (+0.09%)
Market cap$40.4B
Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
97.12
Sysco closed at $82.22 — undervalued by 15% vs model.
53.15the model's range299.59

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for a mature, steady company — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.

Other models
39.48 – 124.20
Wall St. target
90.00 9% below
Below model, 1y
20 of 20 days

Price and model value

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Dividends

Quarterly · as of Oct 16, 2026
Yield, trailing 12 months
2.65%
Past 2 years
low 2.34%high 3.07%
Dividends per share, a year at a time
$1.84Sep ’21$1.92Oct ’22$1.98Oct ’23$2.02Oct ’24$2.10Oct ’25$2.18TTM
Dividends / free cash flow, FY2026
53.5%
Raised
38+ years in a row
Growth, 5 yrs
3.4% a year
Last change
+1.9% · Jul 2026
Every payment, with ex-dates · latest $0.55, paid Oct 23, 2026

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How it is valued

Valued asMature & stable
Low/slowing growth (~4% recent)Thin margins (2.1% net margin)Pays dividendsHighly cyclical earningsHigh leverage (D/E 5.1x)
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

Key figures

FY2026 · chosen for mature companies
P/E
22.5×
EV / EBITDA
17.4×
FCF yield
4.9%
Dividend yield, TTM
2.65%
Beta
0.64
Cost of capital (WACC)
7.15%
Full financials

Analyst actions

third-party, quoted
10-15Morgan Stanley · target91.00
09-16Guggenheim · target90.00
08-05Piper Sandler · target84.00
05-28Guggenheim · “Buy” from “Neutral”upgrade
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About Sysco

Sysco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of various food and related products to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and internationally. It operates through U.S. Foodservice Operations, International Foodservice Operations, SYGMA, and Other segments. The company distributes frozen food, such as meat, seafood, fully prepared entrées, fruits, vegetables, and desserts; canned and dry food products; fresh meat and seafood products; dairy products; beverages; imported specialties; and fresh produce products. It also supplies various non-food items, including paper products comprising disposable napkins, plates, and cups; tableware consisting of glassware and silverware; cookware, such as pots, pans, and utensils; restaurant and kitchen equipment and supplies; and cleaning supplies. It serves restaurants, hospitals and nursing facilities, schools and colleges, hotels and motels, industrial caterers, and other foodservice venues. Sysco Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

CEO
Kevin Hourican
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Employees
75,000
IPO
1973-05-08
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