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Tyson Foods (TSN)

Market Price (9/17/2025): $54.35 | Market Cap: $19.3 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats

Tyson Foods (TSN)

Market Price (9/17/2025): $54.35
Market Cap: $19.3 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.8%, Dividend Yield is 2.7%, FCF Yield is 6.7%		 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -38%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -83%		 
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 2.2 Bil		  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 22%		  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.8%, Dividend Yield is 2.7%, FCF Yield is 6.7%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 2.2 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 22%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -38%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -83%

Market Valuation

 9/17/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$54.35$55.96$50.66$56.56$77.38
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)19.319.917.920.128.1
Total Debt ($ Bil)9.19.89.58.39.3
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.51.70.61.02.5
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)26.829.727.428.437.4
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM0.40.40.40.40.7
P/EBIT TTM11.712.9-58.95.07.1
P/E TTM24.625.4-29.46.910.4
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.90.91.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.48.910.09.411.6
P/E TTM (Sector)12.612.114.011.616.2
 9/17/2520242023
Share Price CYE$54.35$55.96$50.66
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)19.319.917.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)9.19.89.5
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.51.70.6
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)26.829.727.4
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM0.40.40.4
P/EBIT TTM11.712.9-58.9
P/E TTM24.625.4-29.4
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.48.910.0
P/E TTM (Sector)12.612.114.0

Market Cap Chart

Business Description

Tyson Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. The company processes live fed cattle and live market hogs; fabricates dressed beef and pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, as well as case ready beef and pork, and fully cooked meats; raises and processes chickens into fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products; and supplies poultry breeding stock; sells specialty products, such as hides and meats. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
TSN Return-27%38%-27%-10%10%-3%-28%
Peers Return-5%14%3%-7%20%-7%16%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: K, HRL, PPC, CAG, MDLZ. See TSN Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/16/2025 (YTD)

Better Bets than Tyson Foods (TSN)

 TSNBetter Performance than TSN
MetricValueIndustry (Packaged Foods & Meats)
Rev Chg LTM2.0%MDLZ (3.1%), HSY (2.5%), JBS (41.6%), SJM (2.5%), PPC (2.4%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg1.1%MDLZ (7.6%), HSY (5.2%), JBS (12.4%), K (2.3%), MKC (2.1%)
Op Mgn LTM3.3%MDLZ (13.1%), HSY (19.1%), JBS (6.1%), KHC (20.4%), K (15.1%)
CFO/Rev LTM4.1%MDLZ (11.2%), HSY (19.0%), KHC (17.4%), K (12.0%), GIS (15.0%)
FCF/Rev LTM2.4%MDLZ (7.7%), HSY (14.0%), KHC (13.8%), K (6.8%), GIS (11.8%)
Total Yield6.8%MDLZ (7.5%), JBS (77.9%), K (7.9%), GIS (13.4%), MKC (6.9%)
 TSNBetter Performance than TSN
MetricValueAll Other Sectors
Rev Chg LTM2.0%NVDA (71.6%), MSFT (14.9%), AAPL (6.0%), GOOGL (13.1%), AMZN (10.9%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg1.1%NVDA (92.0%), MSFT (12.5%), AAPL (1.8%), GOOGL (10.2%), AMZN (11.3%)
Op Mgn LTM3.3%NVDA (58.1%), MSFT (45.6%), AAPL (31.9%), GOOGL (32.7%), AMZN (11.4%)
CFO/Rev LTM4.1%NVDA (46.6%), MSFT (48.3%), AAPL (26.6%), GOOGL (36.0%), AMZN (18.1%)
FCF/Rev LTM2.4%NVDA (43.6%), MSFT (25.4%), AAPL (23.5%), GOOGL (18.0%), META (30.7%)
Total Yield6.8%XOM (9.7%), JNJ (8.2%), BAC (7.2%), BABA (38.9%), UNH (9.4%)

Latest Trefis Analyses

TitleTopicDate
0DASHBOARDS  
1Tyson Foods Earnings Notes  
2Tyson Foods vs UnitedHealth: Which Is A Better Investment?Counter-Intuitive Comparisons 
3Tyson Foods vs Pilgrims Pride: Which Is A Better Investment?Counter-Intuitive Comparisons 
4How Does TSN Stack Up Against Its Peers?Peer Comparison 
5Better Bet Than TSN Stock: Pay Less Than Tyson Foods To Get More From MRK, CALM   
6Better Bet Than TSN Stock: Pay Less Than Tyson Foods To Get More From CALM   
7Better Bet Than TSN Stock: Pay Less Than Tyson Foods To Get More From CALM   
8Day 6 of Gains Streak for Tyson Foods Stock with 9.1% Return (vs. 1% YTD) [8/8/2025]Notification 
9Why Tyson Foods Stock Moved: TSN Stock Has Lost 30% Since 2021 Fiscal End, Primarily Due To Unfavorable Change In Price To Sales Multiple (P/S)  
10TSN Dip Buy Analysis  
11ARTICLES  
12Better Bet Than Hormel Foods Stock: Pay Less To Get More From TSN August 29th, 2025
13TSN Stock Up 9.1% after 6-Day Win Streak August 9th, 2025
14Why Mock Meat Stocks Are Outperforming This Year February 16th, 2022
15Beyond Meat, Tyson Foods: Plant-Based Meat Stocks Are Out Of Favor. Should You Buy? November 3rd, 2021
16Why Are Plant-Based Meat Stocks Underperforming? August 23rd, 2021
Title
0DASHBOARDS
1Better Bet Than Hormel Foods Stock: Pay Less To Get More From TSN
2TSN Stock Up 9.1% after 6-Day Win Streak
3Why Mock Meat Stocks Are Outperforming This Year
4Beyond Meat, Tyson Foods: Plant-Based Meat Stocks Are Out Of Favor. Should You Buy?
5Why Are Plant-Based Meat Stocks Underperforming?
6ARTICLES
7Tyson Foods Earnings Notes
8Tyson Foods vs UnitedHealth: Which Is A Better Investment?
9Tyson Foods vs Pilgrims Pride: Which Is A Better Investment?
10How Does TSN Stack Up Against Its Peers?
11Better Bet Than TSN Stock: Pay Less Than Tyson Foods To Get More From MRK, CALM 
12Better Bet Than TSN Stock: Pay Less Than Tyson Foods To Get More From CALM 
13Better Bet Than TSN Stock: Pay Less Than Tyson Foods To Get More From CALM 
14Day 6 of Gains Streak for Tyson Foods Stock with 9.1% Return (vs. 1% YTD) [8/8/2025]
15Why Tyson Foods Stock Moved: TSN Stock Has Lost 30% Since 2021 Fiscal End, Primarily Due To Unfavorable Change In Price To Sales Multiple (P/S)
16TSN Dip Buy Analysis

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Financials

TSNKHRLPPCCAGMDLZMedian
NameTyson Fo.KellanovaHormel F.Pilgrims.Conagra .Mondelez. 
Mkt Price54.3479.4225.0242.5418.9462.7048.44
Mkt Cap19.327.513.810.19.181.216.5
Rev LTM54,14612,63212,05917,97911,61337,10515,306
Op Inc LTM1,8081,9109561,7561,4454,8781,782
FCF LTM1,2988636281,3801,3032,8611,300
FCF 3Y Avg8111,0057915711,1883,121908
CFO LTM2,2371,5129311,8461,6924,1641,769
CFO 3Y Avg2,2531,6151,0701,0791,5684,3221,591

Growth & Margins

TSNKHRLPPCCAGMDLZMedian
NameTyson Fo.KellanovaHormel F.Pilgrims.Conagra .Mondelez. 
Rev Chg LTM2.0%-2.7%0.6%2.4%-3.6%3.1%1.3%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg1.1%2.3%-1.5%4.6%0.3%7.6%1.7%
Rev Chg Q4.0%-3.7%4.6%2.3%-4.3%7.7%3.1%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM1.0%-0.9%1.1%0.6%-1.1%1.8%0.8%
Op Mgn LTM3.3%15.1%7.9%9.8%12.4%13.1%11.1%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg2.4%11.8%8.6%6.4%14.1%14.7%10.2%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.5%0.4%-0.1%0.8%-0.1%0.6%0.4%
CFO/Rev LTM4.1%12.0%7.7%10.3%14.6%11.2%10.7%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg4.2%12.8%8.9%6.1%13.1%12.1%10.5%
FCF/Rev LTM2.4%6.8%5.2%7.7%11.2%7.7%7.3%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg1.5%7.9%6.5%3.2%10.0%8.7%7.2%

Valuation

TSNKHRLPPCCAGMDLZMedian
NameTyson Fo.KellanovaHormel F.Pilgrims.Conagra .Mondelez. 
Mkt Cap19.327.513.810.19.181.216.5
P/S0.42.21.10.60.82.21.0
P/EBIT11.713.913.25.85.717.412.5
P/E24.619.918.38.47.922.319.1
P/CFO8.618.214.85.55.419.511.7
Total Yield6.8%7.9%10.0%12.0%20.1%7.5%9.0%
Dividend Yield2.7%2.8%4.6%0.0%7.4%3.0%2.9%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg4.1%4.4%4.3%4.8%9.7%3.4%4.4%
D/E0.50.20.20.30.90.30.3
Net D/E0.40.20.20.10.90.20.2

Returns

TSNKHRLPPCCAGMDLZMedian
NameTyson Fo.KellanovaHormel F.Pilgrims.Conagra .Mondelez. 
1M Rtn-3.5%-0.2%-12.1%-11.3%-1.2%1.0%-2.3%
3M Rtn0.2%-0.3%-16.0%-7.3%-10.5%-4.8%-6.1%
6M Rtn-8.6%-2.2%-14.8%-3.3%-24.7%-1.7%-6.0%
12M Rtn-9.1%1.3%-20.1%17.0%-38.4%-14.6%-11.9%
3Y Rtn-16.3%31.2%-39.7%89.0%-35.4%12.2%-2.1%
1M Excs Rtn-5.9%-2.7%-14.6%-13.8%-3.6%-1.4%-4.8%
3M Excs Rtn-9.6%-9.9%-26.1%-16.9%-20.2%-15.6%-16.3%
6M Excs Rtn-25.1%-18.6%-31.3%-19.6%-41.4%-18.7%-22.4%
12M Excs Rtn-26.9%-16.3%-35.9%-1.7%-54.8%-31.4%-29.1%
3Y Excs Rtn-82.7%-33.0%-103.5%11.7%-98.8%-52.1%-67.4%

Comparison Analyses

Financials

$ Mil | FY: 9/282025Q32025Q22025Q12024Q42024Q32024Q22024Q12023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q4
Period End6/28/20253/29/202512/28/20249/28/20246/29/20243/30/202412/30/20239/30/20237/1/20234/1/202312/31/202210/1/2022
Filing Date8/4/20255/5/20252/3/202511/12/20248/5/20245/6/20242/5/202411/13/20238/10/20235/8/20232/6/202311/14/2022
Key Financials Quarterly            
Total Revenue13,88413,07413,62313,56513,35313,07213,31913,34813,14013,13313,26013,737
Ebitda635492946923748663639-67-142768211,059
Operating Income603100580525341312231-13098-49467766
Net Income617359357191145107-450-417-97316538
EPS0.180.021.031.030.550.420.31-1.31-1.18-0.280.911.54
Key Financials TTM            
Total Revenue TTM54,14653,61553,61353,30953,09252,87952,94052,88153,27053,62553,60953,282
Ebitda TTM2,9963,1093,2802,9731,9831,2218341,0162,1423,5244,7275,716
Operating Income TTM1,8081,5461,7581,4097545111503861,2822,2173,4224,410
Net Income TTM7849141,052800-7-615-857-6483401,5072,4333,238
Growth Rates Quarterly            
Total Revenue Growth4.0%0.0%2.3%1.6%1.6%-0.5%0.4%-2.8%-2.6%0.1%2.5%7.2%
EBITDA Growth-15.1%-25.8%48.0%1477.6%5442.9%140.2%-22.2%-106.3%-101.0%-81.3%-54.6%-52.8%
Operating Income Growth76.8%-67.9%151.1%503.8%248.0%736.7%-50.5%-117.0%-90.5%-104.2%-67.9%-59.9%
Net Income Growth-68.1%-95.2%235.5%179.3%145.8%249.5%-66.1%-183.6%-155.6%-111.7%-71.8%-60.3%
Margins Quarterly            
EBITDA Margin4.6%3.8%6.9%6.8%5.6%5.1%4.8%-0.5%-0.1%2.1%6.2%7.7%
Operating Income Margin4.3%0.8%4.3%3.9%2.6%2.4%1.7%-1.0%0.7%-0.4%3.5%5.6%
Net Income Margin0.4%0.1%2.6%2.6%1.4%1.1%0.8%-3.4%-3.2%-0.7%2.4%3.9%
Cash & Debt            
Total Cash1,5479922,2921,7172,5692,1821,4845736995436541,031
Total Debt9,0659,0689,8069,78711,02110,9609,6789,5069,3208,9308,3498,321
Net Debt / (Cash)7,5188,0767,5148,0708,4528,7788,1948,9338,6218,3877,6957,290
Cash Flows Quarterly            
FCF from Operations774-1851,031617796-1231,3003236607762797
Cash Flows TTM            
FCF from Operations TTM2,2372,2592,3212,5902,2962,1602,2901,7522,2262,2322,0172,687
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly            
Dividends175174175171171171171167167167169162
Share Repurchases2611551318131111193139
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly            
ROIC11.5%2.3%23.6%19.9%12.5%10.4%8.0%-4.6%4.5%-1.6%17.9%33.9%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM            
ROIC TTM16.6%14.6%17.8%13.1%2.2%5.8%1.6%4.1%9.0%20.5%34.2%47.4%

Price Behavior

TSN Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta0.430.560.620.330.230.37
Up Beta2.121.681.540.390.370.53
Down Beta-0.66-0.98-0.160.170.110.33
Up Capture70%33%37%24%7%5%
Bmk +ve Days10223571142415
Stock +ve Days13193061121373
Down Capture-88%57%54%52%33%63%
Bmk -ve Days11192754106334
Stock -ve Days8233264125371

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity8,593,531
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-9.2%
Average Daily Volume2,513,853
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.42
Basic Shares Quantity355,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares2.4%

Returns Analyses

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/4/20252.4%8.6%8.6%
5/5/2025-7.7%-9.0%-7.4%
2/3/20252.2%2.6%8.0%
11/12/20246.5%9.7%6.1%
8/5/20242.1%0.8%6.7%
5/6/2024-5.7%-3.8%-7.7%
2/5/20242.0%-6.7%-3.8%
11/13/2023-2.8%3.8%8.0%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive131213
# Negative111211
Median Positive2.4%3.2%7.5%
Median Negative-5.7%-4.1%-7.4%
Max Positive12.2%15.2%10.2%
Max Negative-16.4%-19.5%-22.7%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025804202510-Q 6/28/2025
3312025505202510-Q 3/29/2025
12312024203202510-Q 12/28/2024
93020241112202410-K 9/28/2024
6302024805202410-Q 6/29/2024
3312024506202410-Q 3/30/2024
12312023205202410-Q 12/30/2023
93020231113202310-K 9/30/2023
6302023810202310-Q 7/1/2023
3312023508202310-Q 4/1/2023
12312022206202310-Q 12/31/2022
93020221114202210-K 10/1/2022
6302022808202210-Q 7/2/2022
3312022509202210-Q 4/2/2022
12312021207202210-Q 1/1/2022
93020211115202110-K 10/2/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value		Value of
Held Shares		Form
0White Noel W11202024Sell64.8930,0001,946,64972,350Form
1MORRIS WESGroup President Poultry11142024Sell61.562,425149,2682,234,362Form

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