Why did Tyson Foods (TSN) stock move recently?

On 9/3/2026, Tyson Foods moved -7.0% — Tyson Foods dropped after cutting its full-year fiscal 2026 revenue guidance, pointing to margin compression in its beef business from volatile cattle prices and a severe cattle shortage. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Tyson Foods (TSN) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Tyson Foods's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 31.0, a forward P/E of about 12.1, a price-to-book of about 1.0 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Tyson Foods's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (10.38×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Tyson Foods's revenue?

Tyson Foods reported revenue of $54.4B for FY2025, with net profit of $474.0M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Tyson Foods (TSN)?

Tyson Foods last traded at $51.42 (-0.7% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Tyson Foods

TSN · NYSE · Consumer Staples · United States

Snapshot

TickerTSN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Staples

IndustryFarm Products

CountryUnited States

Employees133,000

HeadquartersSpringdale, United States

Websitewww.tysonfoods.com

Filings tracked25

About Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. The company processes live fed cattle and hogs; fabricates dressed beef and pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, as well as case ready beef and pork, and fully cooked meats; raises and processes chickens into fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products, including breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties, and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts; and supplies poultry breeding stock. It also manufactures and markets frozen and refrigerated food products, including ready-to-eat sandwiches, flame-grilled hamburgers, Philly steaks, pepperoni, bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey, lunchmeat, hot dogs, flour and corn tortilla products, appetizers, snacks, prepared meals, ethnic foods, side dishes, meat dishes, breadsticks, and processed meats under the Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells, Gallo Salame, ibp, and State Fair brands. The company sells its products through its sales staff to grocery retailers, grocery wholesalers, meat distributors, warehouse club stores, military commissaries, industrial food processing companies, chain restaurants or their distributors, live markets, international export companies, and domestic distributors who serve restaurants and food service operations, such as plant and school cafeterias, convenience stores, hospitals, and other vendors, as well as through independent brokers and trading companies. Tyson Foods, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas.

Who owns it

Insiders2.6%
Institutions94.1%
Public & other3.3%

1,212 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.9.30%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.54%
Pzena Investment Management LLC6.04%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.51%
State Street Corporation5.20%
Davis Selected Advisers4.49%
AQR Capital Management, LLC2.91%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.74%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of 2.6% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Cash conversion10.38×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend-1.2% → 0.9%

Margin has expanded by about 2.1 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity2.6%

Latest ROE of 2.6% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $14.6B · EPS 1.11

Est. earnings growth +14.3%

Next fiscal year

Rev $56.8B · EPS 4.48

Est. earnings growth +13.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$54.4B

Net margin

0.9%

ROE

2.6%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+1.5%

EPS (FY2025)

1.33

Net profit (FY2025)

$474.0M

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Why it moved

Sep 3, 2026
Tyson Foods dropped after cutting its full-year fiscal 2026 revenue guidance, pointing to margin compression in its beef business from volatile cattle prices and a severe cattle shortage.
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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$54.4B	$474.0M	1.33	0.9%	2.6%
FY2024	$53.3B	$800.0M	2.25	1.5%	4.4%
FY2023	$52.9B	$-648.0M	-1.87	-1.2%	-3.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$13.9B	$182.0M	0.52	1.3%
2026Q1	$13.7B	$260.0M	0.73	1.9%
2025Q4	$14.3B	$85.0M	0.24	0.6%
2025Q2	$13.9B	$61.0M	0.17	0.4%
2025Q1	$13.1B	$7.0M	0.02	0.1%
2024Q4	$13.6B	$359.0M	1.01	2.6%
2024Q2	$13.4B	$191.0M	0.54	1.4%
2024Q1	$13.1B	$145.0M	0.41	1.1%
2023Q4	$13.3B	$107.0M	0.30	0.8%
2023Q3	$13.1B	$-417.0M	-1.18	-3.2%
2023Q2	$13.1B	$-97.0M	-0.28	-0.7%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Material agreement, Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/11/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/10/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/3/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/3/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC6/18/2026material
8-K/A — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC6/17/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/9/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure
SEC6/8/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure
SEC5/28/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/4/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/4/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC4/2/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/20/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/11/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC2/9/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/2/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC2/2/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/2/2026material

2025

8-K — Material agreement, Termination of agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC12/15/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/21/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/10/2025material
10-K filing
SEC11/10/2025
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC9/5/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure
SEC8/7/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/4/2025material

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.