Company Dossier · Consumer Staples
Tyson Foods
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What Tyson Foods is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 27, 2026: $55.7 billion, up 2.8% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 27, 2026: $1.16 billion, down 11% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 27, 2026: $0.84 billion, down 11% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to October 3, 2020: $0.21 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to September 27, 2025: $0.18 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (August 3, 2026): sentiment 0.40 on a −1 to +1 scale (mixed), confidence 0.80 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 0 outlook figures raised, 1 lowered, 2 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed November 10, 2025): 0 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net buyers in Q3 2026: $1.0 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 880 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (−18 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 22 (16 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Risk events (12 months): 18 — latest OSHA inspection, Sep 21, 2026 →
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Tyson Foods is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Retrenching · Mixed
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Retrenching
- Capital spending59th pct
- Debt raised36th pct
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings20th pct
- Deals and private raises49th pct
- Patent publications33rd pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Mixed
- Call sentiment63rd pct
- Call confidence77th pct
- Guidance changes5th pct
- Risk factors added64th pct
- Insider open-market trades95th pct
- − Guidance changes
- + Insider open-market trades
- + Call confidence
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver10th pct
- Stress filings48th pct
Credit
How these are built →Tyson Foods's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$8.0B
- Due within a year $1.4B
- Longer term $6.6B
- Default point $4.7B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jun 27, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
$1.5B
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | $500M | 5.100% | 2031 (5y) | +70bp | 5.107% |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $500M | 5.600% | 2037 (10y) | +95bp | 5.651% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $500M | 4.950% | 2036 (10y) | +85bp | 4.997% |
| Feb 28, 2024 | $600M | 5.400% | 2029 (5y) | +115bp | 5.437% |
| Feb 28, 2024 | $900M | 5.700% | 2034 (10y) | +145bp | 5.724% |
From the pricing term sheets Tyson Foods filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (TYSON FOODS, INC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.5 million
- Oct 18, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 13, 2026Patent
- Sep 24, 2026Federal awardFederal award from Department of Agriculture$18.2 million
- Sep 21, 2026Risk event
- Sep 2, 2026Federal awardFederal award from Department of Agriculture$17.5 million
- Aug 25, 2026Patent
- Aug 24, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Aug 19, 2026Trademark
- Aug 19, 2026Trademark
- Aug 11, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Jul 29, 2026Federal awardFederal award from Department of Agriculture$17.4 million
- Jul 23, 2026Risk event
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (FORBES-TATE)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 15, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (TYSON FOODS, INC)second_quarter 2026 · $0.5 million
- Jul 15, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jun 30, 2026Federal awardFederal award from Department of Agriculture$17.4 million
- Jun 18, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 17, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 16, 2026Trademark
- Jun 11, 2026Risk event
- Jun 10, 2026Risk event
- Jun 9, 2026Federal awardFederal award from Department of Agriculture$17.1 million
- Jun 8, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 28, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 26, 2026Trademark
- May 21, 2026Federal awardFederal award from Department of Agriculture$10.6 million
- May 5, 2026Patent
- May 5, 2026Risk event
- Apr 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (TYSON FOODS, INC)first_quarter 2026 · $0.8 million
- Apr 15, 2026Risk event
- Apr 14, 2026Risk event
- Apr 9, 2026Trademark
- Apr 2, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 24, 2026Risk event
- Mar 17, 2026Risk event
- Mar 13, 2026Risk event
- Feb 20, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mondelez International MDLZ | $39.3B | $2.6B | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Kraft Heinz KHC | $24.9B | $3.8B | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Pilgrim's Pride PPC | $18.4B | $0.8B | Jun 28, 2026 |
| General Mills GIS | $18.3B | $1.6B | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Smithfield Foods SFD | $15.5B | — | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Hershey Company (The) HSY | $12.2B | $2.2B | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Hormel Foods HRL | $12.2B | $0.8B | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Conagra Brands CAG | $11.2B | $0.9B | Aug 30, 2026 |