Sysco

SYY

Market cap $36.5B

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HOUSTON, Nov. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) today announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.54 per share, payable on January 23, 2026, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on January 2, 2026.

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SYY starts fiscal 2026 strong as Q1 earnings beat estimates, sales rise 3.2% and gross margins expand despite higher costs.

Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call October 28, 2025 10:00 AM EDT Company Participants Kevin Kim - Vice President of Investor Relations Kevin Hourican - CEO & Chairman Kenny Cheung - CFO & Executive VP Conference Call Participants Alexander Slagle - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Edward Kelly - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division John Heinbockel - Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Research Division Jake Bartlett - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Sara Senatore - BofA Securities, Research Division John Ivankoe - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Sysco's First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Conference Call. As a reminder, today's call is being recorded.

Sysco Corporation remains a Hold as muted U.S. restaurant demand and inflation pressure margins, limiting near-term growth prospects. SYY's U.S. business faces stagnant restaurant traffic and cost inflation, while international operations show stronger growth and margin expansion. Leverage above target has paused share buybacks, but working capital reversal should support resumed repurchases later in the year.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Sysco (SYY) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Sysco (SYY) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.15 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.09 per share a year ago.

Sysco maintained its annual forecasts despite beating first-quarter estimates on Tuesday, reflecting growing concerns about the impact of economic uncertainty on the food distributor's foodservice customers.