Sysco ended its 2018 fiscal year with more than $1.4 billion in profits, up a whopping 25.2% last year, despite rising national operational costs. Although the food distributor only jumped one spot on the Fortune 500, the Houston, Texas-based company is anticipating further growth in 2019. In April, Sysco announced that it acquired California-based sister companies J&M Wholesale Meats and Imperio Foods, both of which focus on the Hispanic customer segment and had a combined $44 million in sales last year. Sysco had $58.7 billion in sales across 600,000 customer locations in 2018.
Company Info
| CEO | Kevin P. Hourican |
| CEO Title | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Sector | Wholesalers |
| Industry | Wholesalers: Food and Grocery |
| HQ Location | Houston, Texas |
| Website | www.sysco.com |
| Years on Fortune 500 List | 25 |
| Employees | 67,000 |
Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | $58,727.3 |
| Profits ($M) | $1,430.8 |
| Assets ($M) | $18,070.4 |
| Total Stockholder Equity ($M) | $2,507 |
Profit Ratios
| Profit as % of Revenues | 2.4% |
| Profits as % of Assets | 7.9% |
| Profits as % of Stockholder Equity | 57.1% |
Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)
| Earnings Per Share ($) | 270 |
| EPS % Change (from 2017) | 29.8% |
| EPS % Change (5 year annual rate) | 10.1% |
| EPS % Change (10 year annual rate) | 4.1% |
Total Return
| Total Return to Investors (2018) | 5.4% |
| Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized) | 14.7% |
| Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized) | 14.1% |
