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Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) Yield on Cost (YOC): 3.54%

The yield on cost (YOC) for Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) is 3.54%.

TSN Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics

YIELD ON COST (YOC)

3.54%

Yield on Cost for TSN

TSN now pays $2.03 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:

If you boughtPrice thenYield on cost today
10 years ago(2016-06-21)$62.183.26%
5 years ago(2021-06-17)$73.882.75%
3 years ago(2023-06-20)$49.834.07%
1 year ago(2025-06-24)$55.513.66%
Buying today(at $57.42)$57.423.54%

If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing

Projection: starting from today's 3.54% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 3.4% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.

Today

3.54%

In 3 years

3.96%

In 5 years

4.27%

In 10 years

5.15%

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$57.42
$2.03
3.35%
15 Years

Starting Yield

3.54%

Ending YOC

5.80%

Year 15 Dividend

$3.33

Cum. Dividends Recd.

$40.04

Yield on Cost Progression Graph
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Year-by-year table outlining compounding dividend returns on your purchase cost basis.
YearProjected Div. / ShareYoY Dividend HikeYield on Cost (YOC)Total Dividends Recd.
Initial$2.033.54%$0.00
Year 1$2.10+3.35%3.65%$2.10
Year 2$2.17+3.35%3.78%$4.27
Year 3$2.24+3.35%3.90%$6.51
Year 4$2.32+3.35%4.03%$8.82
Year 5$2.39+3.35%4.17%$11.22
Year 6$2.47+3.35%4.31%$13.69
Year 7$2.56+3.35%4.45%$16.25
Year 8$2.64+3.35%4.60%$18.89
Year 9$2.73+3.35%4.76%$21.62
Year 10$2.82+3.35%4.92%$24.44
Year 11$2.92+3.35%5.08%$27.36
Year 12$3.01+3.35%5.25%$30.37
Year 13$3.12+3.35%5.43%$33.49
Year 14$3.22+3.35%5.61%$36.71
Year 15$3.33+3.35%5.80%$40.04

Tyson Foods, Inc. Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition

Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Tyson Foods, Inc. Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ

What is the yield on cost (YOC) for Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN)?
The yield on cost (YOC) for TSN stock is 3.54%.

About Tyson Foods, Inc.

Tyson Foods, Inc. operates as a prominent global food producer, encompassing a broad range of activities across four core divisions: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. Within its Beef and Pork segments, the company manages the entire process from live cattle and hogs to their transformation into various meat products. This includes fabricating whole carcasses into primary and secondary cuts, providing case-ready options, and producing fully cooked meats. Its Chicken division is responsible for raising and processing poultry, delivering a spectrum of fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken items, and also supplying breeding stock. Additionally, Tyson markets specialty by-products such as animal hides. The Prepared Foods unit focuses on manufacturing and distributing a diverse portfolio of frozen and refrigerated convenience foods. This extensive lineup features items like ready-to-eat sandwiches, flame-grilled burgers, deli staples such as pepperoni, bacon, and lunchmeats, hot dogs, breakfast sausages, turkey products, tortilla items, appetizers, snacks, complete meals, ethnic dishes, side dishes, breadsticks, and other processed meats. These products are sold under popular brands including Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, State Fair, Aidells, Gallo Salame, as well as its proprietary Tyson and ibp labels. Tyson distributes its extensive product range through various channels globally. Its sales force directly serves grocery retailers, wholesalers, meat distributors, warehouse club stores, military commissaries, industrial food processors, chain restaurants and their distributors, live markets, and international export firms. The company also leverages independent brokers and trading companies to reach domestic distributors who cater to a wide array of food service operations, such as institutional cafeterias (e.g., plant and school), convenience stores, hospitals, and other vendors. Founded in 1935, Tyson Foods maintains its corporate headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas.

Springdale, AR
138,000 employees
Consumer Defensive / Agricultural Farm Products
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Agricultural Farm Products
CEO
Donnie D. King