PFGC vs SYY
Performance Food Group Co. and Sysco Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | PFGC | SYY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $67.8B | $84.6B |
| Net income | $359.3M | $1.8B |
| Gross margin | 12.6% | 18.5% |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 2.1% |
| Return on equity | 7.7% | 78.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.29 | $3.66 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.17 |
| Payout ratio | · | 59.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | $1.9B |
| Equity | $4.9B | $2.7B |
| Net debt / equity | · | 3.95× |
| Current ratio | 1.51× | 1.28× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
SYY bills 1.2× the revenue of PFGC, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (2.1% against 0.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | PFGC | SYY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $67.8B | $84.6B |
| FY2024 | $63.3B | $81.4B |
| FY2023 | $58.3B | $78.8B |
| FY2022 | $57.3B | $76.3B |
| FY2020 | $30.4B | $51.3B |
| FY2019 | $25.1B | $52.9B |
| FY2018 | $19.7B | $60.1B |
| FY2017 | $17.6B | $58.7B |
| FY2016 | $16.8B | $55.4B |
| FY2015 | $16.1B | $50.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | PFGC | SYY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $359.3M | $1.8B |
| FY2024 | $340.2M | $1.8B |
| FY2023 | $435.9M | $2.0B |
| FY2022 | $397.2M | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $40.7M | $524.2M |
| FY2019 | $-114.1M | $215.5M |
| FY2018 | $166.8M | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $198.7M | $1.4B |
| FY2016 | $96.3M | $1.1B |
| FY2015 | $68.3M | $949.6M |
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$16,713,500,000 | SYY |
| FY2024 | −$18,071,100,000 | SYY |
| FY2023 | −$20,562,800,000 | SYY |
| FY2022 | −$19,070,300,000 | SYY |
| FY2020 | −$20,898,943,000 | SYY |
| FY2019 | −$27,807,010,000 | SYY |
| FY2018 | −$40,370,422,000 | SYY |
| FY2017 | −$41,107,424,000 | SYY |
| FY2016 | −$38,609,339,000 | SYY |
| FY2015 | −$34,262,119,000 | SYY |
| FY2014 | −$33,410,752,000 | SYY |
| FY2013 | −$32,831,012,000 | SYY |
SYY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 12 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −1.5 pp | SYY |
| FY2024 | −1.7 pp | SYY |
| FY2023 | −1.7 pp | SYY |
| FY2022 | −1.6 pp | SYY |
| FY2020 | −0.9 pp | SYY |
| FY2019 | −0.9 pp | SYY |
SYY has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 6 fiscal years.
6 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SYY's net margin has been more volatile than PFGC's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 0.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.4.
6 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SYY led in net margin in every one of the 6 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
6 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SYY's return on equity has been more volatile than PFGC's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 32.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.4.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SYY led in return on equity in every one of the 12 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.