PPC vs TSN vs BYND Stock Comparison

Pilgrims Pride, Tyson Foods and Beyond Meat Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PPC Pilgrims Pride Corp
$28.13 +1.8% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.50B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.44B
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 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
3 wins
BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.
$7.15 -28.7% 1M +151.8% 1Y
Market cap
$114.38M
P/E
0.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.85M
Div. yield
–
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPPCTSNBYNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.50B $19.86B $114.38M TSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 34.6x 0.4x BYND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 16.7x — PPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +2.9% -14.1% TSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 1.0% 111.7% BYND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 3.5% — PPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.8x 0.2x BYND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.2% +9.4% +151.8% BYND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr -7.2%/yr -40.5%/yr PPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.2% 26.7% 369.1% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 54/100 32/100 PPC

Percentile Scorecard

PPCTSNBYND

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

AxisPPCTSNBYND
Valuation 73 #10 of 34 52 #17 of 34 9 #31 of 34
Growth 63 #12 of 31 57 #14 of 31 60 #13 of 31
Profitability 79 #7 of 29 46 #16 of 29 25 #22 of 29
Financial Health 58 #16 of 37 64 #14 of 37 33 #25 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 50 #13 of 25 –
Overall 68 54 32
  • PPC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • BYND ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPPCTSNBYNDSPY
1 month +1.8%+10.4%-28.7% -1.0%
3 months -1.9%-1.3%+1,176.8% +2.9%
6 months -16.4%-11.4%+721.8% +6.4%
Year to date -27.9%-3.3%+772.0% +11.4%
1 year -25.2%+9.4%+151.8% +13.1%
3 years +20.1%+24.7%+16.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.3%+7.6%+5.2% +21.5%
5 years -3.2%-31.3%-92.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.6%-7.2%-40.5% +10.9%
10 years +36.4%-18.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.2%-2.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePPCTSNBYNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.2%26.7%369.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%25.7%105.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.061.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.720.350.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-54.4%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.7%-17.5%-51.6% -2.5%
52-week high $43.76$68.75$14.77 $779.14
52-week low $25.20$50.47$0.41 $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.

MultiplePPCTSNBYND
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.9x 34.8xmedian 14.9x 0.4xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 9.0x 10.6xmedian 9.0x -0.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 15.2x 17.2xmedian 15.2x -1.0xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 2.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 1.28 1.83median 1.28 0.01median 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 monthsPPCTSNBYND
Revenue $18.44B $55.69B $258.85M
Gross profit $1.77B $3.42B $7.98M
Operating income $925.22M $1.26B -$314.42M
Net income $545.82M $598.00M $289.10M
Free cash flow $270.19M $1.16B -$120.01M
R&D – – $19.38M
EPS (diluted) $2.28 $1.62 $14.65
Cash & equivalents $388.84M $740.00M $171.37M
Total debt $2.86B $8.01B $381.84M
Shares (diluted) 238.84M 355.00M 19.73M
Enterprise value $4.31B $16.11B -$569.18M

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
MetricPPCTSNBYND
P/E 12.3x 34.8x 0.4x
P/FCF 24.8x 17.2x -1.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 10.0x -1.1x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
P/B 1.8x 1.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.6x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 10.6x -0.2x
EV/EBIT 9.9x 21.6x -0.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF 33.9x 23.4x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 13.6x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 1.83 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPPCTSNBYND
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 2.9% -14.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 1.5% -10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -29.3% -12.3% -68.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -0.6% 41.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -46.6% -14.2% -84.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 14.7% -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -55.9% -26.4% 275.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.4% 21.8% 44.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.0% -26.4% 122.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 19.0% 28.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -24.7% -10.4% -1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -3.4% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -35.0% -10.6% 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 128.0% 16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPPCTSNBYND
Gross margin 9.6% 6.1% 3.1%
EBITDA margin 7.6% 4.6% -107.0%
Operating margin 5.0% 2.3% -121.5%
Pretax margin 4.3% 1.5% 111.7%
Net margin 3.0% 1.0% 111.7%
FCF margin 1.5% 2.1% -46.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.6% 3.6% -42.5%
Return on equity 14.6% 3.3% 1,621%
Return on assets 5.4% 1.7% 50.8%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 3.5% –
Return on capital employed 12.6% 4.4% -68.7%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 3.4x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPPCTSNBYND
Debt / assets 28.5% 22.5% 20.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.4x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.8x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 10.6x 6.9x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 62.5% 48.9% 89.9%
Equity / assets 37.5% 51.1% 10.1%
Interest coverage 5.6x 3.1x -12.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 3.23 3.20 -3.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPPCTSNBYND
Dividend yield – 3.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.9% –
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.

ConsensusPPCTSNBYND
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.18FY2026 $3.39FY2026 $-10.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -57.8%FY2026 -17.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +22.9% +16.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.80BFY2026 $59.39BFY2026 $234.10MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 -15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% -9.8% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPPCTSNBYND
Held by institutions 20.6% 73.5% 23.3%
Institutions holding 339 877 204
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.8% +3.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying 201 407 96
Institutions selling 106 353 67
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.15 1.43

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.

PPCTSNBYND
PPC 1.00 0.40 0.04
TSN 0.40 1.00 0.10
BYND 0.04 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PPC, TSN and BYND?

Tyson Foods (TSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) $6.50B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.86B, Beyond Meat (BYND) $114.38M.

Which stock is cheaper, PPC, TSN and BYND?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 11.9x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 34.6x, Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) is cheapest (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 12.9x, 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: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) +1.4%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%, Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beyond Meat (BYND) has the highest net margin (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 3.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%, Beyond Meat (BYND) 111.7%). On return on invested capital, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) leads (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 9.5%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -25.2%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.4%, Beyond Meat (BYND) +151.8%. Over five years, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) compounded fastest (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -0.6%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -7.2%/yr, Beyond Meat (BYND) -40.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 0.00%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%, Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.00%. Pilgrims Pride (PPC) and Beyond Meat (BYND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 35.2%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.7%, Beyond Meat (BYND) 369.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PPC, TSN and BYND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Beyond Meat (BYND) leads on 4. 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.