What is Tyson Foods's free cash flow margin?

Tyson Foods (TSN) reported free cash flow margin of 0.2% in Q1 2023.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.

How do you interpret free cash flow margin?

A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.

How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?

Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.

Tyson Foods TSN Free cash flow margin

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '23

Free cash flow margin at other companies

PFG

Performance Food GroupPFGC

1.5%+0.6pp

SyscoSYY

2.2%-0.4pp

Hormel FoodsHRL

5.7%-0.3pp

Walmart WMT

1.7%-0.2pp

Archer Daniels MidlandADM

4.1%—

General MillsGIS

9%-3.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$13.7B+4.4%

Gross profit$962.0M+60.3%

Operating income$435.0M+335%

Net income$260.0M+3,614%

EPS (diluted)$0.73+3,550%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$500.0M-49.6%

Total debt$8.4B-17.0%

Total equity$18.1B-1.6%

Total assets$35.2B-3.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$942.0M-8.6%

CapEx$145.0M-24.9%

Free cash flow$690.0M-9.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$19.53B-0.8%

Enterprise value$27.43B-4.4%

P/E43.1×+21.6×

P/S0.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin6.5%-0.2pp

Operating margin2.1%-0.8pp

Net margin0.8%-0.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity2.5%-2.5pp

Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Current ratio1.8×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Tyson Foods’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=0.2%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Tyson Foods’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2024, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Tyson Foods's free cash flow margin?: Tyson Foods (TSN) reported free cash flow margin of 0.2% in Q1 2023.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?: A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?: Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.