NYSE: SYY

Sysco (SYY) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sysco Corporation. Distribution services sector, food distributors industry. Market cap $37.80B.

$79.05−0.06 (−0.1%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:19 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Sysco trades at $79.05, down 0.1%, sitting between its 50-day average of $82.59 and its 200-day average of $79.63, with mixed trend signals. The GekkoIndex reads 68.3, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price stands 6.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $84.51, a gap that has narrowed with a five-day change of 11.7 points in the index.

This week's news centers on financing for Sysco's pending acquisition of JRD Unico, Inc. and Warehouse Realty, LLC, known as Jetro Restaurant Depot. The company filed a 424B5 offering multiple series of senior notes maturing between 2029 and 2066, and completed a stock offering generating approximately $967.4 million in net proceeds, both tied to funding the deal. Separately, Bank of America Corp DE disclosed a new $482.59 million investment in Sysco, acquiring 5,773,981 shares for roughly 1.21% ownership, while several routine executive share transactions, including EVP Ronald Phillips' $79,680 sale and SVP Brenna Garrett's tax-driven disposal of 47 shares, were also reported.

Looking ahead, Sysco's next earnings date falls on 3 November 2026, 44 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the prior quarter saw a 1.53 adjusted EPS beat against a 1.51 estimate with a -0.9% reaction. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -1.6% across 5 years, rising in only 2 of them. Analyst coverage stands at 11 firms, with 5 buy, 5 hold and 1 sell ratings and a consensus target of $90.31.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $79.05200-day averageGekko Fair Value $84.51

Key stats

Market cap
$37.80B
P/E ratio
21.5
Forward P/E
15.5
EPS, TTM
$3.68
Revenue, TTM
$84.55B
Profit margin
2.1%
Dividend yield
2.76%
Beta
0.63
Volume
7.36M avg 3.63M
1-year return
−4.1%
Typical daily move
±2.3%
Typical 20-day move
±3.6%
50-day average
$82.59
200-day average
$79.63
Next earnings
Nov 3
Shares outstanding
479.6M
52-week range
$68.19$91.85

Sysco swing-trade checklist

Sysco scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $79.05 sits between the 50-day ($82.59) and 200-day ($79.63) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    68.3, Accumulation

    Reading 68.3 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    6.5% below

    Price is 6.5% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 44 days

    Next report Nov 3, 2026, 44 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −1.6% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.6% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Sysco stock chart and price history

Sysco closed at $79.05 on Sep 18, 2026, −4.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $68.19 to $91.85.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−4.1%
3 months
+0.4%
6 months
−3.2%
1 year
−4.1%
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About Sysco

Sysco moves food and related supplies into the hands of businesses that feed people outside the home, working across the United States, Canada, Britain, France, and other countries abroad. Its warehouses stock frozen meats, seafood, ready-made entrées, fruit, vegetables, and desserts, plus canned and dry goods, dairy, drinks, imported specialty items, and fresh produce. It also fills orders for napkins, plates, cups, glassware, flatware, pots, pans, kitchen tools, restaurant equipment, and cleaning products.

Its business is split into units covering domestic foodservice, international foodservice, a chain-restaurant distribution arm called SYGMA, and additional smaller segments. Buyers include restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, colleges, hotels, motels, and caterers serving industrial sites, among other venues that need meals prepared at scale.

The company traces its incorporation back to 1969 and runs its headquarters out of Houston, Texas. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker SYY.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Food distributors
Website
sysco.com

Sysco GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Sysco’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 68.3, in the Accumulation zone, up 11.7 points over five sessions.

010068.3Accumulation

Up 11.7 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying26+1.0%+2.0%+0.6%+2.3%
Accumulation (current zone)231+0.3%+0.1%+0.4%+3.7%
Neutral3650.0%+0.1%+0.2%−0.4%
Distribution37+0.2%+0.9%+0.9%−8.6%
Selling3Too few readings yet

Average SYY share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Sysco stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Sysco trades 6.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $84.51, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Sysco shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$84.51

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026

6.5% Undervalued

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Sysco insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Sysco, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for SYY in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in SYY were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Sysco has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Mar 28, 2026
$200.0M
As a share of market cap
0.53%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold SYY.

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Sysco earnings: next date and track record

Sysco reports on Nov 3, 2026 (44 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.4%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−1.1%Oct ’24−6.4%Jan ’25+1.4%Apr ’25−0.3%Jul ’25−4.8%Oct ’25+10.4%Jan ’26−1.8%Apr ’26−0.9%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 4, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Sysco delivered Q4 fiscal 2026 revenue of $22B+ (up 4.7% YoY), with adjusted EPS of $1.53, beating prior guidance. Full-year adjusted EPS reached $4.61, above guidance range. USFS local volumes grew 2.6% in Q4, accelerating 130bps sequentially on a 2-year stack. AI-powered tools (AI360) drove improved sales productivity, customer retention, and Sysco Brand mix expansion to 46.4% (+30bps).
Guidance
Management guided fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS growth of 9%-11%, supported by accelerating local volume momentum, AI-driven efficiency initiatives, and continued international segment expansion. Business momentum on a 2-year stack basis underpins confidence in targets.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 4, 2026$1.53
est $1.51
+1.3%$22.12B
est $21.95B
+0.8%−0.9%
Apr 28, 2026$0.94
est $0.95
−0.8%$20.52B
est $20.56B
−0.2%−1.8%
Jan 27, 2026$0.99
est $0.98
+1.3%$20.76B
est $20.76B
0.0%+10.4%
Oct 28, 2025$1.15
est $1.12
+2.7%$21.15B
est $21.08B
+0.3%−4.8%
Jul 29, 2025$1.48
est $1.39
+6.5%$21.14B
est $21.03B
+0.5%−0.3%
Apr 29, 2025$0.96
est $1.02
−5.9%$19.60B
est $20.04B
−2.2%+1.4%
Jan 28, 2025$0.93
est $0.92
+1.1%$20.15B
est $20.10B
+0.3%−6.4%
Oct 29, 2024$1.09
est $1.13
−3.5%$20.48B
est $20.47B
+0.1%−1.1%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Sysco stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Sysco is $90.31, +14.2% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$90.31consensus 12-month target, +14.2% from the last close
Low $84High $100
Buy5
Hold5
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 15GuggenheimBuy, maintained$90+13.9%
Sep 10Wells FargoBuy, maintained$100+26.5%
Aug 13UBSBuy, maintained$95+20.2%
Aug 5Deutsche Bank Hold, reiterated$89+12.6%
Aug 5Morgan StanleyHold, maintained$88+11.3%
+0.4%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−1.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Sysco seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Sysco averaged −1.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+6.8%2021−5.3%2022−8.0%2023+1.7%2024−3.0%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−0.8%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−1.6%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days−2.7%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−1.6%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−0.9%2 of 5

For scale, SYY’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.6%.

Sysco market cap and key statistics

Sysco’s market cap is $37.80B, with a P/E ratio of 21.5 and revenue of $84.55B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$37.80B
P/E ratio
21.5
Forward P/E
15.5
EPS, TTM
$3.68
Gekko Fair Value
$84.51

Trading

Volume
7.36M
Avg volume, 20 days
3.63M
52-week high
$91.85
52-week low
$68.19
Shares outstanding
479.6M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$84.55B
Profit margin
2.1%
Return on equity
77.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+5.3%

Risk and income

Beta
0.63
Typical daily move
±2.3%
Typical 20-day move
±3.6%
Dividend yield
2.76%

Sysco stock news this week

Coverage of Sysco this week reads neutral: 3 positive, 10 neutral and 3 negative headlines.

News sentiment neutral

Sysco peers

Sysco’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
USFDUS Foods+1.5%Buying17.4% below
CHEFChefs' Warehouse+0.5%Neutral18.5% above
UNFIUnited Natural Foods+1.4%Neutral15.0% above
DOLEDole−0.3%Accumulation46.2% below
DNUTKrispy Kreme0.0%Buying17.9% below
AGCCAgencia Comercial Spirits+0.1%Accumulation10.2% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Sysco stock FAQ

What is Sysco’s market cap?

Sysco’s market cap is $37.80B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $79.05, with 479.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 21.5.

What is the Sysco stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Sysco is $90.31, +14.2% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Sysco stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Sysco is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $79.05 is 6.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $84.51. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Sysco report earnings next?

Sysco is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026 (44 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.17 per share on revenue of $22.02B. Sysco beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.4% on average across the report.

What is Sysco’s 52-week high and low?

Sysco’s 52-week high is $91.85 and its 52-week low is $68.19; it closed at $79.05 on Sep 18, 2026, −4.1% over the past year.

Is Sysco stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

Prices and signals update after every US market close; the GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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