BSFC vs TSN vs HRL Stock Comparison

Blue Star Foods, Tyson Foods and Hormel Foods Prices as of Oct 14, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BSFC Blue Star Foods Corp.
$1.00 +9,900.0% 1M +9,900.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
1 win
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.
$56.40 +10.8% 1M +9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$19.59B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
5 wins
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$20.95 +6.3% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.51B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hormel Foods leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hormel Foods 6, Tyson Foods 5, Blue Star Foods 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSFCTSNHRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.09M $19.59B $11.51B TSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 34.1x 33.6x HRL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.2x 15.0x HRL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.9% +0.7% TSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.0% 2.8% HRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% 3.5% HRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 1.8x HRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.04% 0.06% HRL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9,900.0% +9.8% -12.1% BSFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -83.3%/yr -6.9%/yr -13.1%/yr TSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 1,167.2% 26.8% 30.0% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 49/100 TSN

Percentile Scorecard

BSFCTSNHRL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBSFCTSNHRL
Valuation – 52 #17 of 34 66 #16 of 45
Growth – 57 #14 of 31 27 #31 of 42
Profitability – 46 #16 of 29 49 #21 of 40
Financial Health 3 #36 of 37 67 #13 of 37 74 #13 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 50 #13 of 25 30 #22 of 31
Overall – 54 49
  • BSFC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBSFCTSNHRLSPY
1 month +9,900.0%+10.8%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months +9,900.0%-7.1%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months +9,900.0%-11.3%-2.4% +7.0%
Year to date +9,900.0%-3.8%-11.6% +12.2%
1 year +9,900.0%+9.8%-12.1% +13.0%
3 years -90.0%+23.6%-33.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -53.6%+7.3%-12.6% +23.1%
5 years -100.0%-30.1%-50.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -83.3%-6.9%-13.1% +11.0%
10 years —-17.9%-45.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-1.9%-5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBSFCTSNHRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 1,167.2%26.8%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —25.7%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.19-0.07-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 8.480.37-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-54.4%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-18.0%-21.0% -1.8%
52-week high $1.00$68.75$26.51 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$50.47$19.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBSFCTSNHRL
P/E now vs peer median —median 15.2x 34.6xmedian 15.2x 33.7xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 10.5xmedian 9.0x 12.5xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x 17.1xmedian 15.1x 14.8xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.27 1.82median 1.27 -1.25median 0.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBSFCTSNHRL
Revenue – $55.69B $12.15B
Gross profit – $3.42B $1.90B
Operating income – $1.26B $573.89M
Net income – $598.00M $342.71M
Free cash flow – $1.16B $780.87M
EPS (diluted) – $1.62 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $14.44K $740.00M $839.64M
Total debt $9.49M $8.01B $2.86B
Shares (diluted) 18.09M 355.00M 551.07M
Enterprise value $17.92M $15.84B $8.18B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBSFCTSNHRL
P/E – 34.6x 33.7x
P/FCF – 17.1x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x 10.6x
P/S – 0.4x 0.9x
P/B -7.7x 1.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -7.7x 1.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 10.5x 12.5x
EV/EBIT – 21.6x 23.6x
EV/Revenue – 0.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 23.3x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.5x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.82 -1.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSFCTSNHRL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.9% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -12.3% -3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -14.2% -43.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% -21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -26.4% -54.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 21.8% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – -26.4% -54.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.0% -27.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.4% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.6% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 128.0% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSFCTSNHRL
Gross margin – 6.1% 15.7%
EBITDA margin – 4.6% 8.9%
Operating margin – 2.3% 4.7%
Pretax margin – 1.5% 4.3%
Net margin – 1.0% 2.8%
FCF margin – 2.1% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.6% 9.0%
Return on equity – 3.3% 4.3%
Return on assets – 1.7% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – 4.4% 5.0%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.4x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSFCTSNHRL
Debt / assets 33.4% 22.5% 21.5%
Debt / equity -0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 6.9x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 270.0% 48.9% 40.9%
Equity / assets -170.0% 51.1% 59.1%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 7.3x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 3.19 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSFCTSNHRL
Dividend yield – 3.6% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% –
Shareholder yield – 4.9% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 117.4% 187.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 60.5% 82.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% 1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 3.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBSFCTSNHRL
Forward P/E – 17.2xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-19.05FY2023 $3.27FY2026 $1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -20.6%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.3% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.26MFY2023 $59.23BFY2026 $11.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.8%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.8% -9.8% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSFCTSNHRL
Held by institutions – 73.5% 43.8%
Institutions holding – 877 622
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.8% -4.0%
Institutions buying – 407 323
Institutions selling – 353 230
Buyers to sellers – 1.15 1.40

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BSFCTSNHRL
BSFC – – –
TSN – 1.00 0.22
HRL – 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSFC, TSN and HRL?

Tyson Foods (TSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blue Star Foods (BSFC) $18.09M, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.59B, Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSFC, TSN and HRL?

Hormel Foods (HRL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tyson Foods (TSN) 34.1x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hormel Foods (HRL) is cheapest (Tyson Foods (TSN) 17.2x, Hormel Foods (HRL) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tyson Foods (TSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%, Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest net margin (Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Hormel Foods (HRL) leads (Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Blue Star Foods (BSFC) returned the most: Blue Star Foods (BSFC) +9,900.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.8%, Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.1%. Over five years, Tyson Foods (TSN) compounded fastest (Blue Star Foods (BSFC) -83.3%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -6.9%/yr, Hormel Foods (HRL) -13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest dividend yield: Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%. Blue Star Foods (BSFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (Blue Star Foods (BSFC) 1,167.2%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.8%, Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSFC, TSN and HRL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hormel Foods (HRL) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.