Sysco Reaffirming Fiscal 2027 Guidance; Introducing $500 Million Multi-Year AI Powered Efficiency Program; Raising Mid-Term Financial Algorithm Targets

Sysco tightens its growth outlook by reaffirming 2027 guidance and lifting 2028–2029 sales and adjusted EPS growth targets, supported by AI-driven cost savings.

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Sysco (SYY) reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 guidance and launched a multi-year AI powered efficiency program targeting at least $500 million in savings by fiscal 2029.

For fiscal 2027, Sysco continues to expect net sales growth of approximately 6%–7% to about $90 billion and adjusted EPS of $5.02–$5.12, representing 9%–11% growth on a 53-week basis. Excluding the 53rd week, the midpoint of adjusted EPS guidance is at the high end of the company’s long-term growth algorithm. The $500 million AI program builds on $100 million of expected in-year net cost savings already included in fiscal 2027 guidance.

Sysco raised its mid-term financial algorithm for fiscal 2028 and 2029, now targeting annual net sales growth of approximately 4%–7% (from 4%–6%) and adjusted EPS growth of 9%–11% (from 6%–8%). AI-enabled cost-out workstreams span supply chain productivity, merchandising and procurement automation, indirect spend management, and customer experience and back-office simplification.

Positive

• FY2027 net sales guidance ~$90 billion, with 6%–7% growth on a 53-week basis
• FY2027 adjusted EPS guidance $5.02–$5.12, implying 9%–11% growth
• AI efficiency savings target at least $500 million by fiscal 2029
• Fiscal 2027 in-year cost savings $100 million already embedded in guidance
• Raised FY2028–2029 net sales growth algorithm to 4%–7% from 4%–6%
• Raised FY2028–2029 adjusted EPS growth algorithm to 9%–11% from 6%–8%

Negative

• None.

News Explained

Sysco says the Jetro Restaurant Depot transaction is expected to close by the third quarter of fiscal 2027, so this release does not establish that the combination has closed or disclose its consideration.

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HOUSTON, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) (“Sysco” or the “Company”) is reaffirming its fiscal 2027 financial guidance (originally issued on August 4, 2026) ahead of the Company’s webcast presentation from the Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Staples Conference in Boston scheduled for today, Wednesday, September 9, at 12:00 p.m. ET. The live conference webcast can be accessed at investors.sysco.com.

• Re-affirming fiscal 2027 guidance including 9% to 11% adjusted EPS growth (on a 53 week basis)
• Introducing target of at least $500 million for AI powered efficiency to be realized by fiscal year 2029
• Raising mid-term guidance range for net sales growth of 4%-7% and adjusted EPS growth of 9%-11% in fiscal 2028 and fiscal 2029
  

In conjunction with this reaffirmation of guidance, Sysco also introduced a $500 million multi-year AI powered efficiency improvement program. The AI program will help remove structural cost from the business across the next three fiscal years. The program includes and builds upon the AI and technology enabled efficiency work the Company outlined on its fourth quarter earnings call, which identified $100 million of expected in-year savings included within fiscal 2027 guidance targets. These expected savings, in addition to the Company’s core business performance, will build over time and are expected to deliver meaningful adjusted EPS growth across the three year time horizon. All in, these actions provide confidence in raising the Company’s mid-term growth algorithm which now includes net sales growth of approximately 4%-7% (previously 4%-6%) and adjusted EPS growth of 9%-11% (previously 6%-8%).

“We finished fiscal 2026 with momentum, and that momentum has carried into the new year,” said Kevin Hourican, Sysco’s Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. “The $500 million of AI powered efficiency improvement will deploy over the next three years. These savings reflect a durable change in how we execute our day-to-day business across truck routing, merchandising, and sales. As the leader in the industry, we are incredibly excited about raising the long-term growth algorithm across sales and adjusted EPS growth. Our technology transformation initiatives and recent Board appointments help to unlock the power of our industry-leading sales force to further strengthen the service levels our customers receive, accelerate the Company’s earnings profile for our shareholders, and position Sysco to delever quickly following the expected closure of the Jetro Restaurant Depot transaction by the third quarter of fiscal 2027.”

Reaffirms Fiscal 2027 Guidance & Raises Mid-Term Financial Targets

Sysco is reaffirming the following expectations for the fiscal year 2027, all of which reflect core Sysco on a standalone basis and include the benefit of the 53rd week:

• Net sales growth of approximately 6% to 7%, to approximately $90 billion;
• Adjusted earnings per share of approximately $5.02 to $5.12, representing growth of approximately 9% to 11%; and
• Excluding the 53rd week, the midpoint of the Company’s adjusted EPS guidance sits at the high end of its long-term growth algorithm.
  

Sysco is also raising mid-term financial targets for fiscal year 2028 and 2029, all of which reflect core Sysco on a standalone basis:

• Annualized net sales growth of approximately 4% to 7% (previously 4% to 6%)
• Annualized adjusted earnings per share growth of approximately 9% to 11% (previously 6% to 8%)
  
  

Multi-Year AI Technology Transformation, Enabling Efficiency Improvement

Sysco is targeting at least $500 million of AI powered efficiency savings to be realized by fiscal 2029. For fiscal 2027, we remain on-target for the $100 million of in-year net cost savings previously introduced. Going forward, our overarching cost out efforts position Sysco to accelerate our savings on a multi-year basis. Additionally, the entire organization is aligned on these efforts as achievement of structural cost-out targets has been added to the Company’s long-term equity performance program.

The program is anchored in the following workstreams:

• Supply chain productivity: routing software modernization, warehouse selector efficiency, and reduction in miles driven;
• Automation across merchandising and procurement, including strategic sourcing;
• Indirect spend management; and
• Customer experience and back-office simplification

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home. This includes restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues, and more. Sysco operates 333 distribution centers, in 10 countries, with 75,000 colleagues serving approximately 670,000 customer locations. The Company generated sales of more than $84 billion in fiscal year 2026 that ended June 27, 2026.

As the world’s largest food-away-from-home distributor, Sysco offers customized supply chain solutions, bespoke specialty product offerings, and culinary support to drive customers to innovate and optimize their operations. We act as a trusted business partner to our customers, helping them grow through our industry-leading portfolio that includes fresh produce, premium proteins, specialty products, sustainably focused items, equipment and supplies, and innovative culinary solutions. For more information, visit www.sysco.com. For important news and key information for Sysco investors, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at investors.sysco.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this press release include statements that are forward-looking or that express management’s beliefs, expectations or hopes and are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, among other things, statements about our future financial performance and results, business strategy, plans, goals and objectives, and other statements that are not historical facts, including expectations regarding our future growth, including growth in sales and earnings per share, expectations regarding cost savings associated with AI, as well as statements about the expected timing and completion of the proposed transaction with Jetro Restaurant Depot and the anticipated benefits of such proposed transaction.

Such forward-looking statements reflect the views of management at the time such statements are made and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions, including those outside of Sysco’s control. Risks and uncertainties include without limitation: the impact of geopolitical, economic and market conditions and developments, including changes in global trade policies and tariffs and foreign conflicts; risks related to our business initiatives; periods of significant or prolonged inflation or deflation and their impact on our product costs, volume, foot traffic, and profitability generally; risks related to our efforts to implement our transformation initiatives and meet our other long-term strategic objectives; risks of interruption of supplies and increase in product costs; risks related to changes in consumer eating habits; and impact of natural disasters or adverse weather conditions, public health crises, adverse publicity or lack of confidence in our products, and product liability claims as well as risks and uncertainties associated with our proposed transaction with Jetro Restaurant Depot, including but not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of either or both parties to terminate the merger agreement; the risk that regulatory approvals may not be obtained or other closing conditions may not be satisfied in a timely manner or at all, as well as the risk that regulatory approvals are obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; the risk of other delays in closing the transaction; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits and projected synergies of the transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the market price of the common stock of Sysco. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any of the forward-looking statements contained herein. For more information on these risks and other concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings with the SEC. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

For more information contact:
Kevin Kim	Cassandra Mauel
Investor Contact	Media Contact
kevin.kim@sysco.com	cassandra.mauel@sysco.com
T 281-584-1219	T 281-584-1390

FAQ

What does Sysco’s fiscal 2027 guidance include and exclude regarding acquisitions?

Sysco’s fiscal 2027 expectations reflect core Sysco on a standalone basis and include the benefit of a 53rd week. The guidance does not incorporate impacts from the expected closure of the Jetro Restaurant Depot transaction, which the company expects by the third quarter of fiscal 2027.

How is the $500 million AI powered efficiency program structured?

The AI powered efficiency program is planned over the next three fiscal years and targets at least $500 million in savings to be realized by fiscal 2029. It builds on $100 million of in-year net cost savings expected in fiscal 2027 and focuses on supply chain productivity (including routing software modernization, warehouse selector efficiency, and fewer miles driven), automation in merchandising and procurement, indirect spend management, and customer experience and back-office simplification.

How are Sysco’s cost-out efforts linked to management incentives?

Sysco states that the organization is aligned on structural cost-out efforts because achievement of these targets has been added to the company’s long-term equity performance program, tying leadership compensation to delivery of the AI powered efficiency and broader cost reduction goals.

How can investors access Sysco’s conference presentation linked to this guidance update?

Sysco’s webcast presentation at the Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Staples Conference in Boston is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, at 12:00 p.m. ET. The live conference webcast can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at investors.sysco.com.