Sysco (SYY)
NYSEConsumer StaplesFood DistributionSnapshot 2026-09-04
$80.05-1.27%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEConsumer StaplesFood DistributionSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Consumer Staples is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Reach high end of EPS guidance $4.60 for fiscal 2026: FY26 EPS $4.55 vs $4.60 target.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 4% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 21% growth a year, above the roughly 5% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskSysco's growth depends on achieving the high end of its EPS guidance of $4.60. Recent performance shows strong revenue growth, with a 4.7% increase in the last quarter. The stock trades at 17× P/E versus a peer median of 17×, indicating the market prices in more growth than expected. The primary risk is the potential for a guidance cut, with a 21% miss probability for the next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 21% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. SYY is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 15 analysts currently covering SYY (as of Sep 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Food Distributors — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Achieve $100 million in annualized cost savings through AI and operational effi…
AI growth plans support cost savings objective.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Acquisition and integration of Jetro Restaurant Depot
AI and Restaurant Depot enhance growth potential.
Threatens: Acquisition and integration of Jetro Restaurant Depot
Concerns about acquisition impact growth and integration.
Advances: Achieve $100 million in annualized cost savings through AI and operational effi…
AI initiatives support cost savings objective.
Advances: Achieve $100 million in annualized cost savings through AI and operational effi…
New board members enhance AI transformation efforts.
Advances: Acquisition and integration of Jetro Restaurant Depot
CEO's confidence supports acquisition integration success.
Advances: Deliver full-year adjusted EPS at high end of $4.50-$4.60 guidance
Higher guidance supports EPS target and growth outlook.
Advances: Deliver full-year adjusted EPS at high end of $4.50-$4.60 guidance
Guidance aligns with management's EPS growth target.
