SYY Sysco margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 61

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 48

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 68

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 53

Gross margin

18.5%

Operating margin

3.7%

EBITDA margin

4.9%

Net margin

2.1%

Using the latest TTM figures, Sysco shows a gross margin of 18.5%, an operating margin of 3.7%, an EBITDA margin of 4.9%, and a net margin of 2.1%. Gross margin drove the available margin improvements with a 0.1 percentage-point increase, while EBITDA margin declined by 0.2 percentage points.

SYY margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Looking back over the last 3 years, Sysco recorded average margins of 18.45% gross, 3.89% operating, 5.17% EBITDA, and 2.35% net. Sysco's current metrics show that gross margin is above its three-year average and operating, EBITDA, and net margins are below their three-year averages.

SYY margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Year over year, gross margin expanded by 0.1 percentage points, while operating margin contracted by 0.1 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 0.2 percentage points, and net margin by 0.1 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.1pp

Operating margin expansion

-0.1pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-0.2pp

Net margin expansion

-0.1pp

SYY Gross margin

Sysco's gross margin averaged 18.45% in the last 3 years. The latest gross margin for Sysco is 18.5%, 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Sysco's gross margin peaked at 18.5% in Jun 2026 and reached a low of 18.3% in Mar 2025.

SYY Operating margin

In the last 3 years, Sysco had an average operating margin of 3.89%. The current operating margin stands at 3.7%, 0.2 percentage points below its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Sysco's operating margin reached 4.1% at its highest point in Jun 2024 and 3.6% at its lowest in Mar 2026.

SYY EBITDA margin

The average EBITDA margin for Sysco was 5.17% over the last 3 years. Currently, the current EBITDA margin for Sysco is 4.9%, 0.3 percentage points below its three-year average. The EBITDA margin for Sysco moved between 4.9% in Mar 2026 and 5.5% in Mar 2024.

SYY Net margin

Over the last 3 years, Sysco's net margin averaged 2.35%. Currently, Sysco's current net margin is 2.1%, which is 0.3 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, net margin reached a high of 2.7% in Mar 2024 and a low of 2.1% in Mar 2026.

SYY margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Sysco's gross margin of 18.5% is higher than the industry average but lower than the Consumer Defensive sector average. In comparison with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 36.6%, Sysco's gross margin is 49% lower.

SYY margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Sysco's gross margin?

The current gross margin for SYY is 18.5% as of Jun 27, 2026.

What is Sysco's operating margin?

The current operating margin for SYY is 3.7% as of Jun 27, 2026.

What is Sysco's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for SYY is 4.9% as of Jun 27, 2026.

What is Sysco's net margin?

The current net margin for SYY is 2.1% as of Jun 27, 2026.

What are the average margins of SYY?

Over the last 3 years, Sysco's margins averaged 18.5% gross, 3.9% operating, 5.2% EBITDA, and 2.4% net.

What are the highest historical margins of SYY?

Across the 5-year period, SYY posted its highest margins at 18.5% gross in Jun 2026, 4.1% operating in Jun 2024, 5.5% EBITDA in Mar 2024, and 2.7% net in Mar 2024.

What are the lowest historical margins of SYY?

Over the last 5 years, Sysco's lowest margins were 17.9% gross in Jan 2022, 3.1% operating in Jan 2022, 4.3% EBITDA in Dec 2022, and 1.3% net in Jan 2022.