Sysco Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Sales, Operating Income and Cash Flow

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Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) announced strong financial results for Q4 and fiscal year 2023, with sales up 4.1% and 11.2%, respectively. Operating income increased by 26.5% in Q4, and 29.5% for the fiscal year. Adjusted EPS rose by 16.5% for Q4 and 23.4% for the year. The company returned approximately $370.9 million of capital to shareholders via share repurchases and dividends.

Positive

• Sysco delivered strong financial results, with significant increases in sales, operating income, and adjusted EPS for both Q4 and fiscal year 2023.
• The company's U.S. Foodservice volume increased by 2.3% in Q4 and 5.2% for the fiscal year, indicating growth and market share gains.
• Gross profit increased by 7.0% to $3.7 billion in Q4, and by 13.3% to $14.0 billion for the fiscal year, demonstrating strong performance.
• Operating expenses increased by 1.4% in Q4, and 9.4% for the fiscal year, which may indicate some cost pressures from the operating environment.
• The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by higher volumes and effectively managed inflation rates, especially in the dairy, frozen, and canned and dry categories.

Negative

• None.

HOUSTON, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) (“Sysco” or the “company”) today announced financial results for its 13-week fourth fiscal quarter and its fiscal year ended July 1, 2023.

Key financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 include:

• Sales increased 4.1% versus the same period in fiscal year 2022;
• U.S. Foodservice volume increased 2.3% versus the same period in fiscal year 2022;
• Gross profit increased 7.0% to $3.7 billion, as compared to the same period last year;
• Operating income increased 26.5% to $969.4 million, and adjusted¹ operating income increased 16.9% to $1.0 billion, in each case as compared to the same period last year; Sysco delivered the highest Q4 adjusted¹ operating income on record, which was 25.0% higher than the same period in fiscal year 2019;
• EBITDA increased 33.2% to $1.3 billion, and adjusted EBITDA increased 14.4% to $1.2 billion, in each case as compared to the same period last year²;
• EPS³ increased 45.5% to $1.44 and adjusted¹ EPS increased 16.5% to $1.34, in each case as compared to the same period last year; and
• We returned approximately $370.9 million of capital to shareholders via $122.3 million of share repurchases and $248.6 million of dividends.
  

“Sysco delivered another quarter of solid sales, volume and market share gains. Our actions to improve efficiency continued in the fourth quarter with sequential improvements in supply chain productivity and additional cost outs, delivering meaningful operating expense leverage. We further advanced our competitive advantages as the global leader in food service distribution through advancements with our Recipe for Growth strategy. For the quarter and for the year, the Sysco team delivered another record period of operating income. Sysco’s strong profitability, size and scale advantages, and balance sheet health position our company for growth to continue into fiscal 2024 and beyond,” said Kevin Hourican, Sysco’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“Our strong finish to the year, included record performance in the quarter and full year, further illustrating the resilience of Sysco and reinforces our Recipe for Growth strategy is yielding dividends. Our solid financial results included top-line and bottom-line growth, record free cash flow for the year, and achievement of our target net debt ratio, which improved to 2.5 times. Improved productivity drove operating expense leverage, resulting in strong bottom-line margin expansion. Looking ahead, we plan to drive continued productivity gains. Adding to our track record of balanced capital allocation, we rewarded our shareholders by returning approximately $1.5 billion of cash during the year,” said Kenny Cheung, Sysco’s Chief Financial Officer.

Key financial results for fiscal year 2023 include:

• Sales increased 11.2% versus fiscal year 2022;
• U.S. Foodservice volume increased 5.2% versus fiscal year 2022;
• Gross profit increased 13.3% to $14.0 billion, as compared to the prior year;
• Operating income increased 29.5% to $3.0 billion, and adjusted operating income increased 21.7% to $3.2 billion, in each case as compared to the prior year; Sysco delivered the highest full year adjusted¹ operating income on record, which was 17.3% higher than the prior peak;
• EBITDA increased 14.1% to $3.6 billion, and adjusted EBITDA increased 15.6% to $3.8 billion, in each case as compared to the prior year;
• EPS increased 31.4% to $3.47 and adjusted¹ EPS increased 23.4% to $4.01, in each case as compared to the prior year;
• Cash flow from operations increased 60.1% to $2.9 billion and free cash flow increased 79.0% to $2.1 billion as compared to the same period last year; and
• Net Debt to adjusted EBITDA⁴ improved to 2.5 times, achieving our target ratio; we returned approximately $1.5 billion of capital to shareholders via $500.1 million of share repurchases and $996.0 million of dividends.

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¹ _{Adjusted financial results, including adjusted operating expense, adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted other expense (income), adjusted earnings per share (EPS) and adjusted EBITDA, are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items, which primarily include acquisition-related costs, restructuring costs, transformational project costs, adjustments to our bad debt reserve specific to aged receivables existing prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and adjustments to a product return allowance related to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory. Specific to adjusted EPS, this year’s Certain Items include a pension settlement charge that resulted from the purchase of a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract that transferred defined benefit plan obligations to an insurer and a gain on a litigation financing agreement. Last year’s Certain Items include the impact of a write-down of COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory due to the reduction in the net realizable value of inventory, losses on the extinguishment of long-term debt and an increase in reserves for uncertain tax positions.}
² _{Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest corresponding GAAP financial measure are included at the end of this release.}
³ _{Earnings per share (EPS) are shown on a diluted basis, unless otherwise specified.}
⁴ _{Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies. Our net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio is calculated using a numerator of our debt minus cash and cash equivalents, divided by the sum of the most recent four quarters of adjusted EBITDA.}

Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results

Total Sysco

Sales for the fourth quarter were $19.7 billion, an increase of 4.1% compared to the same period last year.

Gross profit increased 7.0% to $3.7 billion, and gross margin increased 51 basis points to 18.7%, compared in each case to the same period last year. Product cost inflation was 2.1% at the total enterprise level, as measured by the estimated change in Sysco’s product costs, primarily in the frozen and canned and dry categories. The increase in gross profit for the fourth quarter was primarily driven by higher volumes, as well as continued progress with effective management of product cost inflation and our partnership growth management initiative.

Operating expenses increased $38.0 million, or 1.4%, compared to the same period last year, driven by increased volumes and cost inflation, partially offset by improved productivity. Adjusted operating expenses increased $49.2 million, or 1.9%, compared to the same period last year.

Operating income was $969.4 million, an increase of $202.9 million, or 26.5%, compared to the same period last year. Adjusted operating income was $1.0 billion, an increase of $148.0 million compared to the same period last year.

Other income was $124.2 million, driven by benefits from a legacy litigation financing agreement. Adjusted other income, net was $3.3 million, a decrease of $0.6 million, compared to the same period last year, primarily due to increased pension expenses.

U.S. Foodservice Operations

The U.S. Foodservice Operations segment generated sales growth, continued share gains and improved profitability.

Sales for the fourth quarter were $13.7 billion, an increase of 2.5% compared to the same period last year. Local case volume within U.S. Foodservice grew 0.8% for the fourth quarter, while total case volume within U.S. Foodservice grew 2.3%, in each case as compared to the same period last year.

Gross profit increased 4.1% to $2.7 billion, and gross margin increased 30 basis points to 19.7%, compared in each case to the same period last year.

Operating expenses increased $12.3 million, or 0.7%, compared to the same period last year. Adjusted operating expenses increased $8.8 million, or 0.5%, compared to the same period last year.

Operating income increased 9.8% to $1.0 billion, an increase of $93.8 million compared to the same period last year. Adjusted operating income increased 10.1% to $1.1 billion, an increase of $97.3 million compared to the same period last year.

International Foodservice Operations

The International Foodservice Operations segment delivered meaningful growth, with strong double-digit sales growth and significantly higher profit growth.

Sales for the fourth quarter were $3.6 billion, an increase of 12.2% compared to the same period last year. On a constant currency basis⁵, sales for the fourth quarter were $3.7 billion, an increase of 13.6% compared to the same period last year. Foreign exchange rates decreased both International Foodservice Operations sales by 1.4% and total Sysco sales by 0.2% during the quarter.

Gross profit increased 11.1% to $724.4 million, and gross margin decreased 19 basis points to 19.9%, compared in each case to the same period last year. On a constant currency basis⁵, gross profit increased 11.9% to $729.3 million. Foreign exchange rates decreased both International Foodservice Operations gross profit by 0.8% and total Sysco gross profit by 0.1% during the quarter.

Operating expenses decreased $1.5 million, or 0.3%, compared to the same period last year. Adjusted operating expenses increased $19.4 million, or 3.5%, compared to the same period last year. On a constant currency basis⁵, adjusted operating expenses increased $22.7 million, or 4.1%, compared to the same period last year. Foreign exchange rates decreased both International Foodservice Operations operating expenses by 0.6% and total Sysco operating expenses by 0.1% during the quarter.

Operating income was $120.5 million, an improvement of $74.1 million compared to the same period last year. Adjusted operating income increased 58.0% to $144.9 million compared to the same period last year. On a constant currency basis⁵, adjusted operating income was $146.5 million, an increase of $54.8 million compared to the same period last year. Foreign exchange rates decreased both International Foodservice Operations operating income by $1.6 million and total Sysco operating income by $2.5 million during the quarter.

Fiscal Year 2023 Results

Total Sysco

Sales for fiscal year 2023 were $76.3 billion, an increase of 11.2% compared to the prior year.

Gross profit increased 13.3% to $14.0 billion, and gross margin increased 33 basis points to 18.3%, compared in each case to the prior year. The increase in gross profit for the year was primarily driven by higher volumes and high rates of inflation that were effectively managed. Product cost inflation was 6.1% at the total enterprise level, as measured by the estimated change in Sysco’s product costs, primarily in the dairy, frozen, and canned and dry categories.

Operating expenses increased $942.4 million, or 9.4%, compared to the prior year, driven by increased volumes and cost pressures from the operating environment. Adjusted operating expenses increased $986.6 million, or 10.1%, compared to the prior year.

Operating income was $3.0 billion, an increase of $692.0 million, or 29.5%, compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating income was $3.2 billion, an increase of $572.0 million, or 21.7%, compared to the prior year.

U.S. Foodservice Operations

Sales for fiscal year 2023 were $53.7 billion, an increase of 10.6% compared to the prior year. Local case volume within U.S. Foodservice grew 3.3% for fiscal year 2023, while total case volume within U.S. Foodservice grew 5.2%, in each case as compared to the prior year.

Gross profit increased 12.6% to $10.4 billion, and gross margin increased 35 basis points to 19.3%, compared in each case to the prior year.

Operating expenses increased $757.0 million, or 12.6%, compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating expenses increased $730.9 million, or 12.2%, compared to the prior year.

Operating income increased 12.8% to $3.6 billion compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating income increased 13.5% to $3.6 billion compared to the prior year.

International Foodservice Operations

Sales for fiscal year 2023 were $13.6 billion, an increase 15.0% compared to the prior year. On a constant currency basis⁵, sales for fiscal year 2023 were $14.5 billion, an increase of 22.6% compared to the prior year. Foreign exchange rates decreased both International Foodservice Operations sales by 7.6% and total Sysco sales by 1.3% during the year.

Gross profit increased 11.1% to $2.6 billion, and gross margin decreased 69 basis points to 19.5%, compared in each case to the prior year. On a constant currency basis⁵, gross profit increased 18.8% to $2.8 billion, as compared to the prior year. Foreign exchange rates decreased both International Foodservice Operations gross profit by 7.7% and total Sysco gross profit by 1.5% during the year.

Operating expenses increased $50.4 million, or 2.2%, compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating expenses increased $94.6 million, or 4.4%, compared to the prior year. On a constant currency basis⁵, adjusted operating expenses increased $260.9 million, or 12.1%, compared to the prior year. Foreign exchange rates decreased both International Foodservice Operations operating expense by 7.7% and total Sysco operating expense by 1.9% during the year.

Operating income was $313.4 million, an improvement of $213.4 million compared to the prior year. Adjusted operating income increased 74.0% to $397.7 million compared to the prior year. On a constant currency basis⁵, adjusted operating income was $414.2 million, an increase of $185.6 million compared to the prior year. Foreign exchange rates decreased both International Foodservice Operations operating income by $16.4 million and total Sysco operating income by $5.9 million during the year.

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⁵ _{Represents a constant currency adjustment, which eliminates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on current year results. These adjusted measures are non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest corresponding GAAP financial measure are included at the end of this release.}

Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Capital Spending

As of the end of the quarter, the company had a cash balance of $745.2 million.

During the year, Sysco returned $1.5 billion to shareholders via $500.1 million of share repurchases and $996.0 million of dividends.

Cash flow from operations was $2.9 billion for the fiscal year, which was an increase of $1.1 billion over the prior year period.

Capital expenditures, net of proceeds from sales of plant and equipment, for fiscal year 2023 were $751.2 million.

Free cash flow⁶ for fiscal year 2023 was $2.1 billion, which was an increase of $933.8 million over the prior year period, driven by positive change in working capital.

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⁶ _{Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents net cash provided from operating activities less purchases of plant and equipment and includes proceeds from sales of plant and equipment. Reconciliations for all non-GAAP financial measures are included at the end of this release.}

Conference Call & Webcast

Sysco will host a conference call to review the company’s fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2023 financial results on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. A live webcast of the call, accompanying slide presentation and a copy of this news release will be available online at investors.sysco.com.

Key Highlights:
	13-Week Period Ended		52-Week Period Ended
Financial Comparison:	July 1, 2023	Change	July 1, 2023	Change
GAAP:
Sales	$19.7 billion	4.1%	$76.3 billion	11.2%
Gross profit	$3.7 billion	7.0%	$14.0 billion	13.3%
Gross Margin	18.7%	51 bps	18.3%	33 bps
Operating expenses	$2.7 billion	1.4%	$10.9 billion	9.4%
Operating Income	$969.4 million	26.5%	$3.0 billion	29.5%
Operating Margin	4.9%	87 bps	4.0%	56 bps
Net Earnings	$733.7 million	43.9%	$1.8 billion	30.3%
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.44	45.5%	$3.47	31.4%
Non-GAAP (1):
Gross profit	$3.7 billion	5.7%	$14.0 billion	12.6%
Gross Margin	18.7%	28 bps	18.3%	22 bps
Operating Expenses	$2.7 billion	1.9%	$10.7 billion	10.1%
Operating Income	$1.0 billion	16.9%	$3.2 billion	21.7%
Operating Margin	5.2%	57 bps	4.2%	37 bps
EBITDA	$1.3 billion	33.2%	$3.6 billion	14.1%
Adjusted EBITDA	$1.2 billion	14.4%	$3.8 billion	15.6%
Net Earnings	$683.2 million	16.1%	$2.0 billion	22.2%
Diluted Earnings Per Share (2)	$1.34	16.5%	$4.01	23.4%
Case Growth:
U.S. Foodservice	2.3%		5.2%
Local	0.8%		3.3%
Sysco Brand Sales as a % of Cases:
U.S. Broadline	37.2%	11 bps	37.0%	36 bps
Local	47.3%	64 bps	46.8%	118 bps
Note:
(1) Reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest respective GAAP financial measures are included at the end of this release.
(2) Individual components in the table above may not sum to the totals due to the rounding.
NM Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this press release or in our earnings call for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 that look forward in time or that express management’s beliefs, expectations or hopes are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements reflect the views of management at the time such statements are made and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. These statements include statements concerning: the effect, impact, potential duration or other implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and any expectations we may have with respect thereto; our expectations regarding future improvements in productivity; our belief that improvements in our organizational capabilities will deliver compelling outcomes in future periods; our expectations regarding improvements in international volume; our expectations that our transformational agenda will drive long-term growth; our expectations regarding the continuation of an inflationary environment; our expectations regarding improvements in the efficiency of our supply chain; our expectations regarding the impact of our Recipe for Growth strategy and the pace of progress in implementing the initiatives under that strategy; our expectations regarding Sysco’s ability to outperform the market in future periods; our expectations that our strategic priorities will enable us to grow faster than the market; our expectations regarding our efforts to reduce overtime rates and the incremental investments in hiring; our expectations regarding the expansion of our driver academy and our belief that the academy will enable us to provide upward career path mobility for our warehouse colleagues and improve colleague retention; our expectations regarding the benefits of the six-day delivery and last mile distribution models; our plans to improve the capabilities of our sales team; our expectations regarding the impact of our growth initiatives and their ability to enable Sysco to consistently outperform the market; our expectations to exceed our growth target by the end of fiscal 2024; our ability to deliver against our strategic priorities; economic trends in the United States and abroad; our belief that there is further opportunity for profit in the future; our future growth, including growth in sales and earnings per share; the pace of implementation of our business transformation initiatives; our expectations regarding our balanced approach to capital allocation and rewarding our shareholders; our plans to improve colleague retention, training and productivity; our belief that our Recipe for Growth transformation is creating capabilities that will help us profitably grow for the long term; our expectations regarding our long-term financial outlook; our expectations of the effects labor harmony will have on sales and case volume, as well as mitigation expenses; our expectations for customer acquisition in the local/street space; our expectations regarding the effectiveness of our Global Support Center expense control measures; and our expectations regarding the growth and resilience of our food away from home market.

It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements based on numerous factors, including those outside of Sysco’s control. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 2, 2022, as filed with the SEC, and our subsequent filings with the SEC. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 72,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 725,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, the company generated sales of more than $76 billion. Information about our Sustainability program, including Sysco’s 2022 Sustainability Report and 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, can be found at www.sysco.com.

For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SyscoFoods. For important news and information regarding Sysco, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s Internet home page at investors.sysco.com, which Sysco plans to use as a primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information. In addition, investors should continue to review our news releases and filings with the SEC. It is possible that the information we disclose through any of these channels of distribution could be deemed to be material information.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)
	Quarter Ended								Year Ended
	Jul. 1, 2023				Jul. 2, 2022				Jul. 1, 2023			Jul. 2, 2022
Sales	$	19,728,216			$	18,957,258			$	76,324,675		$	68,636,146
Cost of sales		16,043,050				15,512,986				62,369,678			56,315,622
Gross profit		3,685,166				3,444,272				13,954,997			12,320,524
Operating expenses		2,715,769				2,677,802				10,916,448			9,974,024
Operating income		969,397				766,470				3,038,549			2,346,500
Interest expense		135,629				128,512				526,752			623,643
Other expense (income), net (1)		(124,172	)			(3,921	)			226,442			(23,916	)
Earnings before income taxes		957,940				641,879				2,285,355			1,746,773
Income taxes		224,204				131,890				515,231			388,005
Net earnings	$	733,736			$	509,989			$	1,770,124		$	1,358,768
Net earnings:
Basic earnings per share	$	1.45			$	1.00			$	3.49		$	2.66
Diluted earnings per share		1.44				0.99				3.47			2.64
Average shares outstanding		506,546,404				510,593,953				507,362,913			510,630,645
Diluted shares outstanding		508,507,679				513,426,966				509,719,756			514,005,827

(1)

Sysco’s second quarter of fiscal 2023 included a charge for $315.4 million in other expense related to pension settlement charges. Sysco’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 included $122.0 million in other income related to a legacy litigation financing agreement. Gains and losses related to the disposition of fixed assets have been recognized within operating expenses. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to this presentation.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data)
	Jul. 1, 2023				Jul. 2, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	745,201			$	867,086
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $45,599 and $70,790		5,091,970				4,838,912
Inventories		4,480,812				4,437,498
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		284,566				303,789
Income tax receivable		5,815				35,934
Total current assets		10,608,364				10,483,219
Plant and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation		4,915,049				4,456,420
Other long-term assets
Goodwill		4,645,754				4,542,315
Intangibles, less amortization		859,530				952,683
Deferred income taxes		420,450				377,604
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		731,766				723,297
Other assets		640,232				550,150
Total other long-term assets		7,297,732				7,146,049
Total assets	$	22,821,145			$	22,085,688
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	6,025,757			$	5,752,958
Accrued expenses		2,251,181				2,270,753
Accrued income taxes		101,894				40,042
Current operating lease liabilities		99,051				105,690
Current maturities of long-term debt		62,550				580,611
Total current liabilities		8,540,433				8,750,054
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt		10,347,997				10,066,931
Deferred income taxes		302,904				250,171
Long-term operating lease liabilities		656,269				636,417
Other long-term liabilities		931,708				967,907
Total long-term liabilities		12,238,878				11,921,426
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interest		33,212				31,948
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, par value $1 per share Authorized 1,500,000 shares, issued none		—				—
Common stock, par value $1 per share Authorized 2,000,000,000 shares, issued 765,174,900 shares		765,175				765,175
Paid-in capital		1,814,681				1,766,305
Retained earnings		11,310,664				10,539,722
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,252,590	)			(1,482,054	)
Treasury stock at cost, 260,062,834 and 256,531,543 shares		(10,629,308	)			(10,206,888	)
Total shareholders’ equity		2,008,622				1,382,260
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	22,821,145			$	22,085,688

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In Thousands)
	Year Ended
	Jul. 1, 2023				Jul. 2, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	1,770,124			$	1,358,768
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by operating activities:
Pension settlement charge		315,354				—
Share-based compensation expense		95,660				122,315
Depreciation and amortization		775,604				772,881
Operating lease asset amortization		113,073				108,052
Amortization of debt issuance and other debt-related costs		20,007				22,305
Deferred income taxes		(16,434	)			(64,454	)
Provision for losses (gains) on receivables		35,655				(15,494	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—				115,603
Other non-cash items		(6,907	)			(12,692	)
Additional changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effect of businesses acquired:
Increase in receivables		(270,639	)			(971,170	)
Increase in inventories		(22,219	)			(708,610	)
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,147				4,805
Increase in accounts payable		195,607				810,451
Increase in accrued expenses		22,368				423,429
Decrease in operating lease liabilities		(133,754	)			(125,741	)
Increase (decrease) in accrued income taxes		91,971				(9,775	)
Decrease (increase) in other assets		5,565				(1,082	)
Decrease in other long-term liabilities		(125,580	)			(38,305	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,867,602				1,791,286
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to plant and equipment		(793,325	)			(632,802	)
Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment		42,147				24,144
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired		(37,384	)			(1,281,137	)
Purchase of marketable securities		(16,191	)			(19,318	)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities		11,641				16,648
Other investing activities (1)		8,499				14,259
Net cash used for investing activities		(784,613	)			(1,878,206	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Other debt borrowings including senior notes		248,977				1,248,207
Other debt repayments including senior notes		(829,828	)			(494,585	)
Redemption premiums and repayments for senior notes		—				(1,395,668	)
Cash received from termination of interest rate swap agreements		—				23,127
Proceeds from stock option exercises		79,171				128,167
Stock repurchases		(500,093	)			(499,825	)
Dividends paid		(995,985	)			(958,937	)
Other financing activities (2)		(58,218	)			(37,384	)
Net cash used for financing activities		(2,055,976	)			(1,986,898	)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		7,643				(31,906	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		34,656				(2,105,724	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		931,376				3,037,100
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	966,032			$	931,376
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	510,730			$	498,349
Income taxes, net of refunds		444,399				450,148

(1)	Change primarily includes proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies.
(2)	Change includes cash paid for shares withheld to cover taxes, settlement of interest rate hedges and other financing activities.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)
Impact of Certain Items

The discussion of our results includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, that we believe provide important perspective with respect to underlying business trends. Other than free cash flow, any non-GAAP financial measures will be denoted as adjusted measures to remove the impact of restructuring and transformational project costs consisting of: (1) restructuring charges, (2) expenses associated with our various transformation initiatives and (3) severance charges; acquisition-related costs consisting of: (a) intangible amortization expense and (b) acquisition costs and due diligence costs related to our acquisitions; and the reduction of bad debt expense previously recognized in fiscal 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the collectability of our pre-pandemic trade receivable balances. Our results for fiscal 2023 were also impacted by adjustments to a product return allowance pertaining to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory, a pension settlement charge that resulted from the purchase of a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract that transferred defined benefit plan obligations to an insurer, and a litigation financing agreement. Our results for fiscal 2022 were also impacted by a write-down of COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory due to the reduction in the net realizable value of inventory, losses on the extinguishment of long-term debt and an increase in reserves for uncertain tax positions.

The results of our operations can be impacted due to changes in exchange rates applicable in converting local currencies to U.S. dollars. We measure our results on a constant currency basis. Constant currency operating results are calculated by translating current-period local currency operating results with the currency exchange rates used to translate the financial statements in the comparable prior-year period to determine what the current-period U.S. dollar operating results would have been if the currency exchange rate had not changed from the comparable prior-year period.

Management believes that adjusting its operating expenses, operating income, net earnings and diluted earnings per share to remove these Certain Items and presenting its results on a constant currency basis, provides an important perspective with respect to our underlying business trends and results and provides meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors that (1) is indicative of the performance of the company’s underlying operations and (2) facilitates comparisons on a year-over-year basis.

Sysco has a history of growth through acquisitions and excludes from its non-GAAP financial measures the impact of acquisition-related intangible amortization, acquisition costs and due-diligence costs for those acquisitions. We believe this approach significantly enhances the comparability of Sysco’s results for fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022.

Set forth below is a reconciliation of sales, operating expenses, operating income, other (income) expense, net earnings and diluted earnings per share to adjusted results for these measures for the periods presented. Individual components of diluted earnings per share may not add up to the total presented due to rounding. Adjusted diluted earnings per share is calculated using adjusted net earnings divided by diluted shares outstanding.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) Impact of Certain Items (Dollars in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)
	13-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2023				13-Week Period Ended Jul. 2, 2022				Change in Dollars				%/bps Change
Sales (GAAP)	$	19,728,216			$	18,957,258			$	770,958			4.1	%
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		47,538				—				47,538			0.2
Comparable sales using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	19,775,754			$	18,957,258			$	818,496			4.3	%
Cost of sales (GAAP)	$	16,043,050			$	15,512,986			$	530,064			3.4	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		—				(43,673	)			43,673			0.3
Cost of sales adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	16,043,050			$	15,469,313			$	573,737			3.7	%
Gross profit (GAAP)	$	3,685,166			$	3,444,272			$	240,894			7.0	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		—				43,673				(43,673	)		(1.3	)
Gross profit adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		3,685,166				3,487,945				197,221			5.7
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		6,070				—				6,070			0.1
Comparable gross profit adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	3,691,236			$	3,487,945			$	203,291			5.8	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		18.68	%			18.17	%						51 bps
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		—				0.23							-23 bps
Gross margin adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		18.68				18.40							28 bps
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		(0.01	)			—							-1 bps
Comparable gross margin adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)		18.67	%			18.40	%						27 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	2,715,769			$	2,677,802			$	37,967			1.4	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3)		(24,678	)			(37,417	)			12,739			34.0
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		(28,470	)			(35,724	)			7,254			20.3
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5)		—				8,783				(8,783	)		NM
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		2,662,621				2,613,444				49,177			1.9
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		3,596				—				3,596			0.1
Comparable operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	2,666,217			$	2,613,444			$	52,773			2.0	%
Operating expense as a percentage of sales (GAAP)		13.77	%			14.13	%						-36 bps
Impact of certain item adjustments		(0.27	)			(0.34	)						7 bps
Adjusted operating expense as a percentage of sales (Non-GAAP)		13.50	%			13.79	%						-29 bps
Operating income (GAAP)	$	969,397			$	766,470			$	202,927			26.5	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		—				43,673				(43,673	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3)		24,678				37,417				(12,739	)		(34.0	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		28,470				35,724				(7,254	)		(20.3	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5)		—				(8,783	)			8,783			NM
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		1,022,545				874,501				148,044			16.9
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		2,474				—				2,474			0.3
Comparable operating income adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	1,025,019			$	874,501			$	150,518			17.2	%
Operating margin (GAAP)		4.91	%			4.04	%						87 bps
Operating margin adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		5.18	%			4.61	%						57 bps
Interest expense (GAAP)	$	135,629			$	128,512			$	7,117			5.5	%
Other income (GAAP)	$	(124,172	)		$	(3,921	)		$	(120,251	)		NM
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses		120,867				—				120,867			NM
Other income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	(3,305	)		$	(3,921	)		$	616			15.7	%
Net earnings (GAAP)	$	733,736			$	509,989			$	223,747			43.9	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		—				43,673				(43,673	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3)		24,678				37,417				(12,739	)		(34.0	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		28,470				35,724				(7,254	)		(20.3	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5)		—				(8,783	)			8,783			NM
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses		(120,867	)			—				(120,867	)		NM
Tax impact of inventory valuation adjustment (6)		—				(11,452	)			11,452			NM
Tax impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (6)		(6,265	)			(10,082	)			3,817			37.9
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (6)		(7,227	)			(9,847	)			2,620			26.6
Tax impact of bad debt reserves adjustments (6)		—				2,383				(2,383	)		NM
Tax impact of loss on extinguishment of debt (6)		—				(699	)			699			NM
Tax impact of other non-routine gains and losses (6)		30,683				—				30,683			NM
Net earnings adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	683,208			$	588,323			$	94,885			16.1	%
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)	$	1.44			$	0.99			$	0.45			45.5	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		—				0.09				(0.09	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3)		0.05				0.07				(0.02	)		(28.6	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		0.06				0.07				(0.01	)		(14.3	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5)		—				(0.02	)			0.02			NM
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses		(0.24	)			—				(0.24	)		NM
Tax impact of inventory valuation adjustment (6)		—				(0.02	)			0.02			NM
Tax impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (6)		(0.01	)			(0.02	)			0.01			50.0
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (6)		(0.01	)			(0.02	)			0.01			50.0
Tax impact of other non-routine gains and losses (6)		0.06				—				0.06			NM
Diluted earnings per share adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) (7)	$	1.34			$	1.15			$	0.19			16.5	%
Diluted shares outstanding		508,507,679				513,426,966

(1)	Represents a constant currency adjustment, which eliminates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on the current year results.
(2)	Fiscal 2022 represents a write-down of COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory due to the reduction in the net realizable value of inventory.
(3)	Fiscal 2023 includes $8 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $17 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. Fiscal 2022 includes $29 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $8 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy.
(4)	Fiscal 2023 includes $27 million of intangible amortization expense and $1 million in acquisition and due diligence costs. Fiscal 2022 includes $31 million of intangible amortization expense and $5 million in acquisition and due diligence costs.
(5)	Fiscal 2022 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020.
(6)	The tax impact of adjustments for Certain Items are calculated by multiplying the pretax impact of each Certain Item by the statutory rates in effect for each jurisdiction where the Certain Item was incurred.
(7)	Individual components of diluted earnings per share may not add up to the total presented due to rounding. Total diluted earnings per share is calculated using adjusted net earnings divided by diluted shares outstanding.
NM	Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) Impact of Certain Items (Dollars in Thousands)
	13-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2023				13-Week Period Ended Jun. 29, 2019				Change in Dollars				%/bps Change
Sales (GAAP)	$	19,728,216			$	15,474,862			$	4,253,354			27.5	%
Gross profit (GAAP)		3,685,166				2,979,192				705,974			23.7	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		18.68	%			19.25	%						-57 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	2,715,769			$	2,258,458			$	457,311			20.2	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (1)		(24,678	)			(77,753	)			53,075			68.3
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		(28,470	)			(19,789	)			(8,681	)		(43.9	)
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	2,662,621			$	2,160,916			$	501,705			23.2	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	969,397			$	720,734			$	248,663			34.5	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (1)		24,678				77,753				(53,075	)		(68.3	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (2)		28,470				19,789				8,681			43.9
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	1,022,545			$	818,276			$	204,269			25.0	%

(1)	Fiscal 2023 includes $8 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $17 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. Fiscal 2019 includes $37 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy and $41 million related to severance, restructuring and integration charges.
(2)	Fiscal 2023 includes $27 million of intangible amortization expense and $1 million in acquisition and due diligence costs. Fiscal 2019 includes $19 million related to intangible amortization expense from the Brakes Acquisition, which is included in the results of Brakes.
NM	Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) Impact of Certain Items (Dollars in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)
	52-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2023				52-Week Period Ended Jul. 2, 2022				Change in Dollars				%/bps Change
Sales (GAAP)	$	76,324,675			$	68,636,146			$	7,688,529			11.2	%
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		910,290				—				910,290			1.3
Comparable sales using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	77,234,965			$	68,636,146			$	8,598,819			12.5	%
Cost of sales (GAAP)	$	62,369,678			$	56,315,622			$	6,054,056			10.8	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		2,571				(73,224	)			75,795			0.1
Cost of sales adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	62,372,249			$	56,242,398			$	6,129,851			10.9	%
Gross profit (GAAP)	$	13,954,997			$	12,320,524			$	1,634,473			13.3	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		(2,571	)			73,224				(75,795	)		(0.7	)
Gross profit adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		13,952,426				12,393,748				1,558,678			12.6
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		188,796				—				188,796			1.5
Comparable gross profit adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	14,141,222			$	12,393,748			$	1,747,474			14.1	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		18.28	%			17.95	%						33 bps
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		—				0.11							-11 bps
Gross margin adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		18.28				18.06							22 bps
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		0.03				—							3 bps
Comparable gross margin adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)		18.31	%			18.06	%						25 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	10,916,448			$	9,974,024			$	942,424			9.4	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3)		(62,965	)			(107,475	)			44,510			41.4
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		(115,889	)			(139,173	)			23,284			16.7
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5)		4,425				27,999				(23,574	)		(84.2	)
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		10,742,019				9,755,375				986,644			10.1
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		182,873				—				182,873			1.9
Comparable operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	10,924,892			$	9,755,375			$	1,169,517			12.0	%
Operating expense as a percentage of sales (GAAP)		14.30	%			14.53	%						-23 bps
Impact of certain item adjustments		(0.23	)			(0.32	)						9 bps
Adjusted operating expense as a percentage of sales (Non-GAAP)		14.07	%			14.21	%						-14 bps
Operating income (GAAP)	$	3,038,549			$	2,346,500			$	692,049			29.5	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		(2,571	)			73,224				(75,795	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3)		62,965				107,475				(44,510	)		(41.4	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		115,889				139,173				(23,284	)		(16.7	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5)		(4,425	)			(27,999	)			23,574			84.2
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		3,210,407				2,638,373				572,034			21.7
Impact of currency fluctuations (1)		5,923				—				5,923			0.2
Comparable operating income adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	3,216,330			$	2,638,373			$	577,957			21.9	%
Operating margin (GAAP)		3.98	%			3.42	%						56 bps
Operating margin adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		4.21	%			3.84	%						37 bps
Operating margin adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)		4.16	%			3.83	%						33 bps
Interest expense (GAAP)	$	526,752			$	623,643			$	(96,891	)		(15.5	)%
Impact of loss on extinguishment of debt		—				(115,603	)			115,603			NM
Interest expense adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	526,752			$	508,040			$	18,712			3.7	%
Other expense (income) (GAAP)	$	226,442			$	(23,916	)		$	250,358			NM
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses (6)		(194,459	)			—				(194,459	)		NM
Other expense (income) adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	31,983			$	(23,916	)		$	55,899			NM
Net earnings (GAAP)	$	1,770,124			$	1,358,768			$	411,356			30.3	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		(2,571	)			73,224				(75,795	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3)		62,965				107,475				(44,510	)		(41.4	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		115,889				139,173				(23,284	)		(16.7	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5)		(4,425	)			(27,999	)			23,574			84.2
Impact of loss on extinguishment of debt		—				115,603				(115,603	)		NM
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses (6)		194,459				—				194,459			NM
Tax impact of inventory valuation adjustment (7)		647				(18,902	)			19,549			NM
Tax impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7)		(15,847	)			(27,743	)			11,896			42.9
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (7)		(29,166	)			(35,926	)			6,760			18.8
Tax impact of bad debt reserves adjustments (7)		1,114				7,228				(6,114	)		(84.6	)
Tax impact of loss on extinguishment of debt (7)		—				(29,841	)			29,841			NM
Tax impact of other non-routine gains and losses (7)		(48,941	)			—				(48,941	)		NM
Impact of adjustments to uncertain tax positions		—				12,000				(12,000	)		NM
Net earnings adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	2,044,248			$	1,673,060			$	371,188			22.2	%
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)	$	3.47			$	2.64			$	0.83			31.4	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (2)		(0.01	)			0.14				(0.15	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (3)		0.12				0.21				(0.09	)		(42.9	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (4)		0.23				0.27				(0.04	)		(14.8	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (5)		(0.01	)			(0.05	)			0.04			80.0
Impact of loss on extinguishment of debt		—				0.22				(0.22	)		NM
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses (6)		0.38				—				0.38			NM
Tax impact of inventory valuation adjustment (7)		—				(0.04	)			0.04			NM
Tax impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7)		(0.03	)			(0.05	)			0.02			40.0
Tax impact of acquisition-related costs (7)		(0.06	)			(0.07	)			0.01			14.3
Tax impact of bad debt reserves adjustments (7)		—				0.01				(0.01	)		NM
Tax impact of loss on extinguishment of debt (7)		—				(0.06	)			0.06			NM
Tax impact of other non-routine gains and losses (7)		(0.10	)			—				(0.10	)		NM
Impact of adjustments to uncertain tax positions		—				0.02				(0.02	)		NM
Diluted earnings per share adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) (8)	$	4.01			$	3.25			$	0.76			23.4	%
Diluted shares outstanding		509,719,756				514,005,827

(1)	Represents a constant currency adjustment, which eliminates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on the current year results.
(2)	Fiscal 2023 represents an adjustment to a product return allowance, related to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory. Fiscal 2022 represents a write-down of COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory due to the reduction in the net realizable value of inventory.
(3)	Fiscal 2023 includes $20 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $43 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. Fiscal 2022 includes $59 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $49 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy.
(4)	Fiscal 2023 includes $105 million of intangible amortization expense and $10 million in acquisition and due diligence costs. Fiscal 2022 includes $106 million of intangible amortization expense and $33 million in acquisition and due diligence costs.
(5)	Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 represent the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020.
(6)	Fiscal 2023 primarily includes a pension settlement charge of $315 million that resulted from the purchase of a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract that transferred defined benefit plan obligations to an insurer and $122 million in income from a litigation financing agreement.
(7)	The tax impact of adjustments for Certain Items is calculated by multiplying the pretax impact of each Certain Item by the statutory rates in effect for each jurisdiction where the Certain Item was incurred.
(8)	Individual components of diluted earnings per share may not add up to the total presented due to rounding. Total diluted earnings per share is calculated using adjusted net earnings divided by diluted shares outstanding.
NM	Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) Impact of Certain Items (Dollars in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Data)
	52-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2023				52-Week Period Ended Jun. 29, 2019				Change in Dollars				%/bps Change
Sales (GAAP)	$	76,324,675			$	60,113,922			$	16,210,753			27.0	%
Cost of sales (GAAP)	$	62,369,678			$	48,704,935			$	13,664,743			28.1	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (1)		2,571				—				2,571			—
Cost of sales adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	62,372,249			$	48,704,935			$	13,667,314			28.1	%
Gross profit (GAAP)	$	13,954,997			$	11,408,987			$	2,546,010			22.3	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (1)		(2,571	)			—				(2,571	)		—
Gross profit adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	13,952,426			$	11,408,987			$	2,543,439			22.3	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		18.28	%			18.98	%						-70 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	10,916,448			$	9,075,768			$	1,840,680			20.3	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (2)		(62,965	)			(325,300	)			262,335			80.6
Impact of acquisition-related costs (3)		(115,889	)			(77,832	)			(38,057	)		(48.9	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (4)		4,425				—				4,425			NM
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	10,742,019			$	8,672,636			$	2,069,383			23.9	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	3,038,549			$	2,333,219			$	705,330			30.2	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (1)		(2,571	)			—				(2,571	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (2)		62,965				325,300				(262,335	)		(80.6	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (3)		115,889				77,832				38,057			48.9
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (4)		(4,425	)			—				(4,425	)		NM
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	3,210,407			$	2,736,351			$	474,056			17.3	%

(1)	Fiscal 2023 represents an adjustment to a product return allowance, related to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory.
(2)	Fiscal 2023 includes $20 million related to restructuring and severance charges and $43 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy. Fiscal 2019 includes $151 million related to various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy, of which $18 million relates to accelerated depreciation related to software that is being replaced, and $174 million related to severance, restructuring and integration charges in Europe, Canada and at the Global Support Center, of which $61 million relates to our France restructuring as part of our integration of Brake France and Davigel into Sysco France.
(3)	Fiscal 2023 includes $105 million of intangible amortization expense and $10 million in acquisition and due diligence costs. Fiscal 2019 includes $77 million related to intangible amortization expense from the Brakes Acquisition, which is included in the results of Brakes, and $1 million related to integration costs.
(4)	Fiscal 2023 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020.
NM	Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries Segment Results Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) Impact of Certain Items on Applicable Segments (Dollars in Thousands)
	13-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2023				13-Week Period Ended Jul. 2, 2022				Change in Dollars				%/bps Change
U.S. FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS
Sales (GAAP)	$	13,745,839			$	13,413,281			$	332,558			2.5	%
Gross profit (GAAP)		2,707,712				2,601,656				106,056			4.1	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		19.70	%			19.40	%						30 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	1,661,691			$	1,649,413			$	12,278			0.7	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs		(614	)			(778	)			164			21.1
Impact of acquisition-related costs (1)		(10,479	)			(10,825	)			346			3.2
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		—				4,035				(4,035	)		NM
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	1,650,598			$	1,641,845			$	8,753			0.5	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	1,046,021			$	952,243			$	93,778			9.8	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs		614				778				(164	)		(21.1	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (1)		10,479				10,825				(346	)		(3.2	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		—				(4,035	)			4,035			NM
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	1,057,114			$	959,811			$	97,303			10.1	%
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS
Sales (GAAP)	$	3,649,343			$	3,251,841			$	397,502			12.2	%
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		44,130				—				44,130			1.4
Comparable sales using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	3,693,473			$	3,251,841			$	441,632			13.6	%
Gross profit (GAAP)	$	724,357			$	651,787			$	72,570			11.1	%
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		4,949				—				4,949			0.8
Comparable gross profit using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	729,306			$	651,787			$	77,519			11.9	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		19.85	%			20.04	%						-19 bps
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		(0.10	)			—							-10 bps
Comparable gross margin using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)		19.75	%			20.04	%						-29 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	603,853			$	605,391			$	(1,538	)		(0.3	)%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (4)		(7,423	)			(27,257	)			19,834			72.8
Impact of acquisition-related costs (5)		(16,977	)			(22,790	)			5,813			25.5
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		—				4,748				(4,748	)		NM
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		579,453				560,092				19,361			3.5
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		3,351				—				3,351			0.6
Comparable operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	582,804			$	560,092			$	22,712			4.1	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	120,504			$	46,396			$	74,108			NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (4)		7,423				27,257				(19,834	)		(72.8	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (5)		16,977				22,790				(5,813	)		(25.5	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		—				(4,748	)			4,748			NM
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		144,904				91,695				53,209			58.0
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		1,598				—				1,598			1.8
Comparable operating income adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	146,502			$	91,695			$	54,807			59.8	%
SYGMA
Sales (GAAP)	$	2,004,060			$	1,975,631			$	28,429			1.4	%
Gross profit (GAAP)		160,677				153,926				6,751			4.4	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		8.02	%			7.79	%						23 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	141,866			$	152,674			$	(10,808	)		(7.1	)%
Operating income (GAAP)		18,811				1,252				17,559			NM
OTHER
Sales (GAAP)	$	328,974			$	316,505			$	12,469			3.9	%
Gross profit (GAAP)		88,715				78,898				9,817			12.4	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		26.97	%			24.93	%						204 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	65,093			$	64,158			$	935			1.5	%
Operating income (loss) (GAAP)		23,622				14,740				8,882			60.3	%
GLOBAL SUPPORT CENTER
Gross profit (loss) (GAAP)	$	3,705			$	(41,995	)		$	45,700			NM
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (6)		—				43,673				(43,673	)		NM
Gross profit adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	3,705			$	1,678			$	2,027			NM
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	243,266			$	206,166			$	37,100			18.0	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7)		(16,641	)			(9,382	)			(7,259	)		(77.4	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (8)		(1,014	)			(2,109	)			1,095			51.9
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	225,611			$	194,675			$	30,936			15.9	%
Operating loss (GAAP)	$	(239,561	)		$	(248,161	)		$	8,600			3.5	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (6)		—				43,673				(43,673	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7)		16,641				9,382				7,259			77.4
Impact of acquisition-related costs (8)		1,014				2,109				(1,095	)		(51.9	)
Operating loss adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	(221,906	)		$	(192,997	)		$	(28,909	)		(15.0	)%
TOTAL SYSCO
Sales (GAAP)	$	19,728,216			$	18,957,258			$	770,958			4.1	%
Gross profit (GAAP)		3,685,166				3,444,272				240,894			7.0	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		18.68	%			18.17	%						51 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	2,715,769			$	2,677,802			$	37,967			1.4	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (4) (7)		(24,678	)			(37,417	)			12,739			34.0
Impact of acquisition-related costs (1) (5) (8)		(28,470	)			(35,724	)			7,254			20.3
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		—				8,783				(8,783	)		NM
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	2,662,621			$	2,613,444			$	49,177			1.9	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	969,397			$	766,470			$	202,927			26.5	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (6)		—				43,673				(43,673	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (4) (7)		24,678				37,417				(12,739	)		(34.0	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (1) (5) (8)		28,470				35,724				(7,254	)		(20.3	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		—				(8,783	)			8,783			NM
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	1,022,545			$	874,501			$	148,044			16.9	%

(1)	Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 include intangible amortization expense and acquisition costs.
(2)	Fiscal 2022 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020.
(3)	Represents a constant currency adjustment, which eliminates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on current year results.
(4)	Includes restructuring costs primarily in Europe.
(5)	Represents intangible amortization expense.
(6)	Fiscal 2022 represents a write-down of COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory due to the reduction in the net realizable value of inventory.
(7)	Includes various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy.
(8)	Represents due diligence costs.
NM	Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries Segment Results Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) Impact of Certain Items on Applicable Segments (Dollars in Thousands)
	52-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2023				52-Week Period Ended Jul. 2, 2022				Change in Dollars				%/bps Change
U.S. FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS
Sales (GAAP)	$	53,682,894			$	48,520,562			$	5,162,332			10.6	%
Gross profit (GAAP)		10,359,003				9,196,133				1,162,870			12.6	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		19.30	%			18.95	%						35 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	6,772,427			$	6,015,428			$	756,999			12.6	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs		(817	)			(1,162	)			345			29.7
Impact of acquisition-related costs (1)		(46,042	)			(36,207	)			(9,835	)		(27.2	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		4,170				20,765				(16,595	)		(79.9	)
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	6,729,738			$	5,998,824			$	730,914			12.2	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	3,586,576			$	3,180,705			$	405,871			12.8	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs		817				1,162				(345	)		(29.7	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (1)		46,042				36,207				9,835			27.2
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		(4,170	)			(20,765	)			16,595			79.9
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	3,629,265			$	3,197,309			$	431,956			13.5	%
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE OPERATIONS
Sales (GAAP)	$	13,559,610			$	11,787,449			$	1,772,161			15.0	%
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		892,296				—				892,296			7.6
Comparable sales using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	14,451,906			$	11,787,449			$	2,664,457			22.6	%
Gross profit (GAAP)	$	2,640,860			$	2,377,093			$	263,767			11.1	%
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		182,803				—				182,803			7.7
Comparable gross profit using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	2,823,663			$	2,377,093			$	446,570			18.8	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		19.48	%			20.17	%						-69 bps
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		0.06				—							6 bps
Comparable gross margin using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)		19.54	%			20.17	%						-63 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	2,327,411			$	2,277,060			$	50,351			2.2	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (4)		(19,018	)			(57,683	)			38,665			67.0
Impact of acquisition-related costs (5)		(65,511	)			(78,062	)			12,551			16.1
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		255				7,236				(6,981	)		(96.5	)
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		2,243,137				2,148,551				94,586			4.4
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		166,356				—				166,356			7.7
Comparable operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	2,409,493			$	2,148,551			$	260,942			12.1	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	313,449			$	100,033			$	213,416			NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (4)		19,018				57,683				(38,665	)		(67.0	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (5)		65,511				78,062				(12,551	)		(16.1	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		(255	)			(7,236	)			6,981			96.5
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)		397,723				228,542				169,181			74.0
Impact of currency fluctuations (3)		16,447				—				16,447			7.2
Comparable operating income adjusted for Certain Items using a constant currency basis (Non-GAAP)	$	414,170			$	228,542			$	185,628			81.2	%
SYGMA
Sales (GAAP)	$	7,843,111			$	7,245,824			$	597,287			8.2	%
Gross profit (GAAP)		631,135				576,280				54,855			9.5	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		8.05	%			7.95	%						10 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	574,609			$	579,404			$	(4,795	)		(0.8	)%
Operating income (loss) (GAAP)		56,526				(3,124	)			59,650			NM
OTHER
Sales (GAAP)	$	1,239,060			$	1,082,311			$	156,749			14.5	%
Gross profit (GAAP)		326,315				248,125				78,190			31.5	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		26.34	%			22.93	%						341 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	269,438			$	230,733			$	38,705			16.8	%
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		—				(2	)			2			NM
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	269,438			$	230,731			$	38,707			16.8	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	56,877			$	17,392			$	39,485			NM
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		—				2				(2	)		NM
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	56,877			$	17,394			$	39,483			NM
GLOBAL SUPPORT CENTER
Gross loss (GAAP)	$	(2,316	)		$	(77,107	)		$	74,791			97.0	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (6)		(2,571	)			73,224				(75,795	)		NM
Gross loss adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	(4,887	)		$	(3,883	)		$	(1,004	)		(25.9	)%
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	972,563			$	871,399			$	101,164			11.6	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7)		(43,130	)			(48,630	)			5,500			11.3
Impact of acquisition-related costs (8)		(4,336	)			(24,904	)			20,568			82.6
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	925,097			$	797,865			$	127,232			15.9	%
Operating loss (GAAP)	$	(974,879	)		$	(948,506	)		$	(26,373	)		(2.8	)%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (6)		(2,571	)			73,224				(75,795	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (7)		43,130				48,630				(5,500	)		(11.3	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (8)		4,336				24,904				(20,568	)		(82.6	)
Operating loss adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	(929,984	)		$	(801,748	)		$	(128,236	)		(16.0	)%
TOTAL SYSCO
Sales (GAAP)	$	76,324,675			$	68,636,146			$	7,688,529			11.2	%
Gross profit (GAAP)		13,954,997				12,320,524				1,634,473			13.3	%
Gross margin (GAAP)		18.28	%			17.95	%						33 bps
Operating expenses (GAAP)	$	10,916,448			$	9,974,024			$	942,424			9.4	%
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (4) (7)		(62,965	)			(107,475	)			44,510			41.4
Impact of acquisition-related costs (1) (5) (8)		(115,889	)			(139,173	)			23,284			16.7
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		4,425				27,999				(23,574	)		(84.2	)
Operating expenses adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	10,742,019			$	9,755,375			$	986,644			10.1	%
Operating income (GAAP)	$	3,038,549			$	2,346,500			$	692,049			29.5	%
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (6)		(2,571	)			73,224				(75,795	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (4) (7)		62,965				107,475				(44,510	)		(41.4	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (1) (5) (8)		115,889				139,173				(23,284	)		(16.7	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (2)		(4,425	)			(27,999	)			23,574			84.2
Operating income adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP)	$	3,210,407			$	2,638,373			$	572,034			21.7	%

(1)	Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 include intangible amortization expense and acquisition costs.
(2)	Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 represent the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020.
(3)	Represents a constant currency adjustment, which eliminates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on current year results.
(4)	Includes restructuring and severance costs primarily in Europe.
(5)	Represents intangible amortization expense.
(6)	Fiscal 2023 represents an adjustment to a product return allowance, related to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory. Fiscal 2022 represents a write-down of COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory due to the reduction in the net realizable value of inventory.
(7)	Includes various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy.
(8)	Represents due diligence costs.
NM	Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)
Free Cash Flow
(In Thousands)

Free cash flow represents net cash provided from operating activities less purchases of plant and equipment and includes proceeds from sales of plant and equipment. Sysco considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business after the purchases and sales of buildings, fleet, equipment and technology, which may potentially be used to pay for, among other things, strategic uses of cash including dividend payments, share repurchases and acquisitions. However, free cash flow may not be available for discretionary expenditures, as it may be necessary that we use it to make mandatory debt service or other payments. Free cash flow should not be used as a substitute for the most comparable GAAP financial measure in assessing the company’s liquidity for the periods presented. An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. In the table that follows, free cash flow for each period presented is reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities.

	52-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2023				52-Week Period Ended Jul. 2, 2022				52-Week Period Change in Dollars
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)	$	2,867,602			$	1,791,286			$	1,076,316
Additions to plant and equipment		(793,325	)			(632,802	)			(160,523	)
Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment		42,147				24,144				18,003
Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)	$	2,116,424			$	1,182,628			$	933,796

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)
Impact of Certain Items on Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
(Dollars in Thousands)

EBITDA represents net earnings (loss) plus (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense and benefit, (iii) depreciation and (iv) amortization. The net earnings (loss) component of our EBITDA calculation is impacted by Certain Items that we do not consider representative of our underlying performance. As a result, in the non-GAAP reconciliations below for each period presented, adjusted EBITDA is computed as EBITDA plus the impact of Certain Items, excluding certain items related to interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Sysco's management considers growth in this metric to be a measure of overall financial performance that provides useful information to management and investors about the profitability of the business, as it facilitates comparison of performance on a consistent basis from period to period by providing a measurement of recurring factors and trends affecting our business. Additionally, it is a commonly used component metric used to inform on capital structure decisions. Adjusted EBITDA should not be used as a substitute for the most comparable GAAP financial measure in assessing the company’s financial performance for the periods presented. An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. In the tables that follow, adjusted EBITDA for each period presented is reconciled to net earnings.

	13-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2023				13-Week Period Ended Jul. 2, 2022				Change in Dollars				% Change
Net earnings (GAAP)	$	733,736			$	509,989			$	223,747			43.9	%
Interest (GAAP)		135,629				128,512				7,117			5.5
Income taxes (GAAP)		224,204				131,890				92,314			70.0
Depreciation and amortization (GAAP)		200,659				201,274				(615	)		(0.3	)
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	$	1,294,228			$	971,665			$	322,563			33.2	%
Certain Item adjustments:
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (1)		—				43,673				(43,673	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (2)		23,819				36,998				(13,179	)		(35.6	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (3)		1,448				4,479				(3,031	)		(67.7	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (4)		—				(8,783	)			8,783			NM
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses		(120,867	)			—				(120,867	)		NM
EBITDA adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) (5)	$	1,198,628			$	1,048,032			$	150,596			14.4	%

(1)	Fiscal 2022 represents a write-down of COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory due to the reduction in the net realizable value of inventory.
(2)	Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 include charges related to restructuring and severance, as well as various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy, excluding charges related to accelerated depreciation.
(3)	Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 include acquisition and due diligence costs.
(4)	Fiscal 2022 represents the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020.
(5)	In arriving at adjusted EBITDA, Sysco does not adjust out interest income of $9 million and $2 million or non-cash stock compensation expense of $22 million and $32 million in fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively.
NM	Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

	52-Week Period Ended Jul. 1, 2023				52-Week Period Ended Jul. 2, 2022				Change in Dollars				% Change
Net earnings (GAAP)	$	1,770,124			$	1,358,768			$	411,356			30.3	%
Interest (GAAP)		526,752				623,643				(96,891	)		(15.5	)
Income taxes (GAAP)		515,231				388,005				127,226			32.8
Depreciation and amortization (GAAP)		775,604				772,881				2,723			0.4
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	$	3,587,711			$	3,143,297			$	444,414			14.1	%
Certain Item adjustments:
Impact of inventory valuation adjustment (1)		(2,571	)			73,224				(75,795	)		NM
Impact of restructuring and transformational project costs (2)		61,009				106,091				(45,082	)		(42.5	)
Impact of acquisition-related costs (3)		10,393				32,738				(22,345	)		(68.3	)
Impact of bad debt reserve adjustments (4)		(4,425	)			(27,999	)			23,574			84.2
Impact of other non-routine gains and losses (5)		194,459				—				194,459			NM
EBITDA adjusted for Certain Items (Non-GAAP) (6)	$	3,846,576			$	3,327,351			$	519,225			15.6	%

(1)	Fiscal 2023 represents an adjustment to a product return allowance, related to COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory. Fiscal 2022 represents a write-down of COVID-related personal protection equipment inventory due to the reduction in the net realizable value of inventory.
(2)	Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 include charges related to restructuring and severance, as well as various transformation initiative costs, primarily consisting of changes to our business technology strategy, excluding charges related to accelerated depreciation.
(3)	Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 include acquisition and due diligence costs.
(4)	Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 represent the reduction of bad debt charges previously taken on pre-pandemic trade receivable balances in fiscal 2020.
(5)	Fiscal 2023 primarily includes a pension settlement charge of $315 million that resulted from the purchase of a nonparticipating single premium group annuity contract that transferred defined benefit plan obligations to an insurer and $122 million in income from a litigation financing agreement.
(6)	In arriving at adjusted EBITDA, Sysco does not adjust out interest income of $24 million and $7 million or non-cash stock compensation expense of $95 million and $122 million for fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively.
NM	Represents that the percentage change is not meaningful.

Sysco Corporation and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA
(In Thousands)

Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies. Our Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio is calculated using a numerator of our debt minus cash and cash equivalents, divided by the sum of the most recent four quarters of Adjusted EBITDA. In the table that follows, we have provided the calculation of our debt and net debt as a ratio of Adjusted EBITDA.

		Jul. 1, 2023
Current Maturities of long-term debt		$	62,550
Long-term debt			10,347,997
Total Debt			10,410,547
Cash & Cash Equivalents			(745,201	)
Net Debt		$	9,665,346
Adjusted EBITDA for the previous 12 months		$	3,846,576
Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Ratio			2.7
Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Ratio			2.5

For more information contact:

Kevin Kim Investor Contact kevin.kim@sysco.com T 281-584-1219

Shannon Mutschler Media Contact shannon.mutschler@sysco.com T 281-584-4059

 

FAQ

What are the key financial results for Sysco in Q4 and fiscal year 2023?

Sysco's Q4 and fiscal year 2023 saw significant increases in sales, operating income, and adjusted EPS.

How much capital did Sysco return to shareholders in Q4 and fiscal year 2023?

Sysco returned approximately $370.9 million of capital to shareholders via share repurchases and dividends in Q4 and fiscal year 2023.

What were the growth rates for Sysco's U.S. Foodservice volume in Q4 and fiscal year 2023?

Sysco's U.S. Foodservice volume increased by 2.3% in Q4 and 5.2% for the fiscal year, indicating growth and market share gains.

What were the primary drivers of the increase in gross profit for Sysco in Q4 and fiscal year 2023?

The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by higher volumes and effectively managed inflation rates, especially in the dairy, frozen, and canned and dry categories.