Sysco Corporation — Earnings Quality Grade F
SYY · Consumer Defensive
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Source: SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02, with exhibit links when available
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 25 days, change +0 days YoY
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue 3.2%, CFFO -16.0%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 8.0% vs COGS 3.4%. Normal
CapEx growth 8.9% vs revenue 3.2%. Normal
Insufficient data
Gross margin 18.4%, change -0.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.37. Profits backed by cash
FCF $1.6B, FCF/NI = 0.88
Accruals ratio = -2.5%. Low accruals
Cash $1.1B covers only 7% of debt $14.5B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $6.3B = 345% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 3.5x. Healthy
Other assets 17.2% vs revenue 3.2%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -0% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
Insufficient data
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25