# Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $51.42, market value $18.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 31.7×** (5-yr avg 19.8×, 3-yr avg 32.4×). Tyson Foods Inc. trades at 31.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 19.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 12.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.3×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.7×**. Enterprise value is 6.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.4%** (5-yr avg 5.3%). Free cash flow equals 6.4% of the market value, above its five-year average of 5.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 6.1%**. Tyson Foods Inc. keeps 6.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 2.3%**. 2.3% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 0.9%**. 0.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.6%**. 2.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.1%** (3-yr 0.7%/yr, 5-yr 4.7%/yr). Revenue grew 2.1% over the last year, against 4.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -40.9%** (3-yr -47.0%/yr, 5-yr -28.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 40.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 13.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 13.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.05**. Debt is 0.05 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Tyson Foods Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.97%** ($0.50 per share, trailing). Tyson Foods Inc. yields 3.97%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 147%** (60% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (147% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 3.3%/yr** (1-yr 2.0%). The dividend has grown 3.3% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Tyson Foods Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $68.75 (+34% 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): -6.1%** (YTD -10.8%, 3-mo -12.4%). The shares are down 6.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -26.0%** (1.7% above the low). Trading 26% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 26**. An RSI of 26 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.05** (volatility 27%). Beta of -0.05 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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