Sysco Corporation (SYY) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of December 2025: 0.73x

Sysco Corporation (SYY) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.73x as of December 2025. Free cash flow of $385.00 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($525.00 Million). See SYY working capital efficiency to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.73x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$385.00 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$525.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$140.00 Million
USD

Sysco Corporation Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1989–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Sysco Corporation across 37 annual periods. Explore SYY cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Sysco Corporation (1989–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Sysco Corporation. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see how much is Sysco Corporation worth.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.66x $1.78 Billion $2.69 Billion $906.00 Million ▼ -8.2%
2024 0.72x $2.16 Billion $2.99 Billion $832.00 Million ▼ -0.3%
2023 0.72x $2.08 Billion $2.87 Billion $793.00 Million ▲ +11.9%
2022 0.65x $1.16 Billion $1.79 Billion $633.00 Million ▼ -14.1%
2021 0.75x $1.43 Billion $1.90 Billion $470.68 Million ▲ +35.7%
2020 0.55x $898.26 Million $1.62 Billion $720.42 Million ▼ -22.2%
2019 0.71x $1.72 Billion $2.41 Billion $692.39 Million ▲ +4.7%
2018 0.68x $1.47 Billion $2.16 Billion $687.82 Million ▼ -1.7%
2017 0.69x $1.55 Billion $2.23 Billion $686.38 Million ▼ -5.7%
2016 0.73x $1.46 Billion $1.99 Billion $527.35 Million ▲ +12.9%
2015 0.65x $1.01 Billion $1.56 Billion $542.83 Million ▲ +0.2%
2014 0.65x $969.61 Million $1.49 Billion $523.21 Million ▼ -1.8%
2013 0.66x $999.73 Million $1.51 Billion $511.86 Million ▲ +49.9%
2012 0.44x $619.68 Million $1.40 Billion $784.50 Million ▲ +5.9%
2011 0.42x $455.08 Million $1.09 Billion $636.44 Million ▲ +26.9%
2010 0.33x $290.82 Million $885.43 Million $594.60 Million ▼ -53.4%
2009 0.71x $1.11 Billion $1.58 Billion $464.56 Million ▲ +4.2%
2008 0.68x $1.08 Billion $1.60 Billion $515.96 Million ▲ +18.7%
2007 0.57x $799.68 Million $1.40 Billion $603.24 Million ▲ +4.7%
2006 0.54x $614.50 Million $1.13 Billion $514.24 Million ▼ -19.1%
2005 0.67x $801.96 Million $1.19 Billion $390.20 Million ▲ +21.2%
2004 0.55x $660.93 Million $1.19 Billion $530.09 Million ▼ -18.7%
2003 0.68x $937.20 Million $1.37 Billion $435.64 Million ▲ +10.8%
2002 0.62x $668.59 Million $1.08 Billion $416.39 Million ▼ -4.1%
2001 0.64x $614.09 Million $955.22 Million $341.14 Million ▲ +3.0%
2000 0.62x $442.31 Million $708.73 Million $266.41 Million ▲ +22.3%
1999 0.51x $298.62 Million $585.30 Million $286.69 Million ▲ +1203.9%
1998 0.04x $14.00 Million $357.80 Million $343.80 Million ▼ -93.1%
1997 0.57x $281.90 Million $498.10 Million $216.20 Million ▲ +73.2%
1996 0.33x $114.50 Million $350.40 Million $235.90 Million ▼ -18.6%
1995 0.40x $135.30 Million $336.90 Million $201.60 Million ▼ -6.2%
1994 0.43x $121.00 Million $282.50 Million $161.50 Million ▼ -14.8%
1993 0.50x $129.30 Million $257.20 Million $127.90 Million ▲ +18.0%
1992 0.43x $99.70 Million $234.00 Million $134.30 Million ▼ -6.7%
1991 0.46x $113.30 Million $248.20 Million $134.90 Million ▲ +151.2%
1990 0.18x $40.50 Million $222.90 Million $182.40 Million ▲ +671.8%
1989 -0.03x $-4.90 Million $154.20 Million $159.10 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).