Company: SYY
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 424B2
Source: 0001193125-25-028023
Chunk: 5

Company: SYSCO CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 424B2
Chunk 5
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 use and investment of remaining cash generated from operations, including our 
 expectations regarding the positive impact of our acquisitions;                                              |

| • |     | the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets of the U.S. Retirement Plan; |

| • |     | the sufficiency of our available liquidity to sustain our operations for multiple years; |

| • |     | estimates regarding the outcome of legal proceedings; |

| • |     | the impact of seasonal trends on our free cash flow; |

| • |     | estimates regarding our capital expenditures and the sources of financing for our capital expenditures; |

| • |     | our expectations regarding the impact of potential acquisitions and sales of assets on our liquidity, borrowing 
 capacity, leverage ratios and capital availability;                                                             |

| • |     | our expectations regarding real sales growth in the U.S. foodservice market and trends in produce markets; |

| • |     | our expectations regarding the calculation of adjusted return on invested capital, adjusted operating income, 
 adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per share;                                                |

| • |     | our expectations regarding the impact of future Certain Items (as defined in our periodic reports) on our 
 projected future non-GAAP and GAAP results;                                                               |

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| • |     | our expectations regarding our effective tax rate in fiscal 2025; |

| • |     | the sufficiency of our mechanisms for managing working capital and competitive pressures, and our beliefs 
 regarding the impact of these mechanisms;                                                                 |

| • |     | our ability to meet future cash requirements, including the ability to access financial markets effectively, 
 including issuances of debt securities, and maintain sufficient liquidity;                                   |

| • |     | our expectations regarding the payment of dividends, and the growth of our dividend, in the future; |

| • |     | our expectations regarding future activity under our share repurchase program; |

| • |     | future compliance with the covenants under our revolving credit facility; |

| • |     | our ability to effectively access the commercial paper market and long-term capital markets; and |

| • |     | our intention to repay our long-term debt with cash on hand, cash flow from operations, issuances of commercial 
 paper, issuances of senior notes, or a combination thereof.                                                     |

These statements are based on management’s current expectations and estimates; actual results may differ materially due in part to the risk factors within Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-Kfor