Buyback yield (TTM)
1.91%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.53%
5Y share count change
-4.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$750.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$18.13B
Key takeaways
- Sysco (SYY) repurchased about $750.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 4.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 9.26× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +8.2% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 77% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Sysco (SYY)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Sysco (SYY)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Sysco (SYY)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Sysco (SYY)
Latest: $1.25B
Overview
Sysco (SYY) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $1.25B (2025) – edged up 1.5% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Sysco buyback spend produced a CAGR of +8.2% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Between 2016 and 2025, Sysco buyback spend plunged 35.9%, falling from $1.95B to $1.25B.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.95B in 2016 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
Sysco Buyback Spend 2025: $1.25B
Sysco posted buyback spend of $1.25B in 2025, edged up 1.5% from 2024.
Sysco Buyback Spend 2024: $1.23B
In 2024, Sysco reported buyback spend of $1.23B, surged 146.4% from 2023.
Sysco Buyback Spend 2023: $500.00M
Sysco buyback spend in 2023 was $500.00M, edged up 0.0% from 2022.
Sysco Buyback Spend 2022: $500.00M
Sysco buyback spend in 2022 was $500.00M.
Sysco Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Sysco buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Sysco (SYY).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.25B | $93.00M | $1.16B | 3.45% | 0.49B | -2.6% | |
| 2024 | $1.23B | $104.00M | $1.13B | 3.47% | 0.50B | -1.3% | |
| 2023 | $500.00M | $96.00M | $404.00M | 1.33% | 0.51B | -0.8% | |
| 2022 | $500.00M | $122.00M | $378.00M | 1.16% | 0.51B | +0.1% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $95.81M | −$95.81M | — | 0.51B | -0.1% | |
| 2020 | $844.70M | $42.23M | $802.47M | 3.29% | 0.51B | -1.8% | |
| 2019 | $1.02B | $104.90M | $917.13M | 2.81% | 0.52B | -1.1% | |
| 2018 | $978.90M | $93.84M | $885.06M | 2.75% | 0.53B | -3.5% | |
| 2017 | $1.89B | $83.88M | $1.80B | 7.02% | 0.55B | -5.0% | |
| 2016 | $1.95B | $79.47M | $1.87B | 6.83% | 0.58B | -3.3% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $73.77M | −$73.77M | — | 0.60B | +1.1% | |
| 2014 | $332.38M | $74.33M | $258.05M | 1.51% | 0.59B | -0.4% | |
| 2013 | $721.62M | $70.15M | $651.47M | 3.52% | 0.59B | +0.6% | |
| 2012 | $272.30M | $70.32M | $201.98M | 1.56% | 0.59B | +0.1% | |
| 2011 | $291.60M | $59.23M | $232.37M | 1.59% | 0.59B | -0.8% | |
| 2010 | $179.17M | $66.36M | $112.82M | 1.07% | 0.59B | -0.4% | |
| 2009 | $438.84M | $56.03M | $382.81M | 3.30% | 0.60B | -2.4% | |
| 2008 | $529.18M | $80.65M | $448.53M | 3.19% | 0.61B | -2.5% | |
| 2007 | $550.87M | $0.00 | $550.87M | 2.73% | 0.63B | -0.4% | |
| 2006 | $544.13M | $0.00 | $544.13M | 2.87% | 0.63B | -3.7% | |
| 2005 | $597.66M | $0.00 | $597.66M | 2.64% | 0.65B | -1.4% | |
| 2004 | $608.51M | $0.00 | $608.51M | 2.66% | 0.66B | +0.4% | |
| 2003 | $478.47M | $0.00 | $478.47M | 2.47% | 0.66B | -2.0% | |
| 2002 | $473.56M | $0.00 | $473.56M | 2.71% | 0.67B | -0.7% | |
| 2001 | $428.20M | $0.00 | $428.20M | 2.37% | 0.68B | +1.3% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.25B
- 2024$1.23B
- 2023$500.00M
- 2022$500.00M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$844.70M
- 2019$1.02B
- 2018$978.90M
- 2017$1.89B
- 2016$1.95B
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$332.38M
- 2013$721.62M
- 2012$272.30M
- 2011$291.60M
- 2010$179.17M
- 2009$438.84M
- 2008$529.18M
- 2007$550.87M
- 2006$544.13M
- 2005$597.66M
- 2004$608.51M
- 2003$478.47M
- 2002$473.56M
- 2001$428.20M
- 2000$186.30M
- 1999$203.96M
- 1998$263.40M
- 1997$305.30M
- 1996$232.10M
- 1995$53.20M
- 1994$80.10M
- 1993$180.30M
- 1992$19.80M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Sysco (SYY)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 9.26×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Sysco (SYY)
How Sysco splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Sysco, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
| $6.50B | |
| $1.00B | |
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| $903.00M | |
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| $0.00 |
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $972.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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