Hormel Foods vs Tyson Foods
HRL and TSN side by side, both in food and kindred products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HRL and TSN compare
Tyson Foods is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Hormel Foods ($20.1B against $11.7B).
On earnings, Hormel Foods is cheaper: it trades at 33.8× trailing earnings, against 35.2× for Tyson Foods.
Tyson Foods grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.9% versus 0.73% for Hormel Foods).
Hormel Foods keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.8% compared with 1.0% at Tyson Foods.
Both pay dividends: Hormel Foods yields 5.5% and Tyson Foods 3.6%.
Hormel Foods scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 9 for Tyson Foods), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HRL | TSN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $11.7B | $20.1B |
| Share price | $21.28 | $57.04 |
| Change, 1 year | −0.98% | 12.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −50.8% | −30.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.19 | 0.35 |
| Employees | 20K | 133K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.8× (better) | 35.2× |
| P/S | 1.0× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.5× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.2× | 10.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 15.0× (better) | 17.3× |
| FCF yield | 6.7% (better) | 5.8% |
| Fair value | $18.11 | $50.56 |
| Margin of safety | −17.5% | −12.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.73% | 2.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.7% | 4.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −54.6% | −26.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −54.0% | −26.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −12.1% (better) | −25.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.7% (better) | 6.1% |
| Operating margin | 4.7% (better) | 2.3% |
| Net margin | 2.8% (better) | 1.0% |
| FCF margin | 6.4% (better) | 2.1% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% (better) | 3.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.7% (better) | 3.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.36 (better) | 0.44 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.35 (better) | 2.76 |
| Interest coverage | 7.3× (better) | 3.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.88 (better) | 1.43 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.28 (better) | 3.20 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.5% (better) | 3.6% |
| Payout ratio | 187% | 122% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.5% (better) | 3.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 43.8% | 73.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.52% | 22.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$817K (better) | −$5.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.2% | 3.2% |
Go deeper
- HRL stock overview
- HRL income statement
- HRL valuation and score
- TSN stock overview
- TSN income statement
- TSN valuation and score
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