TTM
18.5%
YoY change
−0.13pp
Trough year (2015)
17.6%
Peak year (2002)
19.8%
Latest annual
18.4%
Gross Margin history chart for Sysco (SYY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 18.4%
Gross Margin change chart for Sysco (SYY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: −0.13pp
Gross Margin history table for Sysco (SYY) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 18.4% | -0.13pp | ||
| 2024 | 18.5% | +0.24pp | ||
| 2023 | 18.3% | +0.33pp | ||
| 2022 | 17.9% | -0.29pp | ||
| 2021 | 18.2% | -0.48pp | ||
| 2020 | 18.7% | -0.26pp | ||
| 2019 | 19.0% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2018 | 18.9% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2017 | 19.1% | +1.12pp | ||
| 2016 | 17.9% | +0.38pp | ||
| 2015 | 17.6% | -0.02pp | ||
| 2014 | 17.6% | -0.42pp | ||
| 2013 | 18.0% | -0.35pp | ||
| 2012 | 18.4% | -0.45pp | ||
| 2011 | 18.8% | -0.50pp | ||
| 2010 | 19.3% | +0.21pp | ||
| 2009 | 19.1% | -0.08pp | ||
| 2008 | 19.2% | -0.11pp | ||
| 2007 | 19.3% | +0.00pp | ||
| 2006 | 19.3% | +0.18pp | ||
| 2005 | 19.1% | -0.24pp | ||
| 2004 | 19.3% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2003 | 19.7% | -0.08pp | ||
| 2002 | 19.8% | +0.21pp | ||
| 2001 | 19.6% | +0.68pp | ||
| 2000 | 18.9% | +0.48pp | ||
| 1999 | 18.5% | -1.18pp | ||
| 1998 | 19.6% | +0.41pp | ||
| 1997 | 19.2% | +0.14pp | ||
| 1996 | 19.1% | -0.08pp | ||
| 1995 | 19.2% | +0.05pp | ||
| 1994 | 19.1% | +0.11pp | ||
| 1993 | 19.0% | +0.01pp | ||
| 1992 | 19.0% | -0.01pp | ||
| 1991 | 19.0% | +0.18pp | ||
| 1990 | 18.8% | +0.03pp | ||
| 1989 | 18.8% | -0.27pp | ||
| 1988 | 19.1% | -0.33pp | ||
| 1987 | 19.4% | -0.32pp | ||
| 1986 | 19.7% | — |
- 202518.4%-0.13pp
- 202418.5%+0.24pp
- 202318.3%+0.33pp
- 202217.9%-0.29pp
- 202118.2%-0.48pp
- 202018.7%-0.26pp
- 201919.0%+0.10pp
- 201818.9%-0.19pp
- 201719.1%+1.12pp
- 201617.9%+0.38pp
- 201517.6%-0.02pp
- 201417.6%-0.42pp
- 201318.0%-0.35pp
- 201218.4%-0.45pp
- 201118.8%-0.50pp
- 201019.3%+0.21pp
- 200919.1%-0.08pp
- 200819.2%-0.11pp
- 200719.3%+0.00pp
- 200619.3%+0.18pp
- 200519.1%-0.24pp
- 200419.3%-0.40pp
- 200319.7%-0.08pp
- 200219.8%+0.21pp
- 200119.6%+0.68pp
- 200018.9%+0.48pp
- 199918.5%-1.18pp
- 199819.6%+0.41pp
- 199719.2%+0.14pp
- 199619.1%-0.08pp
- 199519.2%+0.05pp
- 199419.1%+0.11pp
- 199319.0%+0.01pp
- 199219.0%-0.01pp
- 199119.0%+0.18pp
- 199018.8%+0.03pp
- 198918.8%-0.27pp
- 198819.1%-0.33pp
- 198719.4%-0.32pp
- 198619.7%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Sysco's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Sysco (SYY)
According to Sysco's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 18.5%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Sysco (SYY) gross margin totalled 18.40% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 19.82%, reached in 2002; the historical low of 17.57% was recorded in 2015.
Sysco Gross Margin by Year
Sysco Gross Margin 2025: 18.4%
In 2025, Sysco reported gross margin of 18.40%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024.
Sysco Gross Margin 2024: 18.5%
Sysco gross margin in 2024 was 18.53%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2023.
Sysco Gross Margin 2023: 18.3%
2023's gross margin for Sysco came in at 18.28%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2022.
Sysco Gross Margin 2022: 17.9%
Sysco posted gross margin of 17.95% in 2022, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2021.
Sysco Gross Margin 2021: 18.2%
Sysco gross margin in 2021 was 18.24%.
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Sector peers by Gross Margin
Consumer Defensive peers of Sysco (SYY), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 67.8% | |
| 67.3% | |
| 61.7% | |
| 55.5% | |
| 54.1% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 25.0% | |
| 12.9% |
- 67.8%
- 61.7%
- 54.1%
- 25.0%
- 12.9%
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