Sysco (SYY) Q1 FY2027 earnings: revenue $21.7 billion, up 2.8% on the year
Sysco Corp. (SYY) reported revenue of $21.7 billion for Q1 FY2027, the quarter ended 26 September 2026, up 2.8% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $526 million, up 10.5% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.09. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 4 November 2026.
Revenue
$21.7 billion
+2.8% on the year · -1.7% on the quarter
Q2 FY2025Q1 FY2027
Operating margin
3.3%
3.8% a year earlier
Q2 FY2025Q1 FY2027
Net income
$526 million
+10.5% on the year · -4.7% on the quarter
Q2 FY2025Q1 FY2027
Diluted EPS
$1.09
+10.1% on the year · -5.2% on the quarter
Q2 FY2025Q1 FY2027
this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.
What management said
Guidance figures: 1 lowered, 3 kept.
Operating income fell on acquisition costs: Reported operating income fell 10.4% to $717 million on Jetro acquisition costs, while adjusted operating income rose 3.2% to $927 million.
Gross profit growth drivers named: Sales rose 2.8% to $21.7 billion and gross profit rose 3.8% to $4.1 billion; management named local volume, tariffs, sourcing and Sysco Brand penetration as drivers.
Gain lifted net earnings and EPS: Net earnings rose 10.5% to $526 million and diluted EPS rose 10.1% to $1.09; other income included a $234 million gain tied to Jetro deal rate locks.
$ million except per share. Read moreFourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.
Cash flow
$ million
Q1 FY2027
Q4 FY2026
Q1 FY2026
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Operating cash flow
278
1,175
86.0
-76.3%
+223.3%
Capital expenditure
97.0
239
160
-59.4%
-39.4%
Free cash flow
181
936
-74.0
-80.7%
Free cash flow margin
0.8%
4.2%
-0.3%
Cash from investing
-173
-207
-107
Cash from financing
1,150
-897
-195
Depreciation and amortisation
262
252
233
+4.0%
+12.4%
Share-based compensation
28.0
23.0
31.0
+21.7%
-9.7%
Buybacks
n/a
0.0
0.0
Dividends paid
264
259
259
+1.9%
+1.9%
Dividend per share
$0.55
n/a
$0.54
+1.9%
Diluted shares, weighted
483m
480m
480m
+0.6%
+0.5%
Shares outstanding at period end
492m
479m
479m
+2.7%
+2.8%
Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.
Balance sheet
$ million
Q1 FY2027
Q4 FY2026
Q1 FY2026
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity
4,042
2,666
2,067
+51.6%
+95.5%
Redeemable equity
n/a
0.0
44.0
Debt
13,820
13,516
13,353
+2.2%
+3.5%
Operating lease liabilities
1,349
1,285
1,087
+5.0%
+24.1%
Finance lease liabilities
n/a
321
n/a
Other liabilities
11,237
10,609
10,493
+5.9%
+7.1%
Total liabilities and equity
30,448
28,397
27,044
+7.2%
+12.6%
Fixed assets
n/a
5,974
n/a
Goodwill
5,231
5,225
5,190
+0.1%
+0.8%
Intangible assets
899
952
1,043
-5.6%
-13.8%
Investments
256
137
125
+86.9%
+104.8%
Cash and equivalents
3,171
1,786
844
+77.5%
+275.7%
Other assets
20,891
14,323
19,842
+45.9%
+5.3%
Total assets
30,448
28,397
27,044
+7.2%
+12.6%
Questions
What was Sysco's revenue in Q1 FY2027?
Sysco (SYY) reported revenue of $21.7 billion for Q1 FY2027, the quarter ended 26 September 2026, up 2.8% on the same quarter a year earlier.
How much did Sysco earn in Q1 FY2027?
Net income for Q1 FY2027 was $526 million, up 10.5% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.09.
When did Sysco report Q1 FY2027 results?
Sysco filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 26 September 2026 with the SEC on 4 November 2026.
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing. Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.
10-Q for the period ended 26 September 2026, filed 4 November 2026: the filing.