KHC vs SEB vs TSN Stock Comparison

Kraft Heinz, Seaboard and Tyson Foods Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
SEB Seaboard Corp /De/
$3,897.82 -1.8% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.70B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
7 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
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Seaboard leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Seaboard 7, Kraft Heinz 3, Tyson Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKHCSEBTSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.28B $3.70B $19.86B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.6x 5.8x 34.6x SEB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x — 16.7x KHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +8.2% +2.9% SEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.6% 6.2% 1.0% SEB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.0% 4.9% 3.5% SEB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 0.6x 2.8x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% TSN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.5% +17.6% +9.4% SEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr -1.1%/yr -7.2%/yr SEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 37.0% 26.7% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 68/100 54/100 SEB

Percentile Scorecard

KHCSEBTSN

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

AxisKHCSEBTSN
Valuation 59 #19 of 45 91 #4 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Growth 46 #23 of 42 73 #9 of 31 57 #14 of 31
Profitability 41 #24 of 40 64 #11 of 29 46 #16 of 29
Financial Health 57 #21 of 47 81 #8 of 37 64 #14 of 37
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 29 #18 of 25 50 #13 of 25
Overall 52 68 54
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • SEB 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

PeriodKHCSEBTSNSPY
1 month +4.1%-1.8%+10.4% -1.0%
3 months -3.5%-17.3%-1.3% +2.9%
6 months +12.9%-33.2%-11.4% +6.4%
Year to date +2.2%-12.3%-3.3% +11.4%
1 year -2.5%+17.6%+9.4% +13.1%
3 years -21.9%+11.6%+24.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.9%+3.7%+7.6% +21.5%
5 years -31.9%-5.5%-31.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.4%-1.1%-7.2% +10.9%
10 years -71.8%+10.3%-18.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year -11.9%+1.0%-2.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKHCSEBTSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%37.0%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%42.6%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.15-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.470.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-44.4%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-34.6%-17.5% -2.5%
52-week high $27.62$5,958.89$68.75 $779.14
52-week low $21.21$3,218.00$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.

MultipleKHCSEBTSN
P/E now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 20.7x 5.9xmedian 14.9x 34.8xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.0xmedian 12.4x 6.1xmedian 9.0x 10.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.0x -162.3xmedian 15.2x 17.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.42 0.25median 1.28 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 monthsKHCSEBTSN
Revenue $24.90B $10.27B $55.69B
Gross profit $8.31B $827.00M $3.42B
Operating income -$3.18B $345.00M $1.26B
Net income -$3.40B $639.00M $598.00M
Free cash flow $3.82B -$23.00M $1.16B
EPS (diluted) $-2.86 $661.94 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $145.00M $740.00M
Total debt $82.54B $6.05B $8.01B
Shares (diluted) 1.19B 957.79K 355.00M
Enterprise value $15.70B -$1.14B $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
MetricKHCSEBTSN
P/E -8.7x 5.9x 34.8x
P/FCF 7.7x -162.3x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 7.8x 10.0x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 0.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -21.0x 6.1x 10.6x
EV/EBIT -14.4x 11.9x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 12.0x -179.2x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 8.6x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.25 1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKHCSEBTSN
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 8.2% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -0.6% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.3% 24.5% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 8.8% -0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.1% 46.2% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.1% 11.0% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% 346.9% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.4% 16.3% 21.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.6% 361.7% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.1% 23.8% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% -14.1% -10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -14.5% -3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% -209.5% -10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -27.4% 128.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKHCSEBTSN
Gross margin 33.4% 8.1% 6.1%
EBITDA margin -8.7% 6.5% 4.6%
Operating margin -12.8% 3.4% 2.3%
Pretax margin -14.7% 5.9% 1.5%
Net margin -13.6% 6.2% 1.0%
FCF margin 15.3% -0.2% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 4.6% 3.6%
Return on equity -8.7% 11.8% 3.3%
Return on assets -4.4% 7.5% 1.7%
Return on invested capital -5.0% 4.9% 3.5%
Return on capital employed -4.6% 5.0% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 0.7x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKHCSEBTSN
Debt / assets 26.0% 18.4% 22.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 0.6x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 5.0x -69.3x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 36.5% 48.9%
Equity / assets 49.4% 63.5% 51.1%
Interest coverage -4.7x 4.8x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.51 3.29 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKHCSEBTSN
Dividend yield 6.5% 0.2% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 0.2% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.4% 117.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -39.1% 60.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% 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.

ConsensusKHCSEBTSN
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 – 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.10FY2026 – $3.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.2%FY2026 – -17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% – +16.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.67BFY2026 – $59.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2026 – +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.2% – -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKHCSEBTSN
Held by institutions 90.1% 26.1% 73.5%
Institutions holding 1,114 213 877
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +2.8% +3.8%
Institutions buying 624 92 407
Institutions selling 312 73 353
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.26 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.

KHCSEBTSN
KHC 1.00 0.02 0.37
SEB 0.02 1.00 0.22
TSN 0.37 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KHC, SEB and TSN?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kraft Heinz (KHC) $29.28B, Seaboard (SEB) $3.70B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, KHC, SEB and TSN?

Seaboard (SEB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.6x, Seaboard (SEB) 5.8x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 34.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kraft Heinz (KHC) is cheapest (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?

Seaboard (SEB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Seaboard (SEB) +8.2%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seaboard (SEB) has the highest net margin (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Seaboard (SEB) 6.2%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Seaboard (SEB) leads (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Seaboard (SEB) 4.9%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seaboard (SEB) returned the most: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -2.5%, Seaboard (SEB) +17.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.4%. Over five years, Seaboard (SEB) compounded fastest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.4%/yr, Seaboard (SEB) -1.1%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tyson Foods (TSN) has the highest dividend yield: Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%, Seaboard (SEB) 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 (Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.8%, Seaboard (SEB) 37.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KHC, SEB 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, Seaboard (SEB) leads on 7. 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.