GIS vs POST vs TSN Stock Comparison

General Mills, Post Holdings and Tyson Foods Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GIS General Mills Inc
$33.31 -1.5% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
POST Post Holdings, Inc.
$81.62 +11.1% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.41B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.
$56.25 +10.3% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.13B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.69B
Div. yield
0.03%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Post Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Post Holdings 6, Tyson Foods 4, General Mills 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGISPOSTTSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.37B $3.73B $20.13B TSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.5x 12.7x 35.1x POST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 11.0x 17.2x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +6.2% +2.9% POST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 3.5% 1.0% POST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 5.6% 3.5% POST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 5.3x 2.8x TSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.03% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% -21.7% +10.9% TSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr +4.2%/yr -6.8%/yr POST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 32.0% 26.6% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 72/100 53/100 POST

Percentile Scorecard

GISPOSTTSN

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

AxisGISPOSTTSN
Valuation 41 #27 of 45 80 #10 of 45 55 #16 of 34
Growth 2 #41 of 42 81 #9 of 42 59 #13 of 30
Profitability 44 #23 of 40 69 #13 of 40 37 #18 of 28
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 33 #32 of 47 66 #13 of 36
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 100 #1 of 31 48 #13 of 24
Overall 32 72 53
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • POST ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGISPOSTTSNSPY
1 month -1.5%+11.1%+10.3% +0.7%
3 months -8.5%-12.2%-7.3% +3.7%
6 months -5.7%-22.1%-12.2% +7.1%
Year to date -28.4%-17.6%-4.0% +12.8%
1 year -28.5%-21.7%+10.9% +11.9%
3 years -48.6%+1.1%+21.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -19.9%+0.4%+6.7% +22.8%
5 years -46.1%+22.9%-29.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%+4.2%-6.8% +10.9%
10 years -46.0%+62.5%-19.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.0%+5.0%-2.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGISPOSTTSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%32.0%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%33.2%25.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.12-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.95-0.680.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-39.9%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-28.8%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $49.01$114.61$68.75 $779.14
52-week low $31.66$72.50$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.

MultipleGISPOSTTSN
P/E now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 18.4x 12.6xmedian 18.4x 34.5xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.6xmedian 12.0x 7.9xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.6x 6.5xmedian 13.6x 17.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.55 1.79median 0.55 1.82median 1.34

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 monthsGISPOSTTSN
Revenue $18.30B $8.41B $55.69B
Gross profit $6.15B $2.42B $3.42B
Operating income -$206.40M $808.00M $1.26B
Net income -$893.70M $293.10M $598.00M
Free cash flow $1.55B $553.10M $1.16B
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $5.71 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $433.10M $265.60M $740.00M
Total debt $55.73B $7.63B $8.01B
Shares (diluted) 537.90M 51.30M 355.00M
Enterprise value $16.01B $2.74B $16.38B

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
MetricGISPOSTTSN
P/E -20.0x 12.6x 34.5x
P/FCF 11.5x 6.5x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 3.6x 9.9x
P/S 1.0x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.4x 1.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 11.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 88.6x 7.9x 10.5x
EV/EBIT -150.2x 13.6x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 20.0x 19.8x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 11.0x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 1.79 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGISPOSTTSN
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 6.2% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 8.3% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 4.8% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 12.1% -0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.9% -1.7% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 11.8% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -130.6% -20.0% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -2.8% 21.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.9% -2.7% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 7.0% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 6.5% -10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 15.5% -3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% 27.8% -10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 15.9% 128.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGISPOSTTSN
Gross margin 33.6% 28.8% 6.1%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 16.4% 4.6%
Operating margin -1.1% 9.6% 2.3%
Pretax margin -3.8% 4.7% 1.5%
Net margin -4.9% 3.5% 1.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 6.6% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 11.8% 3.6%
Return on equity -12.0% 9.3% 3.3%
Return on assets -3.0% 2.3% 1.7%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 5.6% 3.5%
Return on capital employed -0.9% 6.8% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 3.4x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGISPOSTTSN
Debt / assets 45.0% 59.4% 22.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 2.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 5.3x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 13.8x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 76.0% 48.9%
Equity / assets 24.7% 24.0% 51.1%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.92 1.43 3.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGISPOSTTSN
Dividend yield 7.3% – 3.6%
Net buyback yield – 33.2% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 33.2% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) -147.1% – 117.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 85.0% – 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.

ConsensusGISPOSTTSN
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $7.40FY2026 $3.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% -6.6% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.94BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $59.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +8.9% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGISPOSTTSN
Held by institutions 87.2% 100.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 1,333 419 878
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -0.3% +3.8%
Institutions buying 726 177 408
Institutions selling 427 178 353
Buyers to sellers 1.70 0.99 1.16

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.

GISPOSTTSN
GIS 1.00 0.39 0.29
POST 0.39 1.00 0.13
TSN 0.29 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIS, POST and TSN?

Tyson Foods (TSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Mills (GIS) $18.37B, Post Holdings (POST) $3.73B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $20.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIS, POST and TSN?

Post Holdings (POST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Mills (GIS) -20.5x, Post Holdings (POST) 12.7x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Mills (GIS) is cheapest (General Mills (GIS) 10.4x, Post Holdings (POST) 11.0x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Post Holdings (POST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Post Holdings (POST) +6.2%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Post Holdings (POST) has the highest net margin (General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Post Holdings (POST) 3.5%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Post Holdings (POST) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Post Holdings (POST) 5.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tyson Foods (TSN) returned the most: General Mills (GIS) -28.5%, Post Holdings (POST) -21.7%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +10.9%. Over five years, Post Holdings (POST) compounded fastest (General Mills (GIS) -11.6%/yr, Post Holdings (POST) +4.2%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, Post Holdings (POST) 0.00%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.03%. Post Holdings (POST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (General Mills (GIS) 30.1%, Post Holdings (POST) 32.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIS, POST 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, Post Holdings (POST) 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.