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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).

Revenue$54.4BFY2025 · +2.1% vs FY2024
Net income$474MFY2025 · −40.8% vs FY2024
Operating cash flow$2.2BFY2025 · −16.8% vs FY2024
Cash & equivalents$740Mat Jun 27, 2026 · −39.8% vs FY2025 end
Total debt$8.0Bat Jun 27, 2026 · −9.3% vs FY2025 end
Diluted shares357MFY2025 avg · +0.3% vs FY2024
Revenue and net income, three fiscal yearsBy fiscal year, $bn
RevenueNet income
Revenue and net income by fiscal yearRevenue FY2023: $52.9B52.9Net income FY2023: −$648M−0.65FY2023Revenue FY2024: $53.3B53.3Net income FY2024: $800M0.80FY2024Revenue FY2025: $54.4B54.4Net income FY2025: $474M0.47FY2025Data: Ticker Sage, from SEC EDGAR · tickersage.com

Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Nov 10, 2025

Quarterly revenue: fiscal 2026 vs a year earlierFiscal Q1–Q3, $bn (each quarter from that quarter's 10-Q)
FY2025FY2026
Quarterly revenue, fiscal 2026 vs 2025FY2025 Q1: $13.6B13.6FY2026 Q1: $14.3B14.3Q1FY2025 Q2: $13.1B13.1FY2026 Q2: $13.7B13.7Q2FY2025 Q3: $13.9B13.9FY2026 Q3: $13.9B13.9Q3Data: Ticker Sage, from SEC EDGAR · tickersage.com

Source: 10-Q filed Feb 2, 2026 · 10-Q filed May 4, 2026 · 10-Q filed Aug 3, 2026

How it makes money

FY2025 total by categoryBeef: $21.6B (40%)Chicken: $16.8B (31%)Prepared Foods: $9.9B (18%)Pork: $5.8B (11%)$54.4BFY2025 totalData: Ticker Sage, from SEC EDGARtickersage.com

By segment, FY2025

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.

By segment: three-year mixShare of the total each fiscal year
BeefChickenPrepared FoodsPork

Source: 10-K FY2025

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What changed last quarter

How the quarter compared with a year earlier

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

Revenue
$13.9B Q3 FY2026
$13.9B Q3 FY2025
0.1% decrease
Net income
$182M Q3 FY2026
$61M Q3 FY2025
198.4% increase

Source: Tyson Foods 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026, filed Aug 3, 2026

By segment

Beef
$5.4B Q3 FY2026
$5.6B Q3 FY2025
3.8% decrease
Chicken
$4.3B Q3 FY2026
$4.2B Q3 FY2025
0.8% increase
Prepared Foods
$2.6B Q3 FY2026
$2.5B Q3 FY2025
1.7% increase
Pork
$1.6B Q3 FY2026
$1.5B Q3 FY2025
4.9% increase

Source: Tyson Foods 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026, filed Aug 3, 2026

  • Cash & equivalents $740M at Jun 27, 2026, vs $1.2B at FY2025 end.
  • Total debt $8.0B at Jun 27, 2026, vs $8.8B at FY2025 end.
  • Operating cash flow, first 9 months of fiscal 2026: $1.5B vs $1.6B a year earlier.

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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.

  1. CostsCommodity, packaging and freight costs can rise faster than prices.
  2. Consumer habitsShoppers can trade down to store brands or change what they buy.
  3. Retail customersA few large retailers account for much of its sales.
  4. Regulation and safetyFood and product safety rules and recalls can bring cost and reputational harm.
  5. 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$FY2023FY2024FY2025
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 shares284M356M357M
  • 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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    FormFiledPeriod
    10-QAug 3, 2026Jun 27, 2026
    10-QMay 4, 2026Mar 28, 2026
    10-QFeb 2, 2026Dec 27, 2025
    DEF 14ADec 17, 2025Sep 27, 2025
    10-KNov 10, 2025Sep 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

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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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