Tyson Foods (TSN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Tyson Foods (TSN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.37% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 0.41 percentage points from 4.77% a year earlier but up 0.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Tyson Foods (TSN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Tyson Foods posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.60%, down 0.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -6.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.42% in FY2024 (+5.73 pp), -1.32% in FY2023 (-15.43 pp), 14.11% in FY2022 (-1.02 pp) and 15.13% in FY2021 (+4.92 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -2.08% in fiscal Q1 2024 and a high of 17.69% in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 7.50 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 15.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 3.76% (Q2 2026), 2.72% (Q1 2026) and 3.64% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.78 Bn | 35.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.53% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.50 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 6.80% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 18.25 Bn | 14.61 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.37% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.94 Bn | -20.17 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 9.59% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.93 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 9.59% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.43 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 13.26% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.55 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 12.55% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.02 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 12.76% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.87 Bn | -946.73 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 5.02% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.11 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 403,000.00 | 0.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.37% |
| 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% |
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Tyson Foods Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "TSN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();