For the quarter ending 2025-12-27, SYY had $272M increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $385M in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2025-12-27 | 2025-09-27 | 2025-06-28 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net earnings | 390 | 476 | 531 | 401 |
| Pension settlement charge | - | - | 0 | - |
| Share-based compensation expense | 33 | 31 | 19 | 14 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 240 | -476 | 945 | 236 |
| Operating lease asset amortization | 37 | 37 | 39 | 34 |
| Amortization of debt issuance and other debt-related costs | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Deferred income taxes | 8 | 5 | -14 | 5 |
| Provision for losses on receivables | 15 | 30 | 13 | 15 |
| Goodwill impairment | - | - | 92 | - |
| Other non-cash items | 43 | -8 | 16 | -4 |
| Increase in receivables | -248 | 349 | -22 | 145 |
| Increase in inventories | -147 | 335 | 116 | -180 |
| Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets | -14 | 42 | 11 | 8 |
| Decrease in accounts payable | -536 | 82 | 271 | 282 |
| Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses | 122 | -83 | 84 | -81 |
| Decrease in operating lease liabilities | -57 | -49 | -45 | -44 |
| (decrease) increase in accrued income taxes | -88 | 66 | 29 | -101 |
| Increase in other assets | 4 | 11 | -2 | -21 |
| Increase in other long-term liabilities | 12 | -7 | 25 | 13 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 525 | 86 | 1,193 | 819 |
| Additions to plant and equipment | 140 | 160 | 374 | 199 |
| Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment | 78 | 24 | 45 | 3 |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | 133 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Purchase of marketable securities | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Other investing activities | -1 | -22 | -6 | -6 |
| Net cash used for investing activities | -193 | -107 | -325 | -188 |
| Bank and commercial paper borrowings, net | 975 | 76 | 78 | -492 |
| Other debt borrowings including senior notes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,251 |
| Other debt repayments including senior notes | 788 | 42 | 406 | 52 |
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 17 | 43 | 14 | 29 |
| Stock repurchases | 0 | 0 | 550 | 400 |
| Dividends paid | 259 | 259 | 248 | 249 |
| Other financing activities | -12 | -15 | -1 | -21 |
| Net cash used for financing activities | -67 | -195 | -1,113 | 66 |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 7 | -6 | 29 | 12 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 272 | -222 | -216 | 709 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,127 | 1,349 | 1,564 | 855 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 1,399 | 1,127 | 1,348 | 1,564 |
SYSCO CORP (SYY)
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