TSN vs HRL vs KHC Stock Comparison

Tyson Foods, Hormel Foods and Kraft Heinz Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

TSNHRLKHC

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

AxisTSNHRLKHC
Valuation 52 #17 of 34 66 #16 of 45 59 #19 of 45
Growth 57 #14 of 31 27 #31 of 42 46 #23 of 42
Profitability 46 #16 of 29 49 #21 of 40 41 #24 of 40
Financial Health 64 #14 of 37 74 #13 of 47 57 #21 of 47
Shareholder Returns 50 #13 of 25 30 #22 of 31 57 #14 of 31
Overall 54 49 52
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • HRL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureTSNHRLKHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%30.0%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%29.8%28.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.18-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.38-0.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-65.0%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-20.6%-10.3% -2.5%
52-week high $68.75$26.51$27.62 $779.14
52-week low $50.47$19.20$21.21 $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.

MultipleTSNHRLKHC
P/E now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 14.9x 33.8xmedian 20.7x -8.7xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 9.0x 12.6xmedian 12.4x -21.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 15.2x 14.8xmedian 14.0x 7.7xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.83median 1.28 -1.25median 0.42 0.19median 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 monthsTSNHRLKHC
Revenue $55.69B $12.15B $24.90B
Gross profit $3.42B $1.90B $8.31B
Operating income $1.26B $573.89M -$3.18B
Net income $598.00M $342.71M -$3.40B
Free cash flow $1.16B $780.87M $3.82B
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $0.62 $-2.86
Cash & equivalents $740.00M $839.64M $2.42B
Total debt $8.01B $11.43B $82.54B
Shares (diluted) 355.00M 551.07M 1.19B
Enterprise value $16.11B $8.18B $15.70B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSNHRLKHC
Dividend yield 3.6% 5.5% 6.5%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 5.5% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 117.4% 187.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 60.5% 82.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% 1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 3.1% –

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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSNHRLKHC
Held by institutions 73.5% 43.8% 90.1%
Institutions holding 877 622 1,114
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -4.0% +7.1%
Institutions buying 407 323 624
Institutions selling 353 230 312
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.40 2.00

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.

TSNHRLKHC
TSN 1.00 0.22 0.37
HRL 0.22 1.00 0.40
KHC 0.37 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSN, HRL and KHC?

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

Which stock is cheaper, TSN, HRL and KHC?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.