SYY vs USFD
Sysco Corp. and US Foods Holding Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SYY | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $84.6B | $39.4B |
| Net income | $1.8B | $676.0M |
| Gross margin | 18.5% | 17.4% |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 78.2% | 15.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.66 | $2.94 |
| Dividend / share | $2.17 | · |
| Payout ratio | 59.0% | · |
| Free cash flow | $1.9B | $959.0M |
| Equity | $2.7B | $4.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 3.95× | 1.17× |
| Current ratio | 1.28× | 1.16× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 11.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
SYY bills 2.1× the revenue of USFD, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (2.1% against 1.7%).
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 | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $84.6B | $39.4B |
| FY2024 | $81.4B | $37.9B |
| FY2023 | $78.8B | $35.6B |
| FY2022 | $76.3B | $34.1B |
| FY2020 | $51.3B | $22.9B |
| FY2019 | $52.9B | $25.9B |
| FY2018 | $60.1B | $24.2B |
| FY2017 | $58.7B | $24.1B |
| FY2016 | $55.4B | $22.9B |
| FY2015 | $50.4B | $23.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SYY | USFD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.8B | $676.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.8B | $494.0M |
| FY2023 | $2.0B | $506.0M |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | $265.0M |
| FY2020 | $524.2M | $-226.0M |
| FY2019 | $215.5M | $385.0M |
| FY2018 | $1.7B | $407.0M |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $444.0M |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $210.0M |
| FY2015 | $949.6M | $167.5M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$45,129,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2024 | +$43,493,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2023 | +$43,247,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2022 | +$42,268,000,000 | SYY |
| FY2020 | +$28,412,843,000 | SYY |
| FY2019 | +$26,954,310,000 | SYY |
| FY2018 | +$35,938,922,000 | SYY |
| FY2017 | +$34,580,324,000 | SYY |
| FY2016 | +$32,452,139,000 | SYY |
| FY2015 | +$27,239,387,000 | SYY |
| FY2014 | +$25,660,951,000 | SYY |
SYY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +0.4 pp | SYY |
| FY2024 | +0.9 pp | SYY |
| FY2023 | +1.1 pp | SYY |
| FY2022 | +1.5 pp | SYY |
| FY2020 | +2.0 pp | SYY |
| FY2019 | −1.1 pp | USFD |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SYY and USFD over this period.
6 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
USFD's net margin has been more volatile than SYY's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 0.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.8.
6 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between SYY and USFD over these 6 fiscal years — SYY led in 5 and USFD in 1.
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 USFD's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 31.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.1.
11 of 18 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 11 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.