Sysco (SYY) Competitors $80.94 +0.39 (+0.48%) Closing price 09/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.53 -0.41 (-0.50%) As of 09/3/2025 06:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SYY vs. CHEF, IPAR, PPC, FLO, INGR, LW, MED, PFGC, UNFI, and USFDShould you be buying Sysco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sysco include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Interparfums (IPAR), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Flowers Foods (FLO), Ingredion (INGR), Lamb Weston (LW), MEDIFAST (MED), Performance Food Group (PFGC), United Natural Foods (UNFI), and US Foods (USFD). Sysco vs. Its Competitors Chefs' Warehouse Interparfums Pilgrim's Pride Flowers Foods Ingredion Lamb Weston MEDIFAST Performance Food Group United Natural Foods US Foods Sysco (NYSE:SYY) and Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SYY or CHEF? 83.4% of Sysco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Sysco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor SYY or CHEF? In the previous week, Sysco had 13 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Sysco and 9 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. Sysco's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.93 indicating that Sysco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sysco 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Chefs' Warehouse 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SYY or CHEF more profitable? Sysco has a net margin of 2.25% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.76%. Sysco's return on equity of 109.52% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sysco2.25% 109.52% 8.37% Chefs' Warehouse 1.76%13.60%3.90% Which has higher valuation & earnings, SYY or CHEF? Sysco has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. Sysco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chefs' Warehouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSysco$81.37B0.48$1.83B$3.7321.70Chefs' Warehouse$3.79B0.69$55.48M$1.6039.88 Do analysts prefer SYY or CHEF? Sysco presently has a consensus price target of $85.69, indicating a potential upside of 5.87%. Chefs' Warehouse has a consensus price target of $69.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.20%. Given Chefs' Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chefs' Warehouse is more favorable than Sysco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sysco 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Chefs' Warehouse 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, SYY or CHEF? Sysco has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySysco beats Chefs' Warehouse on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sysco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SYY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SYY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSyscoFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.01B$8.48B$16.34B$21.39BDividend Yield2.68%3.33%3.00%3.49%P/E Ratio21.7022.5318.2429.08Price / Sales0.481.7964.4848.98Price / Cash11.5512.8114.8818.29Price / Book21.413.415.795.30Net Income$1.83B$401.69M$680.19M$998.51M7 Day Performance0.82%-0.30%802.22%-0.57%1 Month Performance1.34%0.93%795.59%6.43%1 Year Performance3.41%-5.60%964.01%13.75% Sysco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SYYSysco4.5006 of 5 stars$80.94+0.5%$85.69+5.9%+3.4%$39.01B$81.37B21.7076,000Positive NewsCHEFChefs' Warehouse1.9364 of 5 stars$64.08+3.7%$70.40+9.9%+50.6%$2.52B$3.79B40.055,029IPARInterparfums4.6695 of 5 stars$116.15+4.0%$162.00+39.5%-9.4%$3.59B$1.45B23.28530Positive NewsPPCPilgrim's Pride1.533 of 5 stars$46.16-2.3%$49.00+6.2%-5.0%$11.23B$17.88B8.8961,600News CoveragePositive NewsFLOFlowers Foods4.0763 of 5 stars$15.84+2.2%$15.33-3.2%-36.8%$3.27B$5.10B15.2310,200Positive NewsINGRIngredion4.6804 of 5 stars$129.09+1.1%$151.40+17.3%-4.9%$8.19B$7.43B12.5911,200Positive NewsLWLamb Weston4.3167 of 5 stars$56.89+4.1%$65.30+14.8%-8.4%$7.62B$6.45B22.6710,100Positive NewsMEDMEDIFAST4.2229 of 5 stars$14.28+5.2%$16.50+15.6%-22.1%$149.15M$602.46M44.62870PFGCPerformance Food Group4.4063 of 5 stars$101.80+2.1%$106.00+4.1%+41.2%$15.61B$63.30B46.9143,000News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeUNFIUnited Natural Foods3.2182 of 5 stars$27.40+1.6%$28.13+2.6%+73.6%$1.63B$30.98B-23.8328,333News CoveragePositive NewsUSFDUS Foods4.4229 of 5 stars$78.03+0.8%$80.55+3.2%+31.3%$17.42B$37.88B33.3530,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEF Competitors IPAR Competitors PPC Competitors FLO Competitors INGR Competitors LW Competitors MED Competitors PFGC Competitors UNFI Competitors USFD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SYY) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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