TSN Tyson Foods
$54.84
▲ 1.5%Updated Today 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
TSN at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Weak · 26/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▲ Up 2.1% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$20.32B
P/E
42.03x
Forward P/E (est.)
60.04x
ROE
2.5%
Revenue Growth
4.2%
EPS Growth
-50.2%
Profit Margin
0.8%
FCF Yield
3.4%
Debt / Equity
0.49x
ROIC
5.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
1.43x
Dividend Yield
3.6%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
3.0%
Rating Score
26/100
Business Overview
Tyson Foods (TSN) is a large-cap company in the Packaged Foods & Meats industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $20.32B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $54.44B in revenue and $474.00M in net profit.
Our model rates TSN Weak (26/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedSome durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
6.1% average over the last 3 years
±3.1 pts around 10.8% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 10 years
5.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what TSN's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. TSN trades near $54.84, below its 50-day average ($61.90) and 200-day average ($59.47). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 66 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. TSN's is $1.40 (~2.6% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, TSN found buyers near $54.63 (support) and sellers near $59.55 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $50.56–$69.48. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.6× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
3.7%
Revenue moved from $36.88B in 2016 to $54.44B in 2025, a 4.4% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (4.2%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
6.5%
Operating Margin
2.0%
Net Margin
0.9%
ROE
2.5%
Tyson Foods keeps about 0.8% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 6.5% gross margin and 2.0% operating margin. Return on equity is 2.5% and return on invested capital about 5.0%. Thin margins leave less cushion if costs rise.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
—
Net Debt
—
Net Debt / EBITDA
—
Debt / Equity
0.49x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.5x, with a current ratio of 1.4x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$2.15B
Free Cash Flow
$1.18B
FCF Margin
2.2%
In the latest year Tyson Foods produced about $2.15B of operating cash flow and $1.18B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.4% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.
Dividend yield
3.6%
Total paid (latest FY)
$697.00M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 59% of free cash flow
147% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 9 years in a row
no cuts in the last 10 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
42.03x
P/S
0.37x
P/B
1.02x
EV / EBITDA
—
TSN trades at 42.0x trailing earnings (about 60.0x on estimated forward earnings), 0.4x sales, and 1.0x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 3.0% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
—
Current price
$54.84
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.18B
Growth, years 1–5
4.2%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where TSN sits versus the Consumer Staples companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 48 Consumer Staples companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How TSN stacks up against its Consumer Staples peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 48 rated Consumer Staples companies we cover, TSN ranks #46 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (42x P/E vs. 22x median) with a lower return on equity (2.5% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (4.2% vs. 3.4%).
P/E vs sector
42x
median 22x
ROE vs sector
2.5%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
4.2%
median 3.4%
Sector rank
#46
of 48 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Consumer Staples companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 48 rated companies among the 74 Consumer Staples stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$134.04 – $225.18
vs. $54.84 today · implied CAGR 20% – 33%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $56.62B | $58.88B | $61.24B | $63.69B | $66.24B |
| Net income | $1.70B | $1.77B | $1.84B | $1.91B | $1.99B |
| EPS | $4.58 | $4.77 | $4.96 | $5.16 | $5.36 |
| Share price (low) | $114.58 | $119.16 | $123.93 | $128.88 | $134.04 |
| Share price (high) | $192.49 | $200.19 | $208.20 | $216.52 | $225.18 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 109% / 251% | 47% / 91% | 31% / 56% | 24% / 41% | 20% / 33% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for TSN:
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.5x) lowers risk.
- Pays a 3.6% dividend on top of any price gains.
Bear Case
The case against TSN:
- Thin net margins (0.8%) leave little room for error.
- A rich 42.0x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
- Our model's overall read is Weak (26/100).
Key Risks
Valuation risk — at 42.0x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Margin risk — thin profitability (0.8%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the fundamentals screen weakly: Tyson Foods is a large-cap consumer staples business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 42.0x earnings, which our model scores Weak (26/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 20 Wall Street analysts covering TSN recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-7 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
TSN's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
TSN — frequently asked questions
Is TSN a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Tyson Foods Weak (26/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is TSN's rating on The Stocks School?
Tyson Foods currently scores 26/100 (Weak) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does TSN's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Tyson Foods's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for TSN calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this TSN analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell TSN. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.