Tyson Foods (TSN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Tyson Foods' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 2.61% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 0.74 percentage points from 1.87% a year earlier but down 0.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Tyson Foods (TSN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Tyson Foods reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 2.26%, down 0.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at 2.02%, down 0.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -4.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 2.64% in FY2024 (+3.39 pp), -0.75% in FY2023 (-9.02 pp), 8.28% in FY2022 (-1.07 pp) and 9.34% in FY2021 (+2.38 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -3.47% (fiscal Q4 2023) to 14.90% (fiscal Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.73 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 7.34 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 10.32 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows TSN's Return on Sales [ROS] at 3.19% (Q2 2026), 2.11% (Q1 2026) and 1.14% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.78 Bn | 35.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.50 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.47% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 18.25 Bn | 14.61 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.94 Bn | -20.17 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 2.50% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.93 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.43 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.55 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 1.43% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.02 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.16% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.87 Bn | -946.73 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.11 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 403,000.00 | -15.23% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.61% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 3.19% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.11% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 1.14% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.87% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.76% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 4.26% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 3.87% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 2.55% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 2.39% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.47% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -2.66% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -0.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.52% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 5.58% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 7.65% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 8.81% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 11.25% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 14.90% |
Tyson Foods Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();