DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. vs TYSON FOODS, INC., two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DAR and TSN diverge most: on operating margin, DAR reads 32.2% and TSN reads 2.6%; on net margin, DAR reads 9.1% and TSN reads 1.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DAR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What TSN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DAR | TSN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $60.28 | $53.42 |
| Market cap | $9.7B | $19.0B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -0.2% | — |
| P/E | 16.3 | 33.0 |
| P/B | 1.82 | 1.04 |
| P/S | 1.48 | 0.34 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.1 | 10.4 |
| Revenue growth | +14.8% | +2.9% |
| Gross margin | 29.2% | 6.6% |
| Operating margin | 32.2% | 2.6% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 1.0% |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | 3.2% |
| Return on assets | 5.4% | 1.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.0% | 4.2% |
| FCF yield | 14.0% | 6.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.74 | 0.44 |
| Current ratio | 1.56 | 1.43 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.44 | 8.43 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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