Tyson Foods (TSN) reported $13.07 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0%. EPS of $0.92 for the same period compares to $0.62 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.1 billion, representing a surprise of -0.18%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +8.24%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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 - Beef-YoY change: -1.4% compared to the -1.5% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Volume - Chicken-YoY change: 3% compared to the 1% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Sales- Chicken: $4.14 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $4.05 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.9%.
- Sales- Beef: $5.20 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $4.97 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.9%.
- Sales- International/Other: $566 million versus $582.90 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.4% change.
- Sales- Prepared Foods: $2.40 billion versus $2.46 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.3% change.
- Intersegment Sales: -$469 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$437.85 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.5%.
- Sales- Pork: $1.24 billion compared to the $1.47 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -16.3% year over year.
- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)- Beef: -$149 million compared to the -$122.63 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)- Pork: $55 million compared to the $40.74 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)- International/Other: $53 million compared to the $14.62 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)- Prepared Foods: $244 million compared to the $255.29 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Tyson have returned +1.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% 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.
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