TSN Tyson Foods margins

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 25
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 31
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 67
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 31
Gross margin
6.1%
Operating margin
2.3%
EBITDA margin
4.6%
Net margin
1%

At present, Tyson Foods reports a gross margin of 6.1%, an operating margin of 2.3%, an EBITDA margin of 4.6%, and a net margin of 1%. Each available margin weakened from the same period last year. Gross margin recorded the strongest contraction, falling by 1.1 percentage points.

TSN margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Tyson Foods's margins averaged 6.15% gross, 1.48% operating, 4.18% EBITDA, and 0.48% net over the last 3 years. Compared with the three-year averages, operating, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages and gross margin is below its three-year average.

TSN margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Gross margin led the decline, falling by 1.1 percentage points, while the other available margins also decreased.

Gross margin expansion
-1.1pp
Operating margin expansion
-0.4pp
EBITDA margin expansion
-0.9pp
Net margin expansion
-0.4pp

TSN Gross margin

The average gross margin for Tyson Foods was 6.15% during the last 3 years. Tyson Foods's current gross margin is 6.1% and is 0.1 percentage points below its three-year average. The gross margin for Tyson Foods moved between 4.7% in Dec 2023 and 7.3% in Dec 2024.

TSN Operating margin

Tyson Foods recorded an average operating margin of 1.48% across the last 3 years. Tyson Foods currently reports an operating margin of 2.3%, 0.8 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, operating margin reached a high of 3.3% in Dec 2024 and a low of -1.2% in Dec 2023.

TSN EBITDA margin

Tyson Foods's EBITDA margin averaged 4.18% in the last 3 years. As of the latest period, Tyson Foods's current EBITDA margin is 4.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Tyson Foods's EBITDA margin peaked at 6.1% in Dec 2024 and reached a low of 1.6% in Dec 2023.

TSN Net margin

Tyson Foods's net margin averaged 0.48% over the last 3 years. Right now, the current net margin for Tyson Foods is 1%, 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Tyson Foods's net margin peaked at 2% in Dec 2024 and reached a low of -1.6% in Dec 2023.

TSN margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 6.1%, TSN is below the Consumer Defensive sector and the industry average. Compared to its Consumer Defensive sector average of 36.6%, Tyson Foods's gross margin is 83% lower.

TSN margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Tyson Foods's gross margin?

The current gross margin for TSN is 6.1% as of Jun 27, 2026.

What is Tyson Foods's operating margin?

As of Jun 27, 2026, TSN has an operating margin of 2.3%.

What is Tyson Foods's EBITDA margin?

As of Jun 27, 2026, TSN has an EBITDA margin of 4.6%.

What is Tyson Foods's net margin?

The current net margin for TSN is 1% as of Jun 27, 2026.

What are the average margins of TSN?

The three-year average margins for TSN were 6.2% gross, 1.5% operating, 4.2% EBITDA, and 0.5% net.

What are the highest historical margins of TSN?

Tyson Foods's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 15.3% gross in Apr 2022, 10.9% operating in Apr 2022, 13.4% EBITDA in Apr 2022, and 7.9% net in Apr 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of TSN?

Over this 5-year history, Tyson Foods's margins fell as low as 4.7% gross in Dec 2023, -1.2% operating in Dec 2023, 1.6% EBITDA in Dec 2023, and -1.6% net in Dec 2023.