TSN vs PPC vs BYND Stock Comparison

Tyson Foods, Pilgrims Pride and Beyond Meat Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

TSNPPCBYND

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureTSNPPCBYNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%35.2%369.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%35.9%105.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.061.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.720.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-55.2%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-35.7%-51.6% -2.5%
52-week high $68.75$43.76$14.77 $779.14
52-week low $50.47$25.20$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.

MultipleTSNPPCBYND
P/E now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 14.9x 12.3xmedian 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 10.6xmedian 9.0x 6.5xmedian 9.0x -0.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 15.2x 24.8xmedian 15.2x -1.0xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 2.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.83median 1.28 0.26median 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 monthsTSNPPCBYND
Revenue $55.69B $18.44B $258.85M
Gross profit $3.42B $1.77B $7.98M
Operating income $1.26B $925.22M -$314.42M
Net income $598.00M $545.82M $289.10M
Free cash flow $1.16B $270.19M -$120.01M
R&D – – $19.38M
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $2.28 $14.65
Cash & equivalents $740.00M $388.84M $171.37M
Total debt $8.01B $2.86B $381.84M
Shares (diluted) 355.00M 238.84M 19.73M
Enterprise value $16.11B $4.31B -$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
MetricTSNPPCBYND
P/E 34.8x 12.3x 0.4x
P/FCF 17.2x 24.8x -1.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 5.5x -1.1x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 1.8x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 6.5x -0.2x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 9.9x -0.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF 23.4x 33.9x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 7.5x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.83 0.26 0.01

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSNPPCBYND
Debt / assets 22.5% 28.5% 20.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.8x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.8x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 6.9x 10.6x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 62.5% 89.9%
Equity / assets 51.1% 37.5% 10.1%
Interest coverage 3.1x 5.6x -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 3.20 3.23 -3.44

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

TSNPPCBYND
TSN 1.00 0.40 0.10
PPC 0.40 1.00 0.04
BYND 0.10 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSN, PPC and BYND?

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

Which stock is cheaper, TSN, PPC and BYND?

Beyond Meat (BYND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tyson Foods (TSN) 34.6x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 11.9x, Beyond Meat (BYND) 0.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) is cheapest (Tyson Foods (TSN) 16.7x, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 12.9x). 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%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) +1.4%, Beyond Meat (BYND) -14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beyond Meat (BYND) returned the most: Tyson Foods (TSN) +9.4%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -25.2%, Beyond Meat (BYND) +151.8%. Over five years, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) compounded fastest (Tyson Foods (TSN) -7.2%/yr, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) -0.6%/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: Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 0.00%, 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 (Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.7%, Pilgrims Pride (PPC) 35.2%, Beyond Meat (BYND) 369.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSN, PPC 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.