Tyson Foods (TSN) reported $14.31 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.1%. EPS of $0.97 for the same period compares to $1.14 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14.12 billion, representing a surprise of +1.36%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -3.96%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.01.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Tyson performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Volume - YoY change: -0.3% versus 0.5% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Volume - Chicken-YoY change: 3.7% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 2.3%.
- Volume-Prepared Foods-YoY change: 0.2% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 2%.
- Volume - Pork-YoY change: 1.6% versus 0.5% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Volume - Beef-YoY change: -7.3% versus the two-analyst average estimate of -1.5%.
- Sales- Chicken: $4.21 billion compared to the $4.11 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.6% year over year.
- Sales- Beef: $5.77 billion versus $5.64 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.2% change.
- Sales- International/Other: $582 million compared to the $584 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.3% year over year.
- Sales- Prepared Foods: $2.67 billion compared to the $2.59 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.1% year over year.
- Intersegment Sales: $-534 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-454.39 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.4%.
- Sales- Pork: $1.61 billion compared to the $1.65 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.5% year over year.
- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)- Beef: $-143 million compared to the $-94.14 million average estimate based on two analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for Tyson here>>>
Shares of Tyson have returned +12.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report
Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).
Zacks Investment Research
