MEDIUM confidence: 100% data completeness, but the composite (58) sits in the indecisive 30–70 range — strong-buy and short calls require a more decisive composite. What does confidence mean?
Technical context for active traders — derived from price, the 50/200-day moving averages, the 52-week range, and recent volume. Not part of the QScore.
AI classification of policy/regulatory sensitivity from the company's sector, industry, and business description. Exposure/sensitivity only — not a political opinion, a prediction of government action, or investment advice. As of 2026-07-10.
Fama-French 5-factor (2×3) + Momentum, monthly OLS with Newey-West errors. Bars show signed factor betas; faded bars/figures aren't statistically significant.
Dated events from the market calendar; the “also watch” items are AI-generated observations from QScoring data. Informational only — not investment advice, and dates can change.
Buy-rated share 53% → 44% over ~3 months (-9pp).
| Quarter | Est. | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $1.51 | $1.53 | +1.3% |
| Apr 2026 | $0.94 | $0.94 | -0.5% |
| Jan 2026 | $0.98 | $0.99 | +1.4% |
| Oct 2025 | $1.12 | $1.15 | +2.7% |
| Jul 2025 | $1.39 | $1.48 | +6.5% |
| Apr 2025 | $1.02 | $0.96 | -5.9% |
| Jan 2025 | $0.93 | $0.93 | +0.0% |
| Oct 2024 | $1.13 | $1.09 | -3.5% |
Net buyback (repurchases less issuance) ÷ market cap, plus trailing dividend yield.
| Metric (USD) | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $68.6B— | $76.3B+11.2% | $78.8B+3.3% | $81.4B+3.2% | $84.6B+3.9% |
| EPS (dil.) | $2.64— | $3.47+31.4% | $3.89+12.1% | $3.73-4.1% | $3.66-1.9% |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.2B— | $2.1B+79.2% | $2.2B+4.0% | $1.6B-25.6% | $1.9B+20.8% |
| Gross Margin | 17.9% | 18.3%+0.3pp | 18.5%+0.2pp | 18.4%-0.1pp | 18.5%+0.1pp |
| Operating Margin | 3.4% | 4.0%+0.6pp | 4.1%+0.1pp | 3.8%-0.3pp | 3.7%-0.1pp |
| Net Margin | 2.0% | 2.3%+0.3pp | 2.5%+0.2pp | 2.2%-0.2pp | 2.1%-0.2pp |
Absolute figures with year-over-year change. Margins show the level with the change in percentage points (pp). “n/m” = not meaningful (prior ≤ 0); ⚠ marks a large percentage off a small base — read the dollar figure.
Net insider $442K over 180 days (1 open-market buys, 2 sells). Insider buying is the informative signal; routine selling is normal.
Short interest, days-to-cover, and institutional-ownership change require a data-plan upgrade (not yet available).
Forward-return IC, quintile spread & hit rate publish on /performance as the tracking panel accrues enough no-look-ahead history.
Working the DCF backward: holding the assumptions below, this is the free-cash-flow growth today's price implies over the next 10 years. It is a read on the price's embedded expectations — not a fair-value or target price.
The price implies FCF growth above the analyst consensus of 4.1%/yr (revenue basis).
Base free cash flow $1.9B (avg FY2024–FY2026; latest year $1.9B) · equity value $40.5B · levered FCF discounted at the cost of equity. Reverse DCF is illustrative, not advice.
The QScore of 58 for Sysco Corporation indicates a moderately attractive stock, with the short-term score of 61 being slightly higher than the long-term score of 55. Sysco scores high on momentum, with a 12-month return of 5.4% and a recent 3-month surge of 16.3%, and also exhibits low risk, with a beta of 0.6. However, its profitability score is dragged down by a low operating margin of 3.7%, while its value score is impacted by a relatively high P/E of 23.1 and P/B of 15.2.