# Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail. Price $35.10, market value $18.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.9×** (5-yr avg 23.4×, 3-yr avg 23.6×). Tractor Supply Company trades at 18.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 23.4×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 17.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 17.36**. A PEG of 17.36 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 6.9×**. The shares trade at 6.9× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.7%** (5-yr avg 2.4%). Free cash flow equals 1.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 2.4%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 5.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 36.5%**. Tractor Supply Company keeps 36.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 8.5%**. 8.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.1%**. 7.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 42.5%**. 42.5% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 25.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 25.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 9.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.3%** (3-yr 3.0%/yr, 5-yr 7.9%/yr). Revenue grew 4.3% over the last year, against 7.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 1.0%** (3-yr 2.0%/yr, 5-yr 10.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 1.0%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 8.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 8.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.68**. Debt is 0.68 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 1.34** (quick 1.34). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.34 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.61**. A Z-score of 3.61 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.74%** ($0.95 per share, trailing). Tractor Supply Company yields 2.74%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 44%**. 44% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 16**. 16 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 25.1%/yr** (1-yr 4.5%). The dividend has compounded at 25.1% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (27 analysts). 27 analysts cover Tractor Supply Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $37.41 (+7% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -33.6%** (YTD -28.5%, 3-mo 10.0%). The shares are down 33.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -38.4%** (23.8% above the low). Trading 38% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 61**. An RSI of 61 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.33** (volatility 34%). Beta of 0.33 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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