HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION vs TYSON FOODS, INC., two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HRL and TSN diverge most: on debt / equity, HRL reads 0.36 and TSN reads 0.01; on net margin, HRL reads 3.8% and TSN reads 0.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HRL'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 | HRL | TSN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25.01 | $57.91 |
| Market cap | $13.8B | $20.5B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 29.4 | — |
| P/B | 1.73 | 1.13 |
| P/S | 1.13 | 0.37 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.9 | 11.0 |
| Revenue growth | +2.5% | +3.9% |
| Gross margin | 17.4% | 7.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 0.8% |
| Return on equity | 5.9% | 2.5% |
| Return on assets | 3.5% | 1.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 6.0% |
| Dividend yield | 4.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 1.83 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.91 | 8.50 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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