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Tyson Foods

TSN
35
Agricultural Farm Products · Consumer Defensive
Also trades as: 0LHR.L GBP 0.57 (-0.95%)
Price
$56.70
-0.37 (-0.65%)
Market Cap
$19.95B
Winston Score
35
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Oct 25, 2026 · filings through Jun 27, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Weak
4/30
Growth
Weak
4/20
Cash Flow
Strong
7/10
Stability
Good
6/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Mixed
6/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

35 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 35.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−21.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 365.0M (2021) → 285.0M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Tyson Foods is one of the largest meat companies in the world. It raises, processes, and sells chicken, beef, and pork to grocery stores, restaurants, and fast-food chains across the United States. The company owns well-known brands like Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, and Hillshire Farm.

Tyson makes money by buying livestock, processing it into packaged meat products, and selling those products to retailers and foodservice customers. It operates mainly in the United States but also exports to international markets, generating roughly $53 billion in annual revenue. The company's scale and brand portfolio give it some competitive advantage, but its margins are very thin — as the numbers above show — because feed costs, labor, and commodity prices are hard to control. The biggest risk Tyson faces is continued cost pressure from volatile grain and cattle prices, which can quickly squeeze already narrow profits.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-0.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

Reported EPS Growth

+194.4% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

28 Jun 2025: $0.18

27 Jun 2026: $0.53

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$829M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Tyson Foods's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
6.6%
Thin — 6.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.6%
Thin — 2.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.8%
Weak — 4.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+2.9%
Nearly flat sales (+2.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-26.1%
Earnings shrinking (-26.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
349%
Turns 349% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
2.1%
Thin free cash flow (2.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.44
Conservative — low debt load (0.44)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.10x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
34.0x
Pricey — P/E 34.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+21.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (34.0 → 12.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.93%
Moderate income — 3.93% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+1.5%
Dividend flat
Payout Ratio
122%
no trend
Paying out more than the last 12 months of profit. The dividend is being funded from cash or borrowing, not this year’s earnings.

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