SYY vs UNFI
Sysco Corp. and United Natural Foods Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SYY | UNFI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $84.6B | $31.8B |
| Net income | $1.8B | $-118.0M |
| Gross margin | 18.5% | 13.3% |
| Net margin | 2.1% | −0.4% |
| Return on equity | 78.2% | −7.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.66 | −$1.95 |
| Dividend / share | $2.17 | · |
| Payout ratio | 59.0% | · |
| Free cash flow | $1.9B | $239.0M |
| Equity | $2.7B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 3.95× | 1.17× |
| Current ratio | 1.28× | 1.32× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 3.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
SYY bills 2.7× the revenue of UNFI, and UNFI closed the last reported year at a loss.
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 | SYY | UNFI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $84.6B | $31.8B |
| FY2024 | $81.4B | $31.0B |
| FY2023 | $78.8B | $30.3B |
| FY2022 | $76.3B | $28.9B |
| FY2020 | $51.3B | $26.6B |
| FY2019 | $52.9B | $22.3B |
| FY2018 | $60.1B | $10.2B |
| FY2017 | $58.7B | $9.3B |
| FY2016 | $55.4B | $8.5B |
| FY2015 | $50.4B | $8.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SYY | UNFI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.8B | $-118.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.8B | $-112.0M |
| FY2023 | $2.0B | $24.0M |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | $248.0M |
| FY2020 | $524.2M | $-274.0M |
| FY2019 | $215.5M | $-285.0M |
| FY2018 | $1.7B | $162.8M |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $130.2M |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $125.8M |
| FY2015 | $949.6M | $138.7M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$52,769,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2024 | +$50,390,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2023 | +$48,572,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2022 | +$47,397,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2020 | +$24,738,843,000 | SYY |
| FY2019 | +$30,552,310,000 | SYY |
| FY2018 | +$49,887,239,000 | SYY |
| FY2017 | +$49,452,853,000 | SYY |
| FY2016 | +$46,900,853,000 | SYY |
| FY2015 | +$42,181,941,000 | SYY |
| FY2014 | +$41,886,305,000 | SYY |
| FY2013 | +$40,452,357,000 | SYY |
| FY2012 | +$39,175,212,000 | SYY |
| FY2011 | +$37,850,924,000 | SYY |
| FY2009 | +$33,788,595,000 | SYY |
SYY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +2.4 pp | SYY |
| FY2024 | +2.6 pp | SYY |
| FY2023 | +2.4 pp | SYY |
| FY2022 | +1.4 pp | SYY |
| FY2020 | +2.0 pp | SYY |
| FY2019 | +1.7 pp | SYY |
SYY has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 6 fiscal years.
6 of 18 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 UNFI's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 0.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.7.
6 of 18 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 18 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 UNFI's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 30.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.8.
15 of 19 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 15 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.