TTM
3.6%
YoY change
−0.27pp
Trough year (2020)
1.4%
Peak year (2010)
5.3%
Latest annual
3.8%
Operating Margin history chart for Sysco (SYY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 3.8%
Operating Margin change chart for Sysco (SYY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: −0.27pp
Operating Margin history table for Sysco (SYY) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 3.8% | -0.27pp | ||
| 2024 | 4.1% | +0.08pp | ||
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.56pp | ||
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.60pp | ||
| 2021 | 2.8% | +1.40pp | ||
| 2020 | 1.4% | -2.46pp | ||
| 2019 | 3.9% | -0.06pp | ||
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.23pp | ||
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.04pp | ||
| 2016 | 3.7% | +1.15pp | ||
| 2015 | 2.5% | -0.89pp | ||
| 2014 | 3.4% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2013 | 3.7% | -0.73pp | ||
| 2012 | 4.5% | -0.45pp | ||
| 2011 | 4.9% | -0.39pp | ||
| 2010 | 5.3% | +0.23pp | ||
| 2009 | 5.1% | +0.07pp | ||
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.13pp | ||
| 2007 | 4.9% | +0.29pp | ||
| 2006 | 4.6% | -0.67pp | ||
| 2005 | 5.2% | +0.02pp | ||
| 2004 | 5.2% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.09pp | ||
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.20pp | ||
| 2001 | 4.8% | +0.57pp | ||
| 2000 | 4.2% | +0.36pp | ||
| 1999 | 3.8% | -0.02pp | ||
| 1998 | 3.9% | +0.10pp | ||
| 1997 | 3.8% | +0.06pp | ||
| 1996 | 3.7% | -0.06pp | ||
| 1995 | 3.7% | +0.07pp | ||
| 1994 | 3.7% | -0.01pp | ||
| 1993 | 3.7% | +0.10pp | ||
| 1992 | 3.6% | -0.01pp | ||
| 1991 | 3.6% | +0.09pp | ||
| 1990 | 3.5% | +0.15pp | ||
| 1989 | 3.3% | +0.07pp | ||
| 1988 | 3.3% | -0.05pp | ||
| 1987 | 3.3% | -0.01pp | ||
| 1986 | 3.3% | — |
- 20253.8%-0.27pp
- 20244.1%+0.08pp
- 20234.0%+0.56pp
- 20223.4%+0.60pp
- 20212.8%+1.40pp
- 20201.4%-2.46pp
- 20193.9%-0.06pp
- 20183.9%+0.23pp
- 20173.7%+0.04pp
- 20163.7%+1.15pp
- 20152.5%-0.89pp
- 20143.4%-0.32pp
- 20133.7%-0.73pp
- 20124.5%-0.45pp
- 20114.9%-0.39pp
- 20105.3%+0.23pp
- 20095.1%+0.07pp
- 20085.0%+0.13pp
- 20074.9%+0.29pp
- 20064.6%-0.67pp
- 20055.2%+0.02pp
- 20045.2%+0.16pp
- 20035.1%+0.09pp
- 20025.0%+0.20pp
- 20014.8%+0.57pp
- 20004.2%+0.36pp
- 19993.8%-0.02pp
- 19983.9%+0.10pp
- 19973.8%+0.06pp
- 19963.7%-0.06pp
- 19953.7%+0.07pp
- 19943.7%-0.01pp
- 19933.7%+0.10pp
- 19923.6%-0.01pp
- 19913.6%+0.09pp
- 19903.5%+0.15pp
- 19893.3%+0.07pp
- 19883.3%-0.05pp
- 19873.3%-0.01pp
- 19863.3%—
Operating 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 Operating Margin at Sysco (SYY)
According to Sysco's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 3.6%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
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) operating margin totalled 3.80% – contracted 0.3 percentage points year-over-year.
2010 marks the peak operating margin at 5.31%, with the historical low of 1.42% recorded in 2020.
Sysco Operating Margin by Year
Sysco Operating Margin 2025: 3.8%
Sysco operating margin in 2025 was 3.80%, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2024.
Sysco Operating Margin 2024: 4.1%
2024's operating margin for Sysco came in at 4.06%, expanded 0.1 percentage points from 2023.
Sysco Operating Margin 2023: 4.0%
Sysco posted operating margin of 3.98% in 2023, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2022.
Sysco Operating Margin 2022: 3.4%
In 2022, Sysco reported operating margin of 3.42%, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2021.
Sysco Operating Margin 2021: 2.8%
Sysco operating margin in 2021 was 2.82%.
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