Sysco dividend history

Sysco's dividend was $2.17 a share in fiscal 2026, up 4.8% on the year before. That was 59.0% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2008, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $200M
Dividends (TTM): $1B
Returned to shareholders: 64%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $2.7B
Diluted share count: −1.9%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 3.1%; dividends 2.6% + buybacks 0.5% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 59%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Sysco: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2008Jun 2008	2009Jun 2009	2010Jul 2010	2011Jul 2011	2017Jul 2017	2018Jun 2018	2019Jun 2019	2020Jun 2020	2021Jul 2021	2022Jul 2022	2023Jul 2023	2024Jun 2024	2025Jun 2025	2026Jun 2026
Dividend per share	$0.850	$0.940	$0.990	$1.03	$1.30	$1.41	$1.53	$1.74	$1.82	$1.90	$1.97	$2.01	$2.07	$2.17
Dividend per share growth	—	+10.6%	+5.3%	+4.0%	+26.2%	+8.5%	+8.5%	+13.7%	+4.6%	+4.4%	+3.7%	+2.0%	+3.0%	+4.8%
Dividends paid	497	548	580	597	699	722	775	856	918	959	996	1,008	1,000	1,037
Share buybacks	529	439	179	292	1,886	979	1,022	845	0	500	500	1,232	1,250	200
Dividends ÷ net income	45.0%	51.9%	49.1%	51.8%	61.2%	50.5%	46.3%	397.4%	175.0%	70.6%	56.3%	51.6%	54.7%	59.0%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Sysco's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Sysco.