Tyson Foods (TSN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Tyson Foods' (TSN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.76% in Q1 2026, down 118.0% year-on-year from 20.87% in Q1 2025, and up 38.07% quarter-over-quarter from 2.72% in Q4 2025.
Tyson Foods (TSN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Tyson Foods has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 3.76% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 3.76%, down 118.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.76% (down 118.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.6%, down 82.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.76% for Q1 2026 at Tyson Foods, up from 2.72% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 17.69% in Q3 2022 to a low of 2.08% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.55% (2024), against an average of 6.3%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 1544 bps in 2023 and surged 750 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tyson Foods' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.82% in 2022, then slumped by 119 bps to 2.08% in 2023, then jumped by 361 bps to 5.42% in 2024, then sank by 50 bps to 2.72% in 2025, then jumped by 38 bps to 3.76% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.76% (Q1 2026), 2.72% (Q4 2025), and 3.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 36.33 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 3.18% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 21.79 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 766.00 Mn | 4.51% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 3.86 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 962.00 Mn | 3.76% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.68 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 119.28 Mn | 28.85% |
| 5 | Adecoagro | 2.04 Bn | 1.74 Bn | 97.80 Mn | 2.52% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.33 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 184.99 Mn | 7.26% |
| 7 | Fresh Del Monte Produce | 1.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 89.00 Mn | 4.26% |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 463.27 Mn | 426.30 Mn | 53.01 Mn | -1.27% |
| 9 | Alico | 310.30 Mn | 262.17 Mn | -4.59 Mn | -29.46% |
| 10 | Forafric Global | 269.03 Mn | 270.07 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 3.76% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.72% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.64% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 4.77% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.94% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.42% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 4.32% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.32% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -0.86% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -2.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.32% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 2.62% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.82% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 14.13% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 17.69% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 17.61% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 16.85% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 14.82% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 11.94% |