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Tyson Foods TSN Operating margin

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4.2%-0.2pp
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19%+0.7pp
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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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CapEx$145.0M-24.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$19.79B-0.8%
Enterprise value$27.69B-4.4%
P/E43.7×+21.9×
P/S0.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin6.5%-0.2pp
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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Tyson Foods’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Tyson Foods's operating margin?
Tyson Foods (TSN) reported operating margin of 2.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Tyson Foods's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Tyson Foods's operating margin decreased by 28.1% year-over-year, from 2.9% to 2.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Tyson Foods's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Tyson Foods's operating margin has grown at a -23.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 31.1% to 10.9%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.