Sysco Q2 sales up 3.0%, adjusted EPS up 6.5%; GAAP net earnings down 4.2%
Sysco reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results for the 13 weeks ended December 27, 2025. Sales rose 3.0% to $20.8 billion, but GAAP operating income fell 2.8% to $692 million and GAAP net earnings fell 4.2% to $389 million, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 6.5% to $0.99. Management now expects full-year adjusted EPS at the high end of its previously provided $4.50-$4.60 range, a guidance change shareholders will weigh against the lower GAAP profit.
Key points
- Sales rose 3.0% to $20.8 billion; U.S. Foodservice local case volume rose 1.2%.
- GAAP diluted EPS fell 1.2% to $0.81; adjusted diluted EPS rose 6.5% to $0.99.
- Full-year adjusted EPS now expected at the high end of the prior $4.50-$4.60 range, per CEO Kevin Hourican and CFO Kenny Cheung.
- Cash balance was $1.2 billion at quarter end; dividends paid were $518 million in the first 26 weeks.
The filing
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