Latest headcount
75,000
YoY change
-1.3%
Headcount CAGR
+3.5%
Revenue / employee
$1.08M
Employee count history for Sysco
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 26,200 |
| 1995 | 28,100 |
| 1996 | 30,600 |
| 1997 | 32,000 |
| 1998 | 33,400 |
| 1999 | 35,100 |
| 2000 | 40,400 |
| 2001 | 43,000 |
| 2002 | 46,800 |
| 2003 | 47,400 |
| 2004 | 47,800 |
| 2005 | 47,500 |
| 2006 | 49,600 |
| 2007 | 50,900 |
| 2008 | 50,000 |
| 2009 | 47,000 |
| 2010 | 46,000 |
| 2011 | 46,000 |
| 2012 | 47,800 |
| 2013 | 48,100 |
| 2014 | 50,300 |
| 2015 | 51,700 |
| 2016 | 51,900 |
| 2017 | 66,500 |
| 2018 | 67,000 |
| 2019 | 69,000 |
| 2020 | 57,000 |
| 2021 | 58,000 |
| 2022 | 71,000 |
| 2023 | 72,000 |
| 2024 | 76,000 |
| 2025 | 75,000 |
Revenue per employee for Sysco
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $418K |
| 1995 | $431K |
| 1996 | $438K |
| 1997 | $452K |
| 1998 | $459K |
| 1999 | $496K |
| 2000 | $478K |
| 2001 | $507K |
| 2002 | $499K |
| 2003 | $551K |
| 2004 | $614K |
| 2005 | $638K |
| 2006 | $658K |
| 2007 | $688K |
| 2008 | $750K |
| 2009 | $784K |
| 2010 | $810K |
| 2011 | $855K |
| 2012 | $887K |
| 2013 | $923K |
| 2014 | $925K |
| 2015 | $942K |
| 2016 | $970K |
| 2017 | $833K |
| 2018 | $877K |
| 2019 | $871K |
| 2020 | $928K |
| 2021 | $884K |
| 2022 | $967K |
| 2023 | $1.06M |
| 2024 | $1.04M |
| 2025 | $1.08M |
Earnings per employee for Sysco
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $8.27K |
| 1995 | $8.96K |
| 1996 | $9.05K |
| 1997 | $9.45K |
| 1998 | $8.88K |
| 1999 | $10.3K |
| 2000 | $11.2K |
| 2001 | $13.9K |
| 2002 | $14.5K |
| 2003 | $16.4K |
| 2004 | $19K |
| 2005 | $20.2K |
| 2006 | $17.2K |
| 2007 | $19.7K |
| 2008 | $22.1K |
| 2009 | $22.5K |
| 2010 | $25.7K |
| 2011 | $25K |
| 2012 | $23.5K |
| 2013 | $20.6K |
| 2014 | $18.5K |
| 2015 | $13.3K |
| 2016 | $18.3K |
| 2017 | $17.2K |
| 2018 | $21.4K |
| 2019 | $24.3K |
| 2020 | $3.78K |
| 2021 | $9.04K |
| 2022 | $19.1K |
| 2023 | $24.6K |
| 2024 | $25.7K |
| 2025 | $24.4K |
Employee count history for Sysco (SYY)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202575,000-1.3%
- 202476,000+5.6%
- 202372,000+1.4%
- 202271,000+22.4%
- 202158,000+1.8%
- 202057,000-17.4%
- 201969,000+3.0%
- 201867,000+0.8%
- 201766,500+28.1%
- 201651,900+0.4%
- 201551,700+2.8%
- 201450,300+4.6%
- 201348,100+0.6%
- 201247,800+3.9%
- 201146,0000.0%
- 201046,000-2.1%
- 200947,000-6.0%
- 200850,000-1.8%
- 200750,900+2.6%
- 200649,600+4.4%
- 200547,500-0.6%
- 200447,800+0.8%
- 200347,400+1.3%
- 200246,800+8.8%
- 200143,000+6.4%
- 200040,400+15.1%
- 199935,100+5.1%
- 199833,400+4.4%
- 199732,000+4.6%
- 199630,600+8.9%
- 199528,100+7.3%
- 199426,200—
About Sysco's employee count
Sysco (SYY) employed 75,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -1,000 (-1.3%) from 76,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1994–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 26,200 to 75,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +3.5% per year.
Sysco generated about $1.08M of revenue and $24.4K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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