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Tyson Foods
Beef was Tyson Foods' fastest-growing segment in FY2025, up 5.6%
Revenue rose 2.1% to $54.4B in FY2025, from $53.3B in FY2024. Net income fell 40.8% to $474M. Beef was the largest segment, at 40% of revenue.
Key facts
Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) closed fiscal 2025 on Sep 27, 2025 with revenue of $54.4B, up 2.1% from a year before; net income came to $474M, down 40.8%. Its newest quarterly report covers the three months to Jun 27, 2026: revenue of $13.9B, down 0.1% on the same stretch of the prior year, and net income of $182M. Broken down by segment, Beef led with 40% of fiscal 2025 revenue. Sources: 10-K for fiscal 2025 (filed Nov 10, 2025) and 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).
Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Nov 10, 2025
Source: 10-Q filed Feb 2, 2026 · 10-Q filed May 4, 2026 · 10-Q filed Aug 3, 2026
How it makes money
By segment, FY2025
- LineAmountSharevs FY2024
- Beef$21.6B40%+5.6%
- Chicken$16.8B31%+2.5%
- Prepared Foods$9.9B18%+0.8%
- Pork$5.8B11%−2.1%
Source: 10-K FY2025, XBRL breakdown
By segment in FY2025: Beef (40%), Chicken (31%), Prepared Foods (18%) and Pork (11%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $54.4B.
Source: 10-K FY2025
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What changed last quarter
Comparing Q3 FY2026 (Apr to Jun 2026) compared with Q3 FY2025 (Apr to Jun 2025)
Each pair of bars shows the dollar amount for both quarters. Longer bar, more money. Bars in a group share one scale.
Q3 FY2026Q3 FY2025
Company
Source: Tyson Foods 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026, filed Aug 3, 2026
By segment
Source: Tyson Foods 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026, filed Aug 3, 2026
The bull case and the bear case
The bull case
- Revenue rose 2.1% in FY2025 to $54.4B, from $53.3B a year earlier. 10-K, FY2025
- Total debt fell 9.8% in FY2025 to $8.8B. 10-K, FY2025
- Net income in the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026 was $182M, up 198.4% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026
- Beef revenue grew 5.6% in FY2025 to $21.6B. 10-K, FY2025
The bear case
- Net income fell 40.8% in FY2025 to $474M, from $800M. 10-K, FY2025
- Operating cash flow fell 16.8% in FY2025 to $2.2B. 10-K, FY2025
- Revenue in the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026 was $13.9B, down 0.1% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026
- Pork revenue fell 2.1% in FY2025 to $5.8B. 10-K, FY2025
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What the company does
Tyson Foods is in the packaged foods & meats industry, part of the consumer staples sector. The SEC files it under Poultry Slaughtering And Processing.
Tyson Foods reports 4 segments: Beef, Chicken, Prepared Foods and Pork.
Its latest fiscal year, FY2025, ended Sep 27, 2025.
Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business
Risks common in this industry
These are general risks for companies in the packaged foods & meats industry. They are not a summary of Tyson Foods’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.
- CostsCommodity, packaging and freight costs can rise faster than prices.
- Consumer habitsShoppers can trade down to store brands or change what they buy.
- Retail customersA few large retailers account for much of its sales.
- Regulation and safetyFood and product safety rules and recalls can bring cost and reputational harm.
- CompetitionRivals and private-label products compete for shelf space and prices.
Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)
Three years of key numbers
Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.
| US$ | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $52.9B | $53.3B | $54.4B |
| Net income | −$648M | $800M | $474M |
| Operating cash flow | $1.8B | $2.6B | $2.2B |
| Cash & equivalents (year end) | $573M | $1.7B | $1.2B |
| Total debt (year end) | $9.5B | $9.8B | $8.8B |
| Diluted shares | 284M | 356M | 357M |
- Revenue: Total revenue for the fiscal year, as the company reports it on its income statement.
- Net income: Net income attributable to the company's shareholders, after all costs, interest and taxes.
- Operating cash flow: Cash the business brought in from its day-to-day operations during the year (cash flow statement).
- Cash & equivalents: Cash and short-term investments that count as cash equivalents on the balance sheet. Excludes longer-dated marketable securities.
- Total debt: Debt and finance lease obligations, including the part due within one year, at carrying value, as the company totals it.
- Diluted shares: Weighted average shares outstanding for the year, including the effect of options and stock awards.
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Explainers for this page
- Segment reporting
- Net debt and net cash
- Debt-to-equity ratio
- The cash flow statement
- Risk factors (Item 1A)
- Accrual accounting vs. cash
- Asset turnover
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About these numbers
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Aug 3, 2026 | Jun 27, 2026 |
| 10-Q | May 4, 2026 | Mar 28, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Feb 2, 2026 | Dec 27, 2025 |
| DEF 14A | Dec 17, 2025 | Sep 27, 2025 |
| 10-K | Nov 10, 2025 | Sep 27, 2025 |
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Common questions about Tyson Foods
How does Tyson Foods make money?
Fiscal 2025 revenue: $54.4B. By segment in FY2025: Beef (40%), Chicken (31%), Prepared Foods (18%) and Pork (11%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $54.4B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Nov 10, 2025.
What was Tyson Foods's revenue in fiscal 2025?
$54.4B, up 2.1% from fiscal 2024 ($53.3B). The year ended Sep 27, 2025; for fiscal 2023 the figure was $52.9B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Nov 10, 2025.
Is Tyson Foods profitable?
Net income was $474M in fiscal 2025 (down 40.8%; fiscal 2024 was $800M). That counts as a GAAP profit. The latest quarter, ended Jun 27, 2026: net income was $182M. The page's About these numbers section explains what is included. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Nov 10, 2025.
What did Tyson Foods report in its latest quarterly filing?
For the three months to Jun 27, 2026: revenue $13.9B (down 0.1% from $13.9B) and net income $182M (up 198.4% from $61M). Source: 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026, filed Aug 3, 2026.
How much cash and debt does Tyson Foods have?
As of Jun 27, 2026: $740M of cash and cash equivalents, $8.0B of total debt. Total debt here is debt and finance lease obligations, including the part due within one year, at carrying value, as the company totals it. Source: 10-Q filed Aug 3, 2026.
What are the main risks Tyson Foods faces?
Tyson Foods's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Nov 10, 2025. Risks that are common among companies in the packaged foods & meats industry include Costs; consumer habits; retail customers; regulation and safety; competition. The first: Commodity, packaging and freight costs can rise faster than prices. Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors.
Where do these Tyson Foods numbers come from?
The 10-K filed Nov 10, 2025 (fiscal 2025) and the 10-Q filed Aug 3, 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), as published in the SEC's XBRL data. Click any number to open the filing it came from. Methodology explains how fiscal years and missing numbers are handled.
Tracked funds that report owning Tyson Foods
- Two Sigma Investments: 2,713,810 shares, reported value $155.4M at Jun 30, 2026 (+32.0% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Citadel Advisors: 2,599,577 shares, reported value $148.8M at Jun 30, 2026 (+171.6% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Sep 2, 2026.
- Markel Group: 913,500 shares, reported value $46.2M at Sep 30, 2026 (same number of shares as in the filing for Jun 30, 2026). Form 13F filed Oct 30, 2026.
- Point72 Asset Management: 536,638 shares, reported value $30.7M at Jun 30, 2026 (+104.5% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Maverick Capital: 28,280 shares, reported value $1.6M at Jun 30, 2026 (new in this filing). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Bridgewater Associates: 26,951 shares, reported value $1.5M at Jun 30, 2026 (+71.6% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Millennium Management: 3,587 shares, reported value $0.2M at Jun 30, 2026 (−99.8% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
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Disclosures
- Editor holdings in TSN
- The editor holds no position in Tyson Foods (TSN). As of Nov 11, 2026.
- Trading rule
- The editor does not buy or sell TSN from 3 days before to 3 days after this page is published or substantively updated.
- Compensation
- Nobody paid for this page. No affiliate links on this page.
- Sources
- The company's SEC filings, linked next to each number or, for charts, in the source line under them.
- Last updated
- Nov 10, 2026
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson FoodsTSN | FY2025 | $54.4B | +2.1% | $474M |
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