Sysco

The corporations on our annual list of the world's 500 largest companies combined to generate $41.7 trillion in revenue over the past year.

Fortune Global 500

Almost $20 trillion in revenue—and a record-breaking $1.87 trillion in profits. Introducing the 2025 Fortune 500, the definitive list of the biggest companies in America.

Fortune 500

The 300 companies on this year’s list brought in over $12.6 trillion in revenue for the latest 12 months, with the median revenue figure at $22 billion.

America's Most Innovative Companies

The corporations on our annual list posted aggregate revenues of $41 trillion for the second year in a row.

Industries included in the sector are diversified, electronics, and food and grocery.

Fortune Sector Leaders: Wholesalers

The Fortune 500, in its 70th year in 2024, ranks the biggest U.S. companies by revenue.

The corporations on our annual list of the world’s largest companies delivered a record $41 trillion in aggregate revenues.

The Fortune 500, in its 69th year in 2023, ranks the biggest U.S. companies by revenue.

F500-2023-056-Sysco

Sysco, a food marketer and distributor, jumped up 14 spots on the Fortune 500 and posted a 34% increase in revenue in 2022, as restaurant demand—abnormally low during the height of the pandemic—rebounded. 
<ul> 
 	<li>The majority of Sysco's sales come from operations in the U.S., but international growth outstripped domestic in 2022, partly due to the reversal of more stringent pandemic restrictions abroad.</li> 
 	<li>The company sued a slew of meat companies in 2022, alleging that they violated antitrust regulations through price fixing. Although Sysco moved to settle the lawsuits, it is now mired in a legal battle with Burford Capital, which financed Sysco’s litigation.</li> 
 	<li>The workforce for the food marketer and distributor grew 22% in size from 2021, the third largest increase among the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500.</li> 
</ul>

Aggregate sales hit $37.8 trillion last year—an increase of 19%, the highest annual growth rate in the list’s history.

This year’s Fortune 500 marks the 68th running of the list.

F500-2022-070-Sysco

Food product marketer and distributor Sysco continued its slide down the Fortune 500 this year as the pandemic kept restaurant demand largely depressed. The company dropped 10 spots on this list, its revenue decreasing 3% to $51 billion. However, it managed to more than double its profits year over year, to $524 million—a fact that reflects the gradual loosening of COVID-related restrictions throughout the year. In its fourth quarter, the company’s sales finally surpassed 2019 quarterly volume levels—another encouraging sign.

Total revenue for the world’s biggest companies fell 4.8% to $31.7 trillion this year—the first decline in half a decade.

G500-2021-199-Sysco

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The coronavirus chewed through Sysco’s core grub-supplying business as restaurants around the world shuttered last year. Revenues for Sysco, America’s biggest wholesale food distributor, fell 12% year on year to $52.9 billion, a decline that caused it to slide four places in the Fortune 500 rankings. COVID-19 took a bite out of profits, too, causing a stomach-churning 87% drop to $215 million. The Houston-based company pivoted amid pandemic-related closures to help its eatery customers offer alternative options, like takeout-meal kits and contactless menus. But Sysco’s financial prospects are mostly tied to people’s desire to dine out again as the economy reopens.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:12673,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri, Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{&quot;1&quot;:0}{&quot;1&quot;:280,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;6&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:287}">The coronavirus chewed through Sysco’s core grub-supplying business as restaurants around the world shuttered last year. Revenues for Sysco, America’s biggest wholesale food distributor, fell 12% year on year to $52.9 billion, a decline that caused it to slide 20 places in the Global 500 rankings. COVID-19 took a bite out of profits, too, causing a stomach-churning 87% drop to $215 million. The Houston, Texas-based company pivoted amid pandemic-related closures to help its eatery customers offer alternative options, like takeout-meal kits and contactless menus. But Sysco’s financial prospects are mostly tied to people’s desire to dine out again as the economy reopens.

This year’s Fortune 500 marks the 67th running of the list.

F500-2021-60-Sysco

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The coronavirus chewed through Sysco’s core grub-supplying business as restaurants around the world shuttered last year. Revenues for Sysco, America’s biggest wholesale food distributor, fell 12% year on year to $52.9 billion, a decline that caused it to slide four places in the Fortune 500 rankings. COVID-19 took a bite out of profits, too, causing a stomach-churning 87% drop to $215 million. The Houston-based company pivoted amid pandemic-related closures to help its eatery customers offer alternative options, like takeout-meal kits and contactless menus. But Sysco’s financial prospects are mostly tied to people’s desire to dine out again as the economy reopens.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:12673,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri, Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{&quot;1&quot;:0}{&quot;1&quot;:280,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;6&quot;:1}}{&quot;1&quot;:287}">The coronavirus chewed through Sysco’s core grub-supplying business as restaurants around the world shuttered last year. Revenues for Sysco, America’s biggest wholesale food distributor, fell 12% year on year to $52.9 billion, a decline that caused it to slide four places in the Fortune 500 rankings. COVID-19 took a bite out of profits, too, causing a stomach-churning 87% drop to $215 million. The Houston-based company pivoted amid pandemic-related closures to help its eatery customers offer alternative options, like takeout-meal kits and contactless menus. But Sysco’s financial prospects are mostly tied to people’s desire to dine out again as the economy reopens.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $33.3 trillion in revenues and $2.1 trillion in profits.

G500-2020-179-Sysco

Sysco is America’s biggest and most profitable wholesale food distributor. While the Houston company took in $60.1 billion in 2019, up 2.4% from the year prior, it slid seven places in the Global 500 rankings. Rising food costs, due to inflation and international tariffs, plus higher labor expenses, exacerbated by a shortage of commercial truck drivers, gnawed at the bottom line. Regardless, Sysco grew profits by 17% to $1.6 billion, partly through layoffs, subsidiary consolidation in France, and facility closures in Canada and Europe. Now, as the coronavirus pandemic shutters restaurants around the world, Sysco’s new CEO, Kevin Hourican, formerly of CVS Health, will have to figure out how to keep the business cooking.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 66th running of the list.

F500-2020-056-Sysco

Sysco is America’s biggest and most profitable wholesale food distributor. While the Houston company took in $60.1 billion in 2019, up 2.4% from the year prior, it slid two places in the Fortune 500 rankings. Rising food costs, due to inflation and international tariffs, plus higher labor expenses, exacerbated by a shortage of commercial truck drivers, gnawed at the bottom line. Regardless, Sysco grew profits by 17% to $1.6 billion, partly through layoffs, subsidiary consolidation in France, and facility closures in Canada and Europe. Now, as the coronavirus pandemic shutters restaurants around the world, Sysco’s new CEO, Kevin Hourican, formerly of CVS Health, will have to figure out how to keep the business cooking.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.7 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 65th running of the list.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 64th running of the list.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 63rd running of the list.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.6 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 62nd running of the list.

The world's 500 largest companies generated $31.2 trillion in revenues and $1.7 trillion in profits in 2014. Together, this year's Fortune Global 500 employ 65 million people worldwide and are represented by 36 countries.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 61st running of the list. Wal-Mart claims the top spot again. See who made the list.

Global business is back. After limping through a worldwide financial crisis and economic slowdown, the 500 largest companies ranked by revenues shattered all sorts of performance records in 2013: They racked up combined revenues of $31.1 trillion, up 2.5% from 2012, and profits soared 27% to nearly $2 trillion. China’s 95 companies (up from 89 last year) posted $5.8 trillion in revenues. The U.S. has four fewer companies on the list than last year but remains (for now) the country leader, with 128 corporations on the list—including No. 1 Wal-Mart Stores—reporting $8.6 trillion in revenues. 

Wal-Mart stayed on top as its sales crept closer to half-a-trillion dollars. Apple moved into the top five. And UnitedHealth Group continued its steady climb. 

Sector

Culture rank

Process rank

Product rank

Years on list

Previous rank

Key Financials (last Fiscal Year)

Revenues ($M)

Profits ($M)

Assets ($M)

Total Stockholder Equity ($M)

Profit Ratios

Profit as % of Revenues

Profits as % of Assets

Profits as % of Stockholder Equity

Earnings Per Share (last Fiscal Year)

Earnings Per Share ($)

EPS % Change (from prior fiscal year)

EPS % Change (5 year annual rate)

EPS % Change (10 year annual rate)

Total Return

Total Return to Investors (last year)

Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized)

Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized)

Sysco is a marketer and distributor of food and related products to the food service or food-away-from-home industries in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, and elsewhere. The company serves restaurants, hospitals and nursing facilities, schools and colleges, hotels and motels, industrial caterers, and other food service venues. Sysco was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston.

Q4 2025

Q3 2025

Q2 2025

Sysco (SYY): Company Profile, Stock Price, News, Rankings

legacy

sysco

Sysco is a marketer and distributor of food and related products to the food service or food-away-from-home industries in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, and elsewhere. The company serves restaurants, hospitals and nursing facilities, schools and colleges, hotels and motels, industrial caterers, and other food service venues. Sysco was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston.

Sysco

Sysco in Fortune Rankings

Sysco stock chart