Tyson Foods Inc A Dividend yield

Tyson Foods Inc A is part of Food Producers business, which is part of Consumer Goods industry. Tyson Foods Inc A is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Tyson Foods Inc A stock dividend

Tyson Foods Inc A paid a total dividend of 549 million USD last year, for a market value of 15,235 millions (Market Cap 14,771 millions). Tyson Foods Inc A dividend per share is 1.92 USD, and his stock market price 53.27 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Tyson Foods Inc A has a dividend yield of 3.60%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also bigger than average of Consumer Goods industry. This high dividend yield might be a sign to worry about the future of the company so deeper analysis is needed.

In addition, you should compare Tyson Foods Inc A stocks dividend with other Food Producers companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

Tyson Foods Inc A Dividend Payout

About the ability of Tyson Foods Inc A to maintain his current dividend of USD 1.92 per share, an amount that accounts for 3.60%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Tyson Foods Inc A payout on ernings is currently 19.10%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Consumer Goods industry, which are 39.34% and 40.18% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Tyson Foods Inc Acan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Tyson Foods Inc A is USD 7.61 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 1.92, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Tyson Foods Inc A, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Consumer Goods industry and Food Producers sector companies.

Tyson Foods Inc A Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Tyson Foods Inc A's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	3.60%	1.92	19.10%	286
2022	3.08%	1.92	19.73%	293
2021	2.11%	1.84	20.07%	295
2020	2.76%	1.78	26.53%	294
2019	1.85%	1.68	26.58%	295
2018	2.81%	1.50	24.43%	298
2017	1.48%	1.20	23.26%	298
2016	1.58%	0.90	17.75%	297
2015	1.20%	0.60	17.05%	306

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Tyson Foods Inc A dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Food Producers stocks.

Tyson Foods Inc A Stock performance

Finally, last moth Tyson Foods Inc A showed a return of -4.40% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.86% of Consumer Goods firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -29.30% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Food Producers firms.