TSN Consumer Defensive

Tyson Foods, Inc.

$56.96-0.21%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Farm Products
Country: United States
Market cap: 20.0B USD
Enterprise value: 26.8B USD
Full-time employees: 133,000

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
About average: valuation and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)valuation and risk

Ranks #545 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 29%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Sep 2022: revenue +2.2%, operating profit −75%.
Since FY Sep 2022, Tyson Foods's revenue changed +2.2% while operating profit fell 75%: costs rose faster than sales.
Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.0× reported profit.
Free cash flow is 2.0× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

StockQuotient Score

39/ 100▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 39 → Nov 4 39

Valuation

Is the price right?

46/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Held back by:

▼ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield2.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.56Sector median: 0.0453 · MAD: 0.0301

EBITDA yield9.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.21Sector median: 0.0865 · MAD: 0.0435

Free cash flow yield5.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.11Sector median: 0.0622 · MAD: 0.0441

Other data (not scored)

Book yield89.4%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5381 · MAD: 0.2865

Growth

Is it growing?

33/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-26.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.10Sector median: 0.0154 · MAD: 0.2529

3-year revenue growth1.5%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.46Sector median: 0.0366 · MAD: 0.0470

Revenue growth2.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.01Sector median: 0.0278 · MAD: 0.0585

Profitability

Does it earn well?

25/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROA
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin2.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.05Sector median: 0.0759 · MAD: 0.0508

Return on assets1.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.89Sector median: 0.0396 · MAD: 0.0262

Return on invested capital3.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.56Sector median: 0.0766 · MAD: 0.0673

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin6.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3182 · MAD: 0.1263

Return on equity3.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0831 · MAD: 0.0675

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Close to the peer norm on every measure.

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.37

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.21Sector median: 0.4070 · MAD: 0.1690

Current ratio1.43×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.14Sector median: 1.5250 · MAD: 0.6460

Debt / equity0.44×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.05Sector median: 0.4234 · MAD: 0.3581

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Tyson Foods

Is Tyson Foods getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 3, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 39/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Tyson Foods valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 46/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Earnings yield 2.8% vs a peer median of 4.5% (weaker than 66% of peers).Earnings yield 2.8% vs peers 4.5% (weaker than 66% of peers).
Is Tyson Foods growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 33/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Earnings per share growth -26.4% vs a peer median of 1.5% (weaker than 75% of peers).Earnings per share growth -26.4% vs peers 1.5% (weaker than 75% of peers).
How profitable is Tyson Foods?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 25/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Operating margin 2.3% vs a peer median of 7.6% (weaker than 79% of peers).Operating margin 2.3% vs peers 7.6% (weaker than 79% of peers).
How risky is Tyson Foods?: Moderate risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 27, 2026 · filed Aug 3, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 28, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	55.7B USD	55.7B USD	−0.0%
Net income (12 months)	453.0M USD	574.0M USD	+26.7%
Operating margin	2.1%	2.3%	+0.2 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	1.2B USD	1.2B USD	−5.4%
Debt	8.1B USD	8.0B USD	−1.0%
Cash	500.0M USD	740.0M USD	+48.0%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Defensive · 91 companies

Valuations in Consumer Defensive are within their usual range since 2016.

30% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
18% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values −4% and earnings +7% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −58% vs the whole market, against a usual −39%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Defensive: too few Farm Products companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Sep 2021	FY Sep 2022	FY Sep 2023	FY Sep 2024	FY Sep 2025	Change
Gross margin	13.9%	12.5%	5.0%	6.8%	6.5%	▼ 0.3 pts
Operating margin	9.3%	8.3%	-0.7%	2.6%	2.0%	▼ 0.6 pts
Net margin	6.5%	6.1%	-1.2%	1.5%	0.9%	▼ 0.6 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	8.4%	8.8%	-1.8%	2.2%	1.3%	▼ 0.9 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	17.2%	16.4%	-3.6%	4.4%	2.6%	▼ 1.7 pts
Free cash flow margin	5.6%	1.5%	-0.4%	2.7%	2.2%	▼ 0.6 pts
Current ratio	1.55×	1.81×	1.34×	2.04×	1.55×	▼ 24%
Quick ratio	0.86×	0.77×	0.52×	0.95×	0.66×	▼ 30%
Debt to equity	0.53×	0.42×	0.52×	0.53×	0.49×	▼ 8.3%
Interest coverage	—	12.08×	-1.11×	2.93×	2.45×	▼ 17%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

About average: valuation and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)valuation and risk

Ranks #545 of 761 consumer defensive companies (bottom 29%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Sep 2022: revenue +2.2%, operating profit −75%.

Since FY Sep 2022, Tyson Foods's revenue changed +2.2% while operating profit fell 75%: costs rose faster than sales.

Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.0× reported profit.

Free cash flow is 2.0× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

Questions investors ask about Tyson Foods

Is Tyson Foods getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 3, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 39/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Tyson Foods valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 46/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Earnings yield 2.8% vs a peer median of 4.5% (weaker than 66% of peers).Earnings yield 2.8% vs peers 4.5% (weaker than 66% of peers).

Is Tyson Foods growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 33/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Earnings per share growth -26.4% vs a peer median of 1.5% (weaker than 75% of peers).Earnings per share growth -26.4% vs peers 1.5% (weaker than 75% of peers).

How profitable is Tyson Foods?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 25/100 against 823 consumer defensive peers. Operating margin 2.3% vs a peer median of 7.6% (weaker than 79% of peers).Operating margin 2.3% vs peers 7.6% (weaker than 79% of peers).

How risky is Tyson Foods?

Moderate risk relative to 823 consumer defensive peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

55.7B USD

55.7B USD

−0.0%

Net income (12 months)

453.0M USD

574.0M USD

+26.7%

Operating margin

2.1%

2.3%

+0.2 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

1.2B USD

1.2B USD

−5.4%

Debt

8.1B USD

8.0B USD

−1.0%

Cash

500.0M USD

740.0M USD

+48.0%

Key ratios

FY Sep 2021

FY Sep 2022

FY Sep 2023

FY Sep 2024

FY Sep 2025

Change

Gross margin

13.9%

12.5%

5.0%

6.8%

6.5%

▼ 0.3 pts

Operating margin

9.3%

8.3%

-0.7%

2.6%

2.0%

▼ 0.6 pts

Net margin

6.5%

6.1%

-1.2%

1.5%

0.9%

▼ 0.6 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

8.4%

8.8%

-1.8%

2.2%

1.3%

▼ 0.9 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

17.2%

16.4%

-3.6%

4.4%

2.6%

▼ 1.7 pts

Free cash flow margin

5.6%

1.5%

-0.4%

2.7%

2.2%

▼ 0.6 pts

Current ratio

1.55×

1.81×

1.34×

2.04×

1.55×

▼ 24%

Quick ratio

0.86×

0.77×

0.52×

0.95×

0.66×

▼ 30%

Debt to equity

0.53×

0.42×

0.52×

0.53×

0.49×

▼ 8.3%

Interest coverage

—

12.08×

-1.11×

2.93×

2.45×

▼ 17%