Does TYSON FOODS, INC. have an economic moat?

Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN) 23.3 out of 100 — below the Shallow-moat bar, so no moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 0, returns on capital 44, balance-sheet safety 13, capital discipline 37.

Is TSN stock trading below its intrinsic value?

Against a deliberately conservative owner-earnings model (9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth, capped at 4%), estimated intrinsic value is $32.87 per share versus a recent price of $57.77 — 76% above value. This is an educational estimate computed from primary SEC filings, not investment advice.

How has TSN's Moat Score changed over time?

The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 23.3 out of 100 (no moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

The Moat Index

TYSON FOODS, INC.

TSN · Consumer Staples · $20.6B mkt cap · FY2025 filings · No moat ·

Doesn't clear the bar

No moat

The four filters

Pricing power0

Median gross margin 12.5% over 10y, variable.

Returns on capital44

Median ROIC 9.5%, above the 9% hurdle in 70% of years.

Balance-sheet safety13

Net debt/EBITDA 3.1x, interest coverage 2x.

Capital discipline37

Owner earnings -7.9%/yr, share count shrinking (buybacks).

Margin of safety

Above valueOn sale

76% above value

Owner earnings (normalized): $1.1B
Est. intrinsic value / share: $32.87
Recent price: $57.77
Discount to value: 76% above value

Conservative model: 9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth (capped at 4%), maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A).

19 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

TYSON FOODS, INC. booked $54.4B of revenue in FY2025 in the Consumer Staples sector and kept 6.5% of it as gross profit — a thin-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, 0.9% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $26.9B (FY2008) to $54.4B (FY2025) — about 4.2% a year compounded over 17 years.

It earned 2.8% on invested capital in FY2025, with a median of 9.5% across 18 filed years. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 44/100.

The balance sheet carried $8.8B of total debt in FY2025 against $846.0M of owner earnings — roughly 10.4 years of owner earnings to retire it all. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 13/100.

The share count has held roughly flat between FY2008 and FY2025. Capital Discipline scores it 37/100.

Put together: Returns on Capital is the strongest of the four filters (44/100) and Pricing Power the weakest (0/100), which is how TSN lands at 23/100 — a None moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

RevenueSales, as filed$54.4B FY2025

Gross marginRevenue kept after cost of goods6.5% FY2025

Return on invested capitalOperating profit on the capital employed2.8% FY2025

Owner earningsCash an owner could take out$846.0M FY2025

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in TSN’s filings for that year — the series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

Moat Score history

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale23.3 / 100

Score history begins Jul 17, 2026 — the record builds from here and can’t be backfilled.

Tier changesSame-methodology crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

None yet — TSN has read No moat for every logged capture since Jul 17, 2026.

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record can’t be backfilled, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Consumer Staples context

#53 of 66 scored Consumer Staples companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

#51BRID BRIDGFORD FOODS CORPORATION25.3 out of 100, No moatNo moat
#52SRXH SRX Global Inc.24.7 out of 100, No moatNo moat
#54JVA COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.22.4 out of 100, No moatNo moat
#55REED REED’S, INC.22.2 out of 100, No moatNo moat

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Common questions about TSN

Does TYSON FOODS, INC. have an economic moat?: Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores TYSON FOODS, INC. (TSN) 23.3 out of 100 — below the Shallow-moat bar, so no moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 0, returns on capital 44, balance-sheet safety 13, capital discipline 37.
Is TSN stock trading below its intrinsic value?: Against a deliberately conservative owner-earnings model (9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth, capped at 4%), estimated intrinsic value is $32.87 per share versus a recent price of $57.77 — 76% above value. This is an educational estimate computed from primary SEC filings, not investment advice.
How has TSN's Moat Score changed over time?: The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 23.3 out of 100 (no moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

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