Sysco Executive Compensation (FY25)
SYY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): November 17, 2025
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Say-on-pay support: 93.8% → 93.0% (0.8 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Sysco's chief executive and what were they paid?
Kevin Hourican, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, received $16,228,599 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Sysco's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 93.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 14, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Sysco's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Bunge Global SA, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Dollar General Corporation and Dollar Tree, Inc., among others.
What is Sysco's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 193:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $83,909.84.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Hourican Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Greg Bertrand Executive Vice President and Global Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Peck Jr. Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Bertrand Executive Vice President and Global Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenny Cheung Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Peck Jr. Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Hourican Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Peck Jr. Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Greg Bertrand Executive Vice President and Global Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenny Cheung Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ronald Phillips Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Bertrand | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Greg Bertrand | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Kenny Cheung | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Kenny Cheung | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin Hourican | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin Hourican | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ronald Phillips | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ronald Phillips | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Peck Jr. | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Peck Jr. | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Peck | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Kevin Hourican | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Greg Bertrand | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Ronald Phillips | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Kenny Cheung | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry C. Glasscock Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bradley M. Halverson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Alison Kenney Paul | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Daniel J. Brutto | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John M. Hinshaw | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sheila G. Talton | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jill M. Golder | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Roberto Marques | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ali Dibadj | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Francesca DeBiase | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kevin P. Hourican served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company ADM
- Bunge Global SA BG
- Costco Wholesale Corporation COST
- Dollar General Corporation DG
- Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR
- FedEx Corporation FDX
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. LOW
- Performance Food Group Company PFGC
- Target Corporation TGT
- The Kroger Co. KR
- Tyson Foods, Inc. TSN
- United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS
- US Foods Holding Corp. USFD
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | November 14, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | November 15, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | November 17, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | November 18, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | November 19, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | November 20, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | November 15, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | November 16, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Sysco disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Sysco sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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251 figures on this page: 243 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
243 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000096021-25-000161
- 0000096021-25-000147CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · FISCAL YEAR 2025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
- 0000096021-24-000193
- 0000096021-24-000175Summary Compensation Table
- 0000096021-23-000208
- 0001193125-22-291227
- 0001193125-21-338587
- 0001193125-20-301516
- 0001193125-19-293520
- 0001193125-18-329023
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Peers Sysco discloses
The companies named in SYY's own disclosed peer group.
Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyBunge Global SACostco Wholesale CorporationDollar General CorporationDollar Tree, Inc.FedEx CorporationKimberly-Clark CorporationLowe's Companies, Inc.Performance Food Group CompanyTarget CorporationThe Kroger Co.Tyson Foods, Inc.United Parcel Service, Inc.US Foods Holding Corp.
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}