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SYY −8.7%: one of its biggest daily moves this year. SYSCO CORP moved 6.7 points less than its sector, on 2.4× its usual volume.

2026-11-03 · SYY

SYY −8.7%: one of its biggest daily moves this year

SYSCO CORP moved 6.7 points less than its sector, on 2.4× its usual volume.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2026. SYY −8.7%: one of its biggest daily moves this year. SYSCO CORP moved 6.7 points less than its sector, on 2.4× its usual volume.

What the data shows for Sysco (SYY): SYY −8.7% today. Its sector fund (XLP) −2.0% today. S&P 500 (SPY) +0.3% today.

Worked out from that data: 6.7 points less than its sector. Volume 2.4× its 20-day average. Bigger than 99% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading days. After the 7 most similar SYY days since Nov 18, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 2 of 7 times (History, not a forecast).

Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “Is USFD Worth Buying as Fast EPS Growth Meets a Premium Valuation?” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “USFD Jumps 11.8% in the Past Month as Growth Momentum Accelerates” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). 8-K filed: Earnings results, Executive or director change, Regulation FD disclosure (Filed around the move. Timing only).

About the company: Sysco trades as SYY and is part of the S&P 500, in the Consumer Staples sector (Food Distributors), headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded in 1969.

This is one of CookieStocks’ daily stock stories about unusually large one-day price moves in S&P 500 stocks, measured against each stock’s own history, its sector and its usual volume. Stories are found automatically each trading day from market data and SEC filings, and every claim is labelled as observed, calculated or a possible contributor. Statistics only, not investment advice.

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Every claim on the graphic, labelled: observed (straight from the data), calculated (worked out from it), or possible contributor (lines up in time, not a confirmed cause).

  • OBSERVED
    SYY −8.7% todayNov 3, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    Its sector fund (XLP) −2.0% todayNov 3, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    6.7 points less than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Nov 3, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    S&P 500 (SPY) +0.3% todayNov 3, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Volume 2.4× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Nov 3, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Bigger than 99% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Nov 3, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Is USFD Worth Buying as Fast EPS Growth Meets a Premium Valuation?”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Nov 3, 2026, 10:49 AM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “USFD Jumps 11.8% in the Past Month as Growth Momentum Accelerates”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Nov 3, 2026, 10:46 AM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    8-K filed: Earnings results, Executive or director change, Regulation FD disclosureFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Nov 3, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    After the 7 most similar SYY days since Nov 18, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 2 of 7 timesHistory, not a forecast. · How: same-company days with a move of similar size and direction

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Statistics only, not investment advice. Past moves don’t predict future ones. Data as of Nov 3, 2026, 4:35 PM ET.