For the quarter ended June 2026, Tyson Foods (TSN Quick QuoteTSN - Free Report) reported revenue of $13.87 billion, down 0.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.99, compared to $0.91 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.92% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14.14 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.03, the EPS surprise was -3.88%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

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 - YoY change: -2.8% compared to the -3.6% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Volume - Chicken - YoY change: 1% versus 2.3% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Volume - Prepared Foods - YoY change: 0.1% compared to the 1.4% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Volume - Pork - YoY change: 5.2% compared to the 0.5% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Volume - Beef - YoY change: -15.9% compared to the -11.3% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Sales- Chicken: $4.26 billion versus $4.35 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.8% change.
• Sales- Beef: $5.39 billion compared to the $5.62 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.8% year over year.
• Sales- International: $601 million versus $557 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.9% change.
• Sales- Prepared Foods: $2.56 billion compared to the $2.61 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.7% year over year.
• Sales- Intersegment Sales: $-516 million versus $-542.55 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.2% change.
• Sales- Pork: $1.58 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.51 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.9%.
• Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)- Beef: $-138 million compared to the $-126.73 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 +0.2% 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.