CALM vs TSN vs JBS Stock Comparison

Cal-Maine Foods, Tyson Foods and Jbs Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc
$62.60 -12.7% 1M -29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
49.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.53B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
1 win
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.
$56.70 +10.4% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$19.86B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
5 wins
JBS Jbs N.V.
$12.41 +7.7% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.22B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tyson Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tyson Foods 5, Jbs 4, Cal-Maine Foods 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALMTSNJBSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.91B $19.86B $13.22B TSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.5x 34.6x 11.9x JBS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -42.5% +2.9% -89.0% TSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 1.0% 12.6% JBS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% 10.2% JBS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 3.3x TSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.9% +9.4% -3.8% TSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.7%/yr -7.2%/yr — CALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 26.7% 34.4% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 54/100 57/100 JBS

Percentile Scorecard

CALMTSNJBS

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

AxisCALMTSNJBS
Valuation 33 #23 of 34 52 #17 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Growth 3 #30 of 31 57 #14 of 31 40 #19 of 31
Profitability 32 #20 of 29 46 #16 of 29 93 #3 of 29
Financial Health 92 #4 of 37 64 #14 of 37 19 #30 of 37
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 25 50 #13 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Overall 52 54 57
  • CALM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • JBS ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALMTSNJBSSPY
1 month -12.7%+10.4%+7.7% -1.0%
3 months -30.7%-1.3%+1.1% +2.9%
6 months -17.9%-11.4%-25.3% +6.4%
Year to date -21.3%-3.3%-13.9% +11.4%
1 year -29.9%+9.4%-3.8% +13.1%
3 years +38.8%+24.7%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%+7.6%— +21.5%
5 years +74.1%-31.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.7%-7.2%— +10.9%
10 years +69.0%-18.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.4%-2.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCALMTSNJBSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%26.7%34.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%25.7%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.17-0.060.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.990.35-0.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-54.4%-41.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.0%-17.5%-32.6% -2.5%
52-week high $93.50$68.75$18.42 $779.14
52-week low $60.61$50.47$10.86 $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.

MultipleCALMTSNJBS
P/E now vs peer median 49.8xmedian 14.9x 34.8xmedian 14.9x 11.9xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 1.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 9.0x 10.6xmedian 9.0x 5.8xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -89.2xmedian 15.2x 17.2xmedian 15.2x 29.0xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 1.28 1.83median 1.28 —median 1.28

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 monthsCALMTSNJBS
Revenue $2.53B $55.69B $8.87B
Gross profit $361.14M $3.42B $10.75B
Operating income $18.84M $1.26B $3.25B
Net income $62.80M $598.00M $1.82B
Free cash flow -$32.77M $1.16B $473.81M
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $1.62 $589,689.42
Cash & equivalents $113.54M $740.00M $3.47B
Total debt – $8.01B $89.57B
Shares (diluted) 46.70M 355.00M 1.89K
Enterprise value $1.92B $16.11B -$20.05B

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
MetricCALMTSNJBS
P/E 49.8x 34.8x 11.9x
P/FCF -89.2x 17.2x 29.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.3x 10.0x 4.5x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 1.6x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 19.1x 10.6x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 149.2x 21.6x 10.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.5x 3.7x
EV/FCF -85.8x 23.4x 69.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.2x 13.6x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 1.83 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALMTSNJBS
Revenue growth (1Y) -42.5% 2.9% -89.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 1.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -81.1% -12.3% -8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -29.4% -0.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -98.8% -14.2% -27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -71.3% 14.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -95.1% -26.4% -23.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -53.7% 21.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -95.2% -26.4% -54.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -54.1% 19.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -92.8% -10.4% 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.1% -3.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -102.7% -10.6% 421.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.2% 128.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALMTSNJBS
Gross margin 14.3% 6.1% 121.2%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 4.6% 64.6%
Operating margin 0.7% 2.3% 36.7%
Pretax margin 2.9% 1.5% 14.4%
Net margin 2.3% 1.0% 12.6%
FCF margin -1.3% 2.1% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 3.6% 34.2%
Return on equity 2.4% 3.3% 21.0%
Return on assets 2.1% 1.7% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 0.7% 4.4% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 3.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALMTSNJBS
Debt / assets – 22.5% 49.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 2.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 6.9x 47.8x
Liabilities / assets 14.4% 48.9% 82.1%
Equity / assets 85.6% 51.1% 17.9%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 1.3x
Current ratio 7.7x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.68 3.20 0.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALMTSNJBS
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.6% 8.1%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 1.3% -1.7%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 4.9% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusCALMTSNJBS
Forward P/E – 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.31FY2026 $3.39FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -149.9%FY2026 -17.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +16.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.42BFY2026 $59.39BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -16.7%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% -9.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALMTSNJBS
Held by institutions 93.5% 73.5% 39.2%
Institutions holding 454 877 267
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +3.8% +11.5%
Institutions buying 256 407 159
Institutions selling 140 353 83
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.15 1.92

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.

CALMTSNJBS
CALM 1.00 0.16 0.14
TSN 0.16 1.00 0.45
JBS 0.14 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALM, TSN and JBS?

Tyson Foods (TSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) $2.91B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.86B, Jbs (JBS) $13.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALM, TSN and JBS?

Jbs (JBS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 49.5x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 34.6x, Jbs (JBS) 11.9x). 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: Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -42.5%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%, Jbs (JBS) -89.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jbs (JBS) has the highest net margin (Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 2.3%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%, Jbs (JBS) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Jbs (JBS) leads (Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%, Jbs (JBS) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tyson Foods (TSN) returned the most: Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) -29.9%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.4%, Jbs (JBS) -3.8%. Over five years, Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) compounded fastest (Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) +11.7%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 0.00%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%, Jbs (JBS) 0.00%. Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) and Jbs (JBS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 30.1%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.7%, Jbs (JBS) 34.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tyson Foods (TSN) leads on 5. 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.