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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
9 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Sysco uses derivative financial instruments to enact hedging strategies for risk mitigation purposes; however, we do
not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Hedging strategies are used to manage interest rate
risk, foreign currency risk and fuel price risk.
Hedging of interest rate risk
Sysco manages its debt portfolio with interest rate swaps from time to time to achieve an overall desired position of
fixed and floating rates. In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, we entered into receive-fixed, pay-floating swap agreements to trade
the fixed interest rate on $600 million of 4.40% senior notes and $650 million of 4.95% senior notes with variable rates,
respectively. The interest rate swaps are designated as fair value hedges and gains or losses on the hedges impact interest
expense within the consolidated statements of income.
Hedging of foreign currency risk
Sysco has cross-currency swaps that hedge the foreign currency exposure of our net investment in certain foreign
operations. These cross-currency swaps are designated as net investment hedges with gains and losses recognized within
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), including changes in fair value attributed to the spot-forward rate differential
which are excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. The initial value of the excluded component is recognized in
earnings over the life of the hedging instrument. In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, we entered into $814 million Canadian
dollar cross-currency swaps which will mature on June 25, 2031 to hedge the foreign currency exposure of the net investment
in our Canadian operations.
Sysco routinely manages foreign currency risk with spot and forward-rate cross-currency swaps on foreign-
denominated balances. The swaps are designated as fair value hedges and for swaps hedging the change in foreign currency
spot rates, we have elected to exclude the changes in fair value of the forward points from the assessments of hedge
effectiveness. Gains or losses from fair value hedges impact the same category on the consolidated statements of income as the
item being hedged, including the value of the excluded components which is recognized in earnings over the life of the hedging
instrument. Subsequent to March 28, 2026, Sysco entered an intercompany loan with an affiliate that is denominated in euro
that will mature July 10, 2026. To hedge our foreign currency risk, we entered into a cross currency swap for €450 million and
designated it as a fair value hedge.
Sysco’s operations in Europe have inventory purchases denominated in currencies other than their functional currency,
such as the Euro, U.S. dollar, Polish zloty and Danish krone. Accounts payable associated with these inventory purchases give
rise to foreign currency exposure between the functional currency of each entity and these currencies. We periodically enter into
foreign currency forward swap contracts to sell the applicable entity’s functional currency and buy currencies matching the
inventory purchase, which operate as cash flow hedges of the company’s foreign currency-denominated inventory purchases.
Hedging of fuel price risk
Sysco uses fuel commodity swap contracts to hedge against the risk of the change in the price of diesel fuel on
anticipated future purchases. These swaps are designated as cash flow hedges.
None of our hedging instruments contain credit-risk-related contingent features. Details of outstanding hedging
instruments as of March 28, 2026 are presented below:
Maturity Date of the Hedging Instrument
Currency / Unit of Measure
Notional Value
(In millions)
Hedging of interest rate risk
January 2034
U.S. Dollar
500
March 2035
U.S. Dollar
550
June 2031
U.S. Dollar
600
March 2036
U.S. Dollar
650
Hedging of foreign currency risk
January 2029
Euro
470
September 2030
Canadian Dollar
998
June 2031
Canadian Dollar
814
Hedging of fuel risk
Various (March 2026 to March 2028)
Gallons
81
The location and the fair value of derivative instruments designated as hedges in the consolidated balance sheets as of
March 28, 2026 and June 28, 2025 are as follows:
 
Derivative Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet location
Mar. 28, 2026
Jun. 28, 2025
(In millions)
Fair Value Hedges:
Interest rate swaps
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
$2
$
Interest rate swaps
Other assets
12
31
Interest rate swaps
Accrued expenses
2
1
Interest rate swaps
Other long-term liabilities
17
Cash Flow Hedges:
Fuel swaps
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
$59
$
Fuel swaps
Other assets
14
Fuel swaps
Accrued expenses
7
Fuel swaps
Other long-term liabilities
2
Net Investment Hedges:
Cross currency swaps
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
$21
$11
Cross currency swaps
Other assets
53
55
Cross currency swaps
Accrued expenses
3
2
Cross currency swaps
Other long-term liabilities
100
134
Gains or losses recognized in the consolidated results of operations for cash flow hedging relationships are not
significant for each of the periods presented. The location and amount of gains or losses recognized in the consolidated results
of operations for fair value hedging relationships for each of the periods, presented on a pretax basis, are as follows:
13-Week Period Ended
39-Week Period Ended
Mar. 28, 2026
Mar. 29, 2025
Mar. 28, 2026
Mar. 29, 2025
(In millions)
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in
the consolidated results of operations in which the effects of fair
value hedges are recorded
$174
$158
$556
$501
Gain or (loss) on fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps:
Hedged items
$15
$(35)
$(15)
$(41)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
(34)
24
(36)
16
Cross currency swaps and foreign currency forwards:
Hedged items
$
$(1)
$
$1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
1
(1)
The gains and losses on the fair value hedging relationships associated with the hedged items as disclosed in the table
above consist of the following components for each of the periods presented:
13-Week Period Ended
39-Week Period Ended
Mar. 28, 2026
Mar. 29, 2025
Mar. 28, 2026
Mar. 29, 2025
(In millions)
Interest expense
$(21)
$(10)
$(51)
$(25)
(Increase) decrease in fair value of debt
36
(25)
36
(16)
Foreign currency gain (loss)
(1)
1
Hedged items
$15
$(36)
$(15)
$(40)
The location and effect of cash flow, net investment, and excluded components of fair value hedges on the
consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the 13-week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025,
presented on a pretax basis, are as follows:
13-Week Period Ended Mar. 28, 2026
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Recognized in
Other Comprehensive
Income on Derivatives
Location of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
into Income
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
into Income
(In millions)
(In millions)
Derivatives in cash flow hedging
relationships:
Fuel swaps
$84
Operating expense
$
Derivatives in net investment hedging
relationships:
Cross currency contracts
$36
N/A
$
13-Week Period Ended Mar. 29, 2025
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Recognized in
Other Comprehensive
Income on Derivatives
Location of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
into Income
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
into Income
(In millions)
(In millions)
Derivatives in cash flow hedging
relationships:
Fuel swaps
$4
Operating expense
$1
Derivatives in net investment hedging
relationships:
Cross currency contracts
$(8)
N/A
$
The location and effect of cash flow, net investment, and excluded components of fair value hedges on the
consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the 39-week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025,
presented on a pretax basis, are as follows:
39-Week Period Ended Mar. 28, 2026
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Recognized in
Other Comprehensive
Income on Derivatives
Location of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
into Income
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
into Income
(In millions)
(In millions)
Derivatives in cash flow hedging
relationships:
Fuel swaps
$81
Operating expense
$(1)
Derivatives in net investment hedging
relationships:
Cross currency contracts
$43
N/A
$
39-Week Period Ended Mar. 29, 2025
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Recognized in
Other Comprehensive
Income on Derivatives
Location of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
into Income
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
into Income
(In millions)
(In millions)
Derivatives in cash flow hedging
relationships:
Fuel swaps
$(8)
Operating expense
$6
Foreign currency contracts
(1)
Cost of sales / Other
expense (income)
Total
$(9)
$6
Derivatives in net investment hedging
relationships:
Cross currency contracts
$(4)
N/A
$
Derivatives in fair value hedging
relationships:
Change in excluded component of fair
value hedge
$(2)
Other expense (income)
$
The location and carrying amount of hedged liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 28, 2026 are as
follows:
Mar. 28, 2026
Carrying Amount of
Hedged Assets
(Liabilities)
Cumulative Amount of
Fair Value Hedging
Adjustments Included in
the Carrying Amount of
Hedged Assets (Liabilities)
(In millions)
Balance sheet location:
Long-term debt
$(2,273)
$5
The carrying amount of hedged liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of June 28, 2025 is $1.1 billion.