Tyson Foods (STU:TF7A) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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STU:TF7A Tyson Foods Inc STU:TF7A
71 GF Score
Price €46.06
GF Value €51.87
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Tyson Foods Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Tyson Foods's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €1,248 Mil. Tyson Foods's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €5,754 Mil. Tyson Foods's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €2,384 Mil. Tyson Foods's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.94.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tyson Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

STU:TF7A' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.46   Med: 2.7   Max: 9.36
Current: 3.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Tyson Foods was 9.36. The lowest was 1.46. And the median was 2.70.

STU:TF7A's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
62.66% of 1572 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.115 vs STU:TF7A: 3.07

Tyson Foods  (STU:TF7A) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Tyson Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Tyson Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tyson Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Tyson Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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STU:TF7A vs BG, CALM, AGRO: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Tyson Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Tyson Foods Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Tyson Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tyson Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


STU:TF7A
71GF Score
Tyson Foods Inc STU:TF7A
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Tyson Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Tyson Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(944.68085106383 + 7306.3829787234) / 2307.8892877351
=3.58

Tyson Foods's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1248.1413452287 + 5754.3951718709) / 2384.0861272244
=2.94

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Tyson Foods (STU:TF7A) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tyson Foods stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €46.06 is trading 11.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €51.87. GuruFocus considers Tyson Foods to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:TF7A:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €51.87 vs. price of €46.06 (11.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:TF7A stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Tyson Foods Business Description

Address 2200 West Don Tyson Parkway, Springdale, AR, USA, 72762-6999
Tyson Foods is a protein-focused food producer, selling raw chicken, beef, pork, and prepared foods. Chicken and beef are its two largest segments, composing about 40% and 30% of sales, respectively. Prepared foods constituted 18% of fiscal 2025 sales and include brands like Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, and Sara Lee. However, most of these are in product categories rife with competition where Tyson does not have a massive market share lead. Tyson sells some products overseas, but the international segment accounts for just 4% of total revenue. The company is an active acquirer, with more recent years' purchases focused on international and food-service markets.
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