Sysco (SYY) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Kevin P. Hourican, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $16.2M in 2025, up 4% from $15.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 193:1, on median employee pay of $83,910.

Filed
October 2, 2025
Annual meeting
November 14, 2025
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$16.2M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
193:1median $83,910
CEO pay in equity
78%$12.6M in awards
AIP payout
66.34%Fiscal 2025 annual incentive result
CEO stock awards
$10,086,901Grant-date fair value
CEO option awards
$2,499,989Grant-date fair value
Prior say-on-pay support
93.80%Fiscal 2024 advisory vote
Fiscal 2025 revenue
$81.4BHighest annual revenue to date

How Hourican was paid

$16.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards62%Option awards15%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kevin P. HouricanChair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer$16,228,599
Kenny K. CheungExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,729,240
Greg D. BertrandExecutive Vice President and Global Chief Operating Officer$5,347,561
Thomas R. Peck, Jr.Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer$5,575,067
Ronald L. PhillipsExecutive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer$3,390,132

What changed and why

  • 16,228,599 was CEO total compensation in 2025, up from 15,598,250 in 2024.
  • 66.34%66.34% was the Annual Incentive Plan payout, reflecting that executives missed some performance goals.
  • 10,086,901 was the CEO’s stock-award value, while option awards totaled 2,499,989.
  • 193:1 was the CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on median compensation of 83,909.84.
  • 2026 incentive plans removed the Engagement Improvement metric and retained core financial and strategic measures.

Other Sysco proxy statements

  • 2026 proxy statement

    Kevin P. Hourican paid $17.9M (+10% on the year), pay ratio 209:1.

    Filed Oct 01, 2026

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.