BYND vs CALM vs TSN Stock Comparison

Beyond Meat, Cal-Maine Foods and Tyson Foods Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.
$7.13 -16.3% 1M +260.1% 1Y
Market cap
$122.59M
P/E
0.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.85M
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins
CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc
$61.18 -9.2% 1M -30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.86B
P/E
48.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.53B
Div. yield
4.00%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.
$55.36 +8.7% 1M +6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.48B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.69B
Div. yield
3.68%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Beyond Meat leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Beyond Meat 4, Tyson Foods 3, Cal-Maine Foods 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYNDCALMTSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.59M $2.86B $19.48B TSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.4x 48.7x 33.9x BYND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 16.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.1% -42.5% +2.9% TSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 111.7% 2.3% 1.0% BYND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — 2.8x BYND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.00% 3.68% CALM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +260.1% -30.6% +6.2% BYND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.9%/yr +11.2%/yr -7.1%/yr CALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 367.6% 30.0% 26.7% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 54/100 52/100 CALM

Percentile Scorecard

BYNDCALMTSN

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

AxisBYNDCALMTSN
Valuation 6 #32 of 34 33 #23 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Growth 66 #11 of 30 3 #29 of 30 55 #14 of 30
Profitability 26 #21 of 28 37 #18 of 28 41 #17 of 28
Financial Health 34 #24 of 36 94 #3 of 36 66 #13 of 36
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 24 48 #13 of 24
Overall 33 54 52
  • BYND ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • CALM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBYNDCALMTSNSPY
1 month -16.3%-9.2%+8.7% +0.9%
3 months +1,245.3%-34.6%-9.3% +5.9%
6 months +780.2%-18.5%-12.9% +8.5%
Year to date +769.5%-23.1%-5.6% +13.3%
1 year +260.1%-30.6%+6.2% +12.4%
3 years +19.4%+34.3%+21.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.1%+10.3%+6.7% +23.5%
5 years -92.8%+69.7%-30.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -40.9%+11.2%-7.1% +11.0%
10 years —+60.3%-20.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+4.8%-2.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBYNDCALMTSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 367.6%30.0%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.8%31.5%25.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.15-0.18-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-1.020.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-49.1%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.7%-34.6%-19.5% -0.9%
52-week high $14.77$93.50$68.75 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$60.61$50.47 $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.

MultipleBYNDCALMTSN
P/E now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 16.0x 48.7xmedian 16.0x 33.9xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 9.1x 18.7xmedian 9.1x 10.4xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 15.8x -87.2xmedian 15.8x 16.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.29 -0.90median 1.29 1.79median 1.29

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 monthsBYNDCALMTSN
Revenue $258.85M $2.53B $55.69B
Gross profit $7.98M $361.14M $3.42B
Operating income -$314.42M $18.84M $1.26B
Net income $289.10M $62.80M $598.00M
Free cash flow -$120.01M -$32.77M $1.16B
R&D $19.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $14.65 $1.26 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $171.37M $113.54M $740.00M
Total debt $115.09M – $8.01B
Shares (diluted) 19.73M 46.70M 355.00M
Enterprise value -$560.97M $1.89B $15.83B

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
MetricBYNDCALMTSN
P/E 0.4x 48.7x 33.9x
P/FCF -1.0x -87.2x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x 28.6x 9.7x
P/S 0.5x 1.1x 0.3x
P/B 2.2x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -0.2x 18.7x 10.4x
EV/EBIT -0.2x 145.7x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF -0.6x -83.7x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.6x 27.5x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 -0.90 1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYNDCALMTSN
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.1% -42.5% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -5.0% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -68.5% -81.1% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -29.4% -0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.3% -98.8% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -71.3% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 275.9% -95.1% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% -53.7% 21.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.7% -95.2% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.3% -54.1% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.0% -92.8% -10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -48.1% -3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% -102.7% -10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -27.2% 128.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYNDCALMTSN
Gross margin 3.1% 14.3% 6.1%
EBITDA margin -107.0% 5.8% 4.6%
Operating margin -121.5% 0.7% 2.3%
Pretax margin 111.7% 2.9% 1.5%
Net margin 111.7% 2.3% 1.0%
FCF margin -46.4% -1.3% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin -42.5% 3.9% 3.6%
Return on equity 1,621% 2.4% 3.3%
Return on assets 50.8% 2.1% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – – 3.5%
Return on capital employed -68.7% 0.7% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.6x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYNDCALMTSN
Debt / assets 20.6% – 22.5%
Debt / equity 2.0x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF -1.0x – 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.9% 14.4% 48.9%
Equity / assets 10.1% 85.6% 51.1%
Interest coverage -12.9x – 3.1x
Current ratio 2.6x 7.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -3.44 6.58 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYNDCALMTSN
Dividend yield – 4.0% 3.7%
Net buyback yield – 4.8% 1.3%
Shareholder yield – 8.8% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 117.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 60.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%

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.

ConsensusBYNDCALMTSN
Forward P/E – – 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-10.13FY2026 $-3.31FY2026 $3.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -149.9%FY2026 -20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $234.10MFY2026 $2.42BFY2026 $59.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.0%FY2026 -16.7%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +11.8% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYNDCALMTSN
Held by institutions 23.3% 93.5% 91.8%
Institutions holding 204 454 877
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +2.5% +3.8%
Institutions buying 96 256 407
Institutions selling 67 140 353
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.83 1.15

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.

BYNDCALMTSN
BYND 1.00 -0.05 0.10
CALM -0.05 1.00 0.15
TSN 0.10 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYND, CALM and TSN?

Tyson Foods (TSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beyond Meat (BYND) $122.59M, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) $2.86B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYND, CALM and TSN?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 48.7x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 33.9x). 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: Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -42.5%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beyond Meat (BYND) has the highest net margin (Beyond Meat (BYND) 111.7%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 2.3%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Beyond Meat (BYND) +260.1%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -30.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +6.2%. Over five years, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) compounded fastest (Beyond Meat (BYND) -40.9%/yr, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) +11.2%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) has the highest dividend yield: Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 4.00%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.68%. Beyond Meat (BYND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (Beyond Meat (BYND) 367.6%, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 30.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYND, CALM and TSN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Beyond Meat (BYND) leads on 4. 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.