Sysco (SYY) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.67% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.67%.
Sysco
SYY
TTM buyback yield
2.67%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.67%
5Y share count change
-4.7%
TTM buyback spend
$950.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
14.84x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 14.84x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.25B | $93.00M | $1.16B | 0.49B | -2.6% | 3.45% |
| 2024 | $1.23B | $104.00M | $1.13B | 0.50B | -1.3% | 3.47% |
| 2023 | $500.00M | $96.00M | $404.00M | 0.51B | -0.8% | 1.33% |
| 2022 | $500.00M | $122.00M | $378.00M | 0.51B | 0.1% | 1.16% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $95.81M | −$95.81M | 0.51B | -0.1% | — |
| 2020 | $844.70M | $42.23M | $802.47M | 0.51B | -1.8% | 3.29% |
| 2019 | $1.02B | $104.90M | $917.13M | 0.52B | -1.1% | 2.81% |
| 2018 | $978.90M | $93.84M | $885.06M | 0.53B | -3.5% | 2.75% |
| 2017 | $1.89B | $83.88M | $1.80B | 0.55B | -5.0% | 7.02% |
| 2016 | $1.95B | $79.47M | $1.87B | 0.58B | -3.3% | 6.83% |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $73.77M | −$73.77M | 0.60B | 1.1% | — |
| 2014 | $332.38M | $74.33M | $258.05M | 0.59B | -0.4% | 1.51% |
| 2013 | $721.62M | $70.15M | $651.47M | 0.59B | 0.6% | 3.52% |
| 2012 | $272.30M | $70.32M | $201.98M | 0.59B | 0.1% | 1.56% |
| 2011 | $291.60M | $59.23M | $232.37M | 0.59B | -0.8% | 1.59% |
| 2010 | $179.17M | $66.36M | $112.82M | 0.59B | -0.4% | 1.07% |
| 2009 | $438.84M | $56.03M | $382.81M | 0.60B | -2.4% | 3.30% |
| 2008 | $529.18M | $80.65M | $448.53M | 0.61B | -2.5% | 3.19% |
| 2007 | $550.87M | $0.00 | $550.87M | 0.63B | -0.4% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | $544.13M | $0.00 | $544.13M | 0.63B | -3.7% | 2.87% |
| 2005 | $597.66M | $0.00 | $597.66M | 0.65B | -1.4% | 2.64% |
| 2004 | $608.51M | $0.00 | $608.51M | 0.66B | 0.4% | 2.66% |
| 2003 | $478.47M | $0.00 | $478.47M | 0.66B | -2.0% | 2.47% |
| 2002 | $473.56M | $0.00 | $473.56M | 0.67B | -0.7% | 2.71% |
| 2001 | $428.20M | $0.00 | $428.20M | 0.68B | 1.3% | 2.37% |
| 2000 | $186.30M | $0.00 | $186.30M | 0.67B | -0.6% | — |
| 1999 | $203.96M | $0.00 | $203.96M | 0.67B | -2.4% | — |
| 1998 | $263.40M | $0.00 | $263.40M | 0.69B | -1.9% | — |
| 1997 | $305.30M | $0.00 | $305.30M | 0.70B | -3.5% | — |
| 1996 | $232.10M | $0.00 | $232.10M | 0.73B | — | — |
| 1995 | $53.20M | $0.00 | $53.20M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $80.10M | $0.00 | $80.10M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $180.30M | $0.00 | $180.30M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $19.80M | $0.00 | $19.80M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $912.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Sysco buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Sysco (SYY) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Sysco spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $950.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Sysco's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.67% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Sysco's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.67% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Sysco diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Sysco's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -4.7% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).