HRL vs KHC vs TSN Stock Comparison

Hormel Foods, Kraft Heinz and Tyson Foods Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$21.05 +5.7% 1M -11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.52B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.15B
Div. yield
0.06%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.78 +4.1% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tyson Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tyson Foods 5, Hormel Foods 4, Kraft Heinz 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRLKHCTSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.52B $29.28B $19.86B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x -8.6x 34.6x HRL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 11.8x 16.7x KHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% -1.6% +2.9% TSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% -13.6% 1.0% HRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% -5.0% 3.5% HRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -7.5x 2.8x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.04% HRL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.4% -2.5% +9.4% TSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.9%/yr -7.4%/yr -7.2%/yr TSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 27.8% 26.7% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 52/100 54/100 TSN

Percentile Scorecard

HRLKHCTSN

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

AxisHRLKHCTSN
Valuation 66 #16 of 45 59 #19 of 45 52 #17 of 34
Growth 27 #31 of 42 46 #23 of 42 57 #14 of 31
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 41 #24 of 40 46 #16 of 29
Financial Health 74 #13 of 47 57 #21 of 47 64 #14 of 37
Shareholder Returns 30 #22 of 31 57 #14 of 31 50 #13 of 25
Overall 49 52 54
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • KHC 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

PeriodHRLKHCTSNSPY
1 month +5.7%+4.1%+10.4% -1.0%
3 months -16.8%-3.5%-1.3% +2.9%
6 months -2.3%+12.9%-11.4% +6.4%
Year to date -11.2%+2.2%-3.3% +11.4%
1 year -11.4%-2.5%+9.4% +13.1%
3 years -32.0%-21.9%+24.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -12.1%-7.9%+7.6% +21.5%
5 years -49.9%-31.9%-31.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -12.9%-7.4%-7.2% +10.9%
10 years -44.2%-71.8%-18.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year -5.7%-11.9%-2.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHRLKHCTSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%27.8%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%28.6%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.18-0.10-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.090.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-52.1%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-10.3%-17.5% -2.5%
52-week high $26.51$27.62$68.75 $779.14
52-week low $19.20$21.21$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.

MultipleHRLKHCTSN
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 20.7x -8.7xmedian 20.7x 34.8xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 12.4x -21.0xmedian 12.4x 10.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.0x 7.7xmedian 14.0x 17.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.25median 0.42 0.19median 0.42 1.83median 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 monthsHRLKHCTSN
Revenue $12.15B $24.90B $55.69B
Gross profit $1.90B $8.31B $3.42B
Operating income $573.89M -$3.18B $1.26B
Net income $342.71M -$3.40B $598.00M
Free cash flow $780.87M $3.82B $1.16B
EPS (diluted) $0.62 $-2.86 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $839.64M $2.42B $740.00M
Total debt $11.43B $82.54B $8.01B
Shares (diluted) 551.07M 1.19B 355.00M
Enterprise value $8.18B $15.70B $16.11B

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
MetricHRLKHCTSN
P/E 33.8x -8.7x 34.8x
P/FCF 14.8x 7.7x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 6.4x 10.0x
P/S 1.0x 1.2x 0.4x
P/B 1.5x 0.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 7.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x -21.0x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 23.6x -14.4x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF 17.4x 12.0x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 9.9x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.25 0.19 1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRLKHCTSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% -1.6% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -2.8% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.2% -4.3% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -1.1% -0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.2% 54.1% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.1% -39.1% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -54.6% 35.5% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -45.4% 21.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.6% 35.6% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -46.1% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% 5.0% -10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 12.3% -3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 9.2% -10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 18.8% 128.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRLKHCTSN
Gross margin 15.7% 33.4% 6.1%
EBITDA margin 8.9% -8.7% 4.6%
Operating margin 4.7% -12.8% 2.3%
Pretax margin 4.3% -14.7% 1.5%
Net margin 2.8% -13.6% 1.0%
FCF margin 6.4% 15.3% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 18.6% 3.6%
Return on equity 4.3% -8.7% 3.3%
Return on assets 2.6% -4.4% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 3.5% -5.0% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 5.0% -4.6% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x -1.4x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRLKHCTSN
Debt / assets 21.5% 26.0% 22.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -7.5x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 5.0x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 40.9% 50.6% 48.9%
Equity / assets 59.1% 49.4% 51.1%
Interest coverage 7.3x -4.7x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.27 0.51 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRLKHCTSN
Dividend yield 5.5% 6.5% 3.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 6.6% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 187.0% – 117.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 82.1% – 60.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% – 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – 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.

ConsensusHRLKHCTSN
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.40FY2026 $2.10FY2026 $3.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026 -17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% -7.1% +16.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.68BFY2026 $23.67BFY2026 $59.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.5%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% -1.2% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRLKHCTSN
Held by institutions 43.8% 90.1% 73.5%
Institutions holding 622 1,114 877
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +7.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 323 624 407
Institutions selling 230 312 353
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.00 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.

HRLKHCTSN
HRL 1.00 0.40 0.22
KHC 0.40 1.00 0.37
TSN 0.22 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRL, KHC and TSN?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hormel Foods (HRL) $11.52B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $29.28B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRL, KHC and TSN?

Hormel Foods (HRL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hormel Foods (HRL) 33.6x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.6x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 34.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kraft Heinz (KHC) is cheapest (Hormel Foods (HRL) 15.0x, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 11.8x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 16.7x). 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: Hormel Foods (HRL) +0.7%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest net margin (Hormel Foods (HRL) 2.8%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Hormel Foods (HRL) leads (Hormel Foods (HRL) 3.5%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tyson Foods (TSN) returned the most: Hormel Foods (HRL) -11.4%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -2.5%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.4%. Over five years, Tyson Foods (TSN) compounded fastest (Hormel Foods (HRL) -12.9%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.4%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hormel Foods (HRL) has the highest dividend yield: Hormel Foods (HRL) 0.06%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%. Kraft Heinz (KHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (Hormel Foods (HRL) 30.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.8%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HRL, KHC 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, 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.