Dole PLC (DOLE) vs Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN)

Dole PLC and Tyson Foods, Inc. are both Farm Products companies. Tyson Foods, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $17.8B against $1.2B — 14.6× the size. Dole PLC trades at the lower P/E: 20.9× against 30.5×. Dole PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.32% against 2.86%. Tyson Foods, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.03% vs 0.63%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.09% vs 4.77%). Both pay a dividend; Tyson Foods, Inc. yields more (3.60% vs 2.97%). Across the 23 metrics below, Dole PLC leads on 15 and Tyson Foods, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric DOLE TSN Farm Products median
P/E 20.94 30.49 21.24
P/S 0.13 0.32 0.50
P/B 0.86 0.99 1.20
Price to free cash flow 13.08 14.87 13.98
EV/EBITDA 6.95 9.53 8.14
EV/Sales 0.20 0.45 0.58
Earnings yield 4.78% 3.28% 0.56%
Free cash flow yield 7.65% 6.72% (3.01%)

Profitability

Metric DOLE TSN Farm Products median
Gross margin 7.32% 6.14% 6.87%
Operating margin 1.70% 2.26% 0.11%
Net margin 0.63% 1.03% 0.63%
Free cash flow margin 0.99% 2.16% 0.00%
Return on equity 4.09% 3.13% 1.52%
Return on assets 1.30% 1.59% 0.02%
Return on invested capital 4.77% 3.09% 0.00%

Growth

Metric DOLE TSN Farm Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.32% 2.86% 7.27%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (59.85%) (40.89%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 16.11% 4.74% 8.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (0.45%) (25.47%) 0.00%

Health

Metric DOLE TSN Farm Products median
Debt to equity 0.68 0.44 0.24
Current ratio 1.28 1.43 1.43
Net debt to EBITDA 1.57 2.71 (0.04)

Dividend

Metric DOLE TSN Farm Products median
Dividend yield 2.97% 3.60% 3.06%
Payout ratio 0.33 2.02 0.17

Size

Metric DOLE TSN Farm Products median
Market cap 1.22b 17.84b 293.80m

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