KHC vs TSN vs CAG Stock Comparison

Kraft Heinz, Tyson Foods and Conagra Brands 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
2 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
7 wins
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$14.86 +0.5% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tyson Foods leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tyson Foods 7, Kraft Heinz 2, Conagra Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKHCTSNCAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.28B $19.86B $6.98B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.6x 34.6x -3.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 16.7x 9.9x CAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +2.9% -1.8% TSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.6% 1.0% -17.0% TSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.0% 3.5% -12.3% TSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 2.8x 3.9x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.5% +9.4% -19.5% TSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr -7.2%/yr -14.9%/yr TSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 26.7% 31.9% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 54/100 48/100 TSN

Percentile Scorecard

KHCTSNCAG

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

AxisKHCTSNCAG
Valuation 59 #19 of 45 52 #17 of 34 77 #11 of 45
Growth 46 #23 of 42 57 #14 of 31 5 #40 of 42
Profitability 41 #24 of 40 46 #16 of 29 39 #25 of 40
Financial Health 57 #21 of 47 64 #14 of 37 37 #30 of 47
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 50 #13 of 25 83 #6 of 31
Overall 52 54 48
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • CAG ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKHCTSNCAGSPY
1 month +4.1%+10.4%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -3.5%-1.3%+0.5% +2.9%
6 months +12.9%-11.4%+4.9% +6.4%
Year to date +2.2%-3.3%-14.2% +11.4%
1 year -2.5%+9.4%-19.5% +13.1%
3 years -21.9%+24.7%-45.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.9%+7.6%-18.1% +21.5%
5 years -31.9%-31.3%-55.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.4%-7.2%-14.9% +10.9%
10 years -71.8%-18.5%-60.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -11.9%-2.0%-8.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKHCTSNCAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%26.7%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%25.7%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.06-0.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.35-0.61 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-54.4%-69.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-17.5%-25.8% -2.5%
52-week high $27.62$68.75$20.02 $779.14
52-week low $21.21$50.47$12.58 $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.

MultipleKHCTSNCAG
P/E now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 20.7x 34.8xmedian 14.9x -3.7xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.0xmedian 12.4x 10.6xmedian 9.0x 7.7xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.0x 17.2xmedian 15.2x 6.1xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.42 1.83median 1.28 0.07median 0.42

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 monthsKHCTSNCAG
Revenue $24.90B $55.69B $11.24B
Gross profit $8.31B $3.42B $2.68B
Operating income -$3.18B $1.26B -$1.71B
Net income -$3.40B $598.00M -$1.91B
Free cash flow $3.82B $1.16B $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $-2.86 $1.62 $-3.97
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $740.00M $371.60M
Total debt $82.54B $8.01B $7.76B
Shares (diluted) 1.19B 355.00M 480.00M
Enterprise value $15.70B $16.11B $6.28B

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
MetricKHCTSNCAG
P/E -8.7x 34.8x -3.7x
P/FCF 7.7x 17.2x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 10.0x 5.6x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 0.6x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 1.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -21.0x 10.6x 7.7x
EV/EBIT -14.4x 21.6x -8.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF 12.0x 23.4x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 13.6x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 1.83 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKHCTSNCAG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 2.9% -1.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 1.5% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.3% -12.3% -7.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.6% -7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.1% -14.2% -230.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.1% 14.7% -39.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% -26.4% -324.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.4% 21.8% -55.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.6% -26.4% -324.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.1% 19.0% -55.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% -10.4% -17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -3.4% 2.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% -10.6% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 128.0% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKHCTSNCAG
Gross margin 33.4% 6.1% 23.8%
EBITDA margin -8.7% 4.6% 16.8%
Operating margin -12.8% 2.3% -15.2%
Pretax margin -14.7% 1.5% -16.7%
Net margin -13.6% 1.0% -17.0%
FCF margin 15.3% 2.1% 10.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 3.6% 11.4%
Return on equity -8.7% 3.3% -29.9%
Return on assets -4.4% 1.7% -10.9%
Return on invested capital -5.0% 3.5% -12.3%
Return on capital employed -4.6% 4.4% -11.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 3.4x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKHCTSNCAG
Debt / assets 26.0% 22.5% 43.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 2.8x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 6.9x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 48.9% 63.8%
Equity / assets 49.4% 51.1% 36.2%
Interest coverage -4.7x 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.51 3.20 1.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKHCTSNCAG
Dividend yield 6.5% 3.6% 8.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 1.3% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 4.9% 9.0%
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.

ConsensusKHCTSNCAG
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.10FY2026 $3.39FY2026 $1.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.2%FY2026 -17.7%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% +16.5% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.67BFY2026 $59.39BFY2026 $10.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.2% -9.8% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKHCTSNCAG
Held by institutions 90.1% 73.5% 88.4%
Institutions holding 1,114 877 785
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +3.8% +3.9%
Institutions buying 624 407 486
Institutions selling 312 353 207
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.15 2.35

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.

KHCTSNCAG
KHC 1.00 0.37 0.72
TSN 0.37 1.00 0.36
CAG 0.72 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KHC, TSN and CAG?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kraft Heinz (KHC) $29.28B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.86B, Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.98B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tyson Foods (TSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%, Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tyson Foods (TSN) has the highest net margin (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%, Conagra Brands (CAG) -17.0%). On return on invested capital, Tyson Foods (TSN) leads (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%, Conagra Brands (CAG) -12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tyson Foods (TSN) returned the most: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -2.5%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.4%, Conagra Brands (CAG) -19.5%. Over five years, Tyson Foods (TSN) compounded fastest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.4%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -7.2%/yr, Conagra Brands (CAG) -14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%, Conagra Brands (CAG) 0.00%. Kraft Heinz (KHC) and Conagra Brands (CAG) 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%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.7%, Conagra Brands (CAG) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KHC, TSN and CAG?

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 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.