Sysco
Foodservice distribution · United States
Sysco is the world's largest foodservice distributor: from 333 distribution facilities in North America and Europe it delivers food, supplies and equipment to restaurants, hospitals, schools and hotels, earning a thin margin on very large volumes.
What makes it different
It supplies nearly one in five U.S. foodservice dollars.
~18%Share of the U.S. foodservice marketCY2025
Its scale in buying and trucking lets it serve restaurants, hospitals and schools at margins rivals struggle to match.
How big it is
How big is Sysco?
$84.6BSalesFY2026
333Distribution facilities2026
75,000Employees2026
How it makes money FY2026
U.S. foodservice brings 70% of sales.
- U.S. Foodservice Operations70%$58.8B
- International Foodservice Operations19%$16.0B
- SYGMA10%$8.6B
- Other1%$1.1B
How the business works
Buy at scale. Deliver daily. Grow local.
- 1Thousands of suppliers, own brands
- 2333 sites, next-day trucks
- 3Independent restaurant accounts
Independent local restaurants pay more per case than national chains, so local volume growth drives profit more than total sales.
Who owns it
- BlackRock, Inc.7.72%
- Vanguard Capital Management LLC7.32%
- Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.46%
CEO: Kevin P. Hourican
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1969Sysco is founded
- 0-03Sysco begins operating as a public company
- 6-26US Foods merger abandoned
- 7-05Sysco acquires Brakes Group
- 2020Kevin Hourican becomes CEO
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Sysco's own reports.
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What Sysco tracks13 metrics
Distribution facilities
Share of the U.S. foodservice market
Employees
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from6 regions
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
The full timeline14 moments
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