Sysco vs United Natural Foods
SYY and UNFI side by side, both in groceries and related products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SYY and UNFI compare
Sysco is the larger company, worth 14 times as much as United Natural Foods ($39.7B against $2.8B).
On earnings, Sysco is cheaper: it trades at 22.7× trailing earnings, against 34.2× for United Natural Foods.
Sysco grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.9% versus −2.0% for United Natural Foods).
Sysco keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.1% compared with 0.27% at United Natural Foods.
Sysco pays a dividend yielding 2.6%; United Natural Foods does not pay one.
Sysco scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 10 for United Natural Foods), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SYY | UNFI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $39.7B | $2.8B |
| Share price | $82.90 | $45.87 |
| Change, 1 year | 11.6% | 19.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 2.0% | −8.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.50 | 1.28 |
| Employees | 75K | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.7× (better) | 34.2× |
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 14.9× | 1.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.6× | 5.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 20.5× | 8.6× (better) |
| PEG | 12.63 | 0.69 (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.9% | 11.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $89.25 | $45.95 |
| Margin of safety | 7.1% (better) | 0.17% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.9% (better) | −2.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.5% (better) | 2.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −3.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −1.9% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 29.1% (better) | −11.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.5% (better) | 13.5% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% (better) | 0.68% |
| Net margin | 2.1% (better) | 0.27% |
| FCF margin | 2.3% (better) | 1.0% |
| Return on equity | 78.2% (better) | 5.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.8% (better) | 7.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 5.07 | 0.00 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.88 (better) | −0.07 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.28 | 1.29 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.39 | 5.12 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | – |
| Payout ratio | 59.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 17 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.50% | 1.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% (better) | 1.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.4% | 94.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.27% | 4.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$986K | −$661K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 5.9% |
Go deeper
- SYY stock overview
- SYY income statement
- SYY valuation and score
- UNFI stock overview
- UNFI income statement
- UNFI valuation and score
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