Sysco stock slips on $1 billion offering

Published on 09/19/2026 at 18:52 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Sysco stock fell 2.9 percent after a $1.0 billion offering priced at $81 a share. The company also guided for 9 percent to 11 percent adjusted EPS growth in fiscal 2027.

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Sysco Corp. stock (US8718291078) fell 2.9 percent after the company priced a $1.0 billion common-stock offering at $81 per share to help fund its pending Jetro Restaurant Depot deal. Sysco stock traded at $79.13 on September 18, 2026, according to MarketBeat, after a prior close of $79.11.

Offering shapes the trade

As MSN reported on September 19, 2026, the offering covered 12.35 million shares at $81 each and came with a 30-day option for underwriters to buy up to another $150 million of stock. The same report said the proceeds are intended for the pending acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot, which Sysco agreed in March to buy in a deal valued at about $29.1 billion.

The market also had a clean reference point: the stock was quoted at $79.13 on September 18, 2026, while the offering price sat $1.87 above that close. That gap is 2.4 percent and helps explain why dilution, not just deal scale, became the immediate focus.

Fiscal 2026 still matters

Tickertape said Sysco's fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 brought sales growth of 4.7 percent, U.S. foodservice volume growth of 2.5 percent and operating income growth of 10.6 percent to $983 million. The same overview also cited guided adjusted EPS growth of 9 percent to 11 percent for fiscal 2027, giving investors a fresh operating frame beyond the financing news.

For context, the market capitalization shown by Tickertape was $36.02 billion as of September 15, 2026. Against that backdrop, the $1.0 billion offering is material without changing Sysco's scale as a large-cap food distributor.

Price and range

Sysco stock traded at $79.13 on September 18, 2026, on the New York Stock Exchange. The same MarketBeat snapshot showed extended trading at $79.50 and a closing price that left the shares in the upper part of their recent range.