For the quarter ending 2026-03-28, SYY had $657M increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $691M in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2026-03-28 | 2025-12-27 | 2025-09-27 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net earnings | 340 | 390 | 476 | 531 |
| Pension settlement charge | - | - | - | 0 |
| Share-based compensation expense | 31 | 33 | 31 | 19 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 251 | 240 | 233 | 236 |
| Operating lease asset amortization | 39 | 37 | 37 | 39 |
| Amortization of debt issuance and other debt-related costs | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Deferred income taxes | 1 | 8 | 5 | -14 |
| Provision for losses on receivables | 17 | 15 | 30 | 13 |
| Goodwill impairment | - | - | - | 92 |
| Other non-cash items | 5 | 43 | -8 | 16 |
| Increase in receivables | 234 | -248 | 349 | -22 |
| Increase in inventories | 45 | -147 | 335 | 116 |
| Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets | -9 | -14 | 42 | 11 |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable | 497 | -536 | 82 | 271 |
| Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses | 61 | 122 | -83 | 84 |
| Decrease in operating lease liabilities | -52 | -57 | -49 | -45 |
| Decrease in accrued income taxes | -47 | -88 | 66 | 29 |
| (increase) decrease in other assets | -2 | 4 | 11 | -2 |
| (decrease) increase in other long-term liabilities | -15 | 12 | -7 | 25 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 852 | 525 | 86 | 1,193 |
| Additions to plant and equipment | 161 | 140 | 160 | 374 |
| Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment | 29 | 78 | 24 | 45 |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | 56 | 133 | - | 0 |
| Purchase of marketable securities | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | 14 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Other investing activities | 0 | -1 | -22 | -6 |
| Net cash used for investing activities | -189 | -193 | -107 | -325 |
| Bank and commercial paper borrowings (repayments), net | -800 | 975 | 76 | 78 |
| Other debt borrowings including senior notes | 1,250 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Other debt repayments including senior notes | 36 | 788 | 42 | 406 |
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 64 | 17 | 43 | 14 |
| Stock repurchases | 200 | 0 | 0 | 550 |
| Dividends paid | 260 | 259 | 259 | 248 |
| Other financing activities | -18 | -12 | -15 | -1 |
| Net cash used for financing activities | 0 | -67 | -195 | -1,113 |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | -6 | 7 | -6 | 29 |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 657 | 272 | -222 | -216 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 1,399 | 1,127 | 1,349 | 1,564 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | 2,056 | 1,399 | 1,127 | 1,348 |
SYSCO CORP (SYY)
SYSCO CORP (SYY)