SEB vs TSN vs BYND Stock Comparison

Seaboard, Tyson Foods and Beyond Meat Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SEB Seaboard Corp /De/
$3,867.72 -2.6% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.
$56.40 +10.8% 1M +9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$19.59B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
3 wins
BYND Beyond Meat, Inc.
$6.86 -17.8% 1M +214.7% 1Y
Market cap
$117.14M
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, Seaboard 4, Tyson Foods 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEBTSNBYNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.73B $19.59B $117.14M TSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.9x 34.1x 0.4x BYND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +2.9% -14.1% SEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 1.0% 111.7% BYND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.9% 3.5% — SEB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 2.8x 0.2x BYND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% TSN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +9.8% +214.7% BYND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr -6.9%/yr -41.0%/yr SEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 26.8% 368.4% TSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 54/100 33/100 SEB

Percentile Scorecard

SEBTSNBYND

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

AxisSEBTSNBYND
Valuation 91 #4 of 34 52 #17 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Growth 70 #10 of 31 57 #14 of 31 60 #13 of 31
Profitability 64 #11 of 29 46 #16 of 29 25 #22 of 29
Financial Health 81 #8 of 37 67 #13 of 37 33 #25 of 37
Shareholder Returns 29 #18 of 25 50 #13 of 25 –
Overall 67 54 33
  • SEB 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

PeriodSEBTSNBYNDSPY
1 month -2.6%+10.8%-17.8% -0.8%
3 months -16.3%-7.1%+1,147.3% +3.5%
6 months -34.1%-11.3%+653.8% +7.0%
Year to date -13.0%-3.8%+736.6% +12.2%
1 year +15.8%+9.8%+214.7% +13.0%
3 years +9.7%+23.6%+14.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.1%+7.3%+4.7% +23.1%
5 years -0.4%-30.1%-92.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.1%-6.9%-41.0% +11.0%
10 years +11.0%-17.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.0%-1.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSEBTSNBYNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%26.8%368.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%25.7%96.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.072.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.370.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.4%-54.4%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-18.0%-53.6% -1.8%
52-week high $5,958.89$68.75$14.77 $779.14
52-week low $3,218.00$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.

MultipleSEBTSNBYND
P/E now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 15.2x 34.6xmedian 15.2x 0.4xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 9.0x 10.5xmedian 9.0x -0.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -161.1xmedian 15.1x 17.1xmedian 15.1x -1.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 1.27 1.82median 1.27 0.01median 1.27

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 monthsSEBTSNBYND
Revenue $10.27B $55.69B $258.85M
Gross profit $827.00M $3.42B $7.98M
Operating income $345.00M $1.26B -$314.42M
Net income $639.00M $598.00M $289.10M
Free cash flow -$23.00M $1.16B -$120.01M
R&D – – $19.38M
EPS (diluted) $661.94 $1.62 $14.65
Cash & equivalents $145.00M $740.00M $171.37M
Total debt $1.60B $8.01B $115.09M
Shares (diluted) 957.79K 355.00M 19.73M
Enterprise value -$1.12B $15.84B -$566.42M

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
MetricSEBTSNBYND
P/E 5.8x 34.6x 0.4x
P/FCF -161.1x 17.1x -1.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 9.9x -1.1x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 10.5x -0.2x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 21.6x -0.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
EV/FCF -177.9x 23.3x -0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 13.5x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 1.82 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEBTSNBYND
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 2.9% -14.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 1.5% -10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.5% -12.3% -68.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -0.6% 41.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.2% -14.2% -84.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 14.7% -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 346.9% -26.4% 275.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 21.8% 44.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 361.7% -26.4% 122.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 19.0% 28.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% -10.4% -1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% -3.4% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -209.5% -10.6% 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 128.0% 16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEBTSNBYND
Gross margin 8.1% 6.1% 3.1%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 4.6% -107.0%
Operating margin 3.4% 2.3% -121.5%
Pretax margin 5.9% 1.5% 111.7%
Net margin 6.2% 1.0% 111.7%
FCF margin -0.2% 2.1% -46.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 3.6% -42.5%
Return on equity 11.8% 3.3% 1,621%
Return on assets 7.5% 1.7% 50.8%
Return on invested capital 4.9% 3.5% –
Return on capital employed 5.0% 4.4% -68.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 3.4x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEBTSNBYND
Debt / assets 18.4% 22.5% 20.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 2.8x 0.2x
Debt / FCF -69.3x 6.9x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 36.5% 48.9% 89.9%
Equity / assets 63.5% 51.1% 10.1%
Interest coverage 4.8x 3.1x -12.9x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 3.28 3.19 -3.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEBTSNBYND
Dividend yield 0.2% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusSEBTSNBYND
Forward P/E – 17.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.27FY2026 $-10.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -20.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +15.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $59.23BFY2026 $234.10MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.8%FY2026 -15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -9.8% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEBTSNBYND
Held by institutions 26.1% 73.5% 23.3%
Institutions holding 213 877 204
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +3.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying 92 407 96
Institutions selling 73 353 67
Buyers to sellers 1.26 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.

SEBTSNBYND
SEB 1.00 0.22 0.06
TSN 0.22 1.00 0.10
BYND 0.06 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SEB, TSN and BYND?

Tyson Foods (TSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seaboard (SEB) $3.73B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.59B, Beyond Meat (BYND) $117.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, SEB, TSN and BYND?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seaboard (SEB) 5.9x, Tyson Foods (TSN) 34.1x, Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x). 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: Seaboard (SEB) +8.2%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%, Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beyond Meat (BYND) has the highest net margin (Seaboard (SEB) 6.2%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%, Beyond Meat (BYND) 111.7%). On return on invested capital, Seaboard (SEB) leads (Seaboard (SEB) 4.9%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Seaboard (SEB) +15.8%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.8%, Beyond Meat (BYND) +214.7%. Over five years, Seaboard (SEB) compounded fastest (Seaboard (SEB) -0.1%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -6.9%/yr, Beyond Meat (BYND) -41.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tyson Foods (TSN) has the highest dividend yield: Seaboard (SEB) 0.00%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%, Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.00%. Beyond Meat (BYND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tyson Foods (TSN) has been the steadiest (Seaboard (SEB) 37.1%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.8%, Beyond Meat (BYND) 368.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SEB, 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.