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Tyson Foods

NYSE: TSN · USD

Tyson Foods cash flow and EPS—

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$335M
Tyson Foods capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q3UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2010 Q4UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2011 Q187.78% · $158MUnavailable3.89% · $7M8.33% · $15MUnavailable100% · $180M
FY 2011 Q284.74% · $161MUnavailable7.37% · $14M7.89% · $15MUnavailable100% · $190M
FY 2011 Q359.06% · $150MUnavailable35.04% · $89M5.91% · $15MUnavailable100% · $254M
FY 2011 Q461.05% · $174MUnavailable34.04% · $97M4.91% · $14MUnavailable100% · $285M
FY 2012 Q173.68% · $182MUnavailable20.24% · $50M6.07% · $15MUnavailable100% · $247M
FY 2012 Q263.78% · $162MUnavailable30.71% · $78M5.51% · $14MUnavailable100% · $254M
FY 2012 Q365.96% · $186MUnavailable28.72% · $81M5.32% · $15MUnavailable100% · $282M
FY 2012 Q470.18% · $160M0% · $0M24.12% · $55M5.7% · $13MUnavailable100% · $228M
FY 2013 Q148.31% · $157MUnavailable35.38% · $115M16.31% · $53MUnavailable100% · $325M
FY 2013 Q259.64% · $133MUnavailable32.74% · $73M7.62% · $17MUnavailable100% · $223M
FY 2013 Q337.71% · $135M26.82% · $96M30.73% · $110M4.75% · $17MUnavailable100% · $358M
FY 2013 Q428.54% · $133M0% · $0M67.81% · $316M3.65% · $17MUnavailable100% · $466M
FY 2014 Q143.21% · $140MUnavailable49.07% · $159M7.72% · $25MUnavailable100% · $324M
FY 2014 Q252.04% · $153MUnavailable39.46% · $116M8.5% · $25MUnavailable100% · $294M
FY 2014 Q379.56% · $144M0% · $0M6.08% · $11M14.36% · $26MUnavailable100% · $181M
FY 2014 Q42.33% · $195M97.23% · $8,137M0.11% · $9M0.33% · $28MUnavailable100% · $8,369M
FY 2015 Q164.35% · $231MUnavailable25.35% · $91M10.31% · $37MUnavailable100% · $359M
FY 2015 Q267.77% · $204MUnavailable19.6% · $59M12.62% · $38MUnavailable100% · $301M
FY 2015 Q371.02% · $201M0% · $0M16.61% · $47M12.37% · $35MUnavailable100% · $283M
FY 2015 Q439.42% · $218M0% · $0M53.89% · $298M6.69% · $37MUnavailable100% · $553M
FY 2016 Q129.89% · $188MUnavailable61.53% · $387M8.59% · $54MUnavailable100% · $629M
FY 2016 Q225.3% · $167MUnavailable66.52% · $439M8.18% · $54MUnavailable100% · $660M
FY 2016 Q323.49% · $160MUnavailable68.58% · $467M7.93% · $54MUnavailable100% · $681M
FY 2016 Q420.34% · $180M0% · $0M73.56% · $651M6.1% · $54MUnavailable100% · $885M
FY 2017 Q123.39% · $200M0% · $0M67.37% · $576M9.24% · $79MUnavailable100% · $855M
FY 2017 Q253.08% · $267M0% · $0M31.21% · $157M15.71% · $79MUnavailable100% · $503M
FY 2017 Q38.97% · $315M87.75% · $3,081M1% · $35M2.28% · $80MUnavailable100% · $3,511M
FY 2017 Q462.39% · $287M0% · $0M20% · $92M17.61% · $81MUnavailable100% · $460M
FY 2018 Q137.28% · $296M28.46% · $226M20.65% · $164M13.6% · $108MUnavailable100% · $794M
FY 2018 Q259.23% · $263M0% · $0M16.44% · $73M24.32% · $108MUnavailable100% · $444M
FY 2018 Q334.6% · $328M40.3% · $382M13.71% · $130M11.39% · $108MUnavailable100% · $948M
FY 2018 Q423.25% · $313M64.34% · $866M4.46% · $60M7.95% · $107MUnavailable100% · $1,346M
FY 2019 Q111.88% · $318M80.01% · $2,141M3.1% · $83M5.01% · $134MUnavailable100% · $2,676M
FY 2019 Q263.06% · $338M0% · $0M11.75% · $63M25.19% · $135MUnavailable100% · $536M
FY 2019 Q337.15% · $315M37.74% · $320M9.32% · $79M15.8% · $134MUnavailable100% · $848M
FY 2019 Q464% · $288M0.22% · $1M6% · $27M29.78% · $134MUnavailable100% · $450M
FY 2020 Q152.53% · $312M0% · $0M22.22% · $132M25.25% · $150MUnavailable100% · $594M
FY 2020 Q259.2% · $312M0% · $0M12.14% · $64M28.65% · $151MUnavailable100% · $527M
FY 2020 Q364.76% · $283M0% · $0M0.92% · $4M34.32% · $150MUnavailable100% · $437M
FY 2020 Q465.03% · $292M0% · $0M1.56% · $7M33.41% · $150MUnavailable100% · $449M
FY 2021 Q162.15% · $289MUnavailable3.66% · $17M34.19% · $159MUnavailable100% · $465M
FY 2021 Q260.36% · $268MUnavailable3.83% · $17M35.81% · $159MUnavailable100% · $444M
FY 2021 Q365.51% · $302MUnavailableUnavailable34.49% · $159MUnavailable100% · $461M
FY 2021 Q468.76% · $350MUnavailableUnavailable31.24% · $159MUnavailable100% · $509M
FY 2022 Q171.33% · $408M0% · $0MUnavailable28.67% · $164MUnavailable100% · $572M
FY 2022 Q272.8% · $439M0% · $0MUnavailable27.2% · $164MUnavailable100% · $603M
FY 2022 Q374.49% · $476M0% · $0MUnavailable25.51% · $163MUnavailable100% · $639M
FY 2022 Q477.69% · $564M0% · $0MUnavailable22.31% · $162MUnavailable100% · $726M
FY 2023 Q173.9% · $589M4.89% · $39MUnavailable21.2% · $169MUnavailable100% · $797M
FY 2023 Q275.26% · $508M0% · $0MUnavailable24.74% · $167MUnavailable100% · $675M
FY 2023 Q354.49% · $467M26.02% · $223MUnavailable19.49% · $167MUnavailable100% · $857M
FY 2023 Q469.19% · $375M0% · $0MUnavailable30.81% · $167MUnavailable100% · $542M
FY 2024 Q167.43% · $354M0% · $0MUnavailable32.57% · $171MUnavailable100% · $525M
FY 2024 Q260.96% · $267M0% · $0MUnavailable39.04% · $171MUnavailable100% · $438M
FY 2024 Q360.6% · $263M0% · $0MUnavailable39.4% · $171MUnavailable100% · $434M
FY 2024 Q459.19% · $248M0% · $0MUnavailable40.81% · $171MUnavailable100% · $419M
FY 2025 Q160.76% · $271MUnavailableUnavailable39.24% · $175MUnavailable100% · $446M
FY 2025 Q252.59% · $193MUnavailableUnavailable47.41% · $174MUnavailable100% · $367M
FY 2025 Q356.47% · $227MUnavailableUnavailable43.53% · $175MUnavailable100% · $402M
FY 2025 Q462.39% · $287MUnavailableUnavailable37.61% · $173MUnavailable100% · $460M
FY 2026 Q158.74% · $252MUnavailableUnavailable41.26% · $177MUnavailable100% · $429M
FY 2026 Q245.17% · $145MUnavailableUnavailable54.83% · $176MUnavailable100% · $321M
FY 2026 Q347.46% · $159MUnavailableUnavailable52.54% · $176MUnavailable100% · $335M
Jul 3, 2010 through Jun 27, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$640M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$159M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$481M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

—

The reported inputs required for this metric are unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

—

The reported inputs required for this metric are unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

SBC / operating cash flow

%

—

The reported inputs required for this metric are unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$0.52

Quarterly data

Tyson Foods cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q3Jun 27, 2026640159481————$0.52
FY 2026 Q2Mar 28, 2026-113145-258————$0.73
FY 2026 Q1Dec 27, 2025942252690————$0.24
FY 2025 Q4Sep 27, 2025535287248—————
FY 2025 Q3Jun 28, 2025774227547————$0.17
FY 2025 Q2Mar 29, 2025-185193-378————$0.02
FY 2025 Q1Dec 28, 20241,031271760————$1.01
FY 2024 Q4Sep 28, 2024617248369—————
FY 2024 Q3Jun 29, 2024796263533————$0.54
FY 2024 Q2Mar 30, 2024-123267-390————$0.41
FY 2024 Q1Dec 30, 20231,300354946————$0.3
FY 2023 Q4Sep 30, 2023323375-52—————
FY 2023 Q3Jul 1, 2023660467193————$-1.18
FY 2023 Q2Apr 1, 20237508-501————$-0.28
FY 2023 Q1Dec 31, 2022762589173————$0.88
FY 2022 Q4Oct 1, 2022797564233—————
FY 2022 Q3Jul 2, 2022666476190————$2.07
FY 2022 Q2Apr 2, 2022-208439-647————$2.28
FY 2022 Q1Jan 1, 20221,4324081,024————$3.07
FY 2021 Q4Oct 2, 20211,184350834—————
FY 2021 Q3Jul 3, 20211,3073021,005————$2.05
FY 2021 Q2Apr 3, 2021-36268-304————$1.3
FY 2021 Q1Jan 2, 20211,3852891,096————$1.28
FY 2020 Q4Oct 3, 20201,166292874————$1.9
FY 2020 Q3Jun 27, 20201,4482831,165————$1.44
FY 2020 Q2Mar 28, 202036631254————$1
FY 2020 Q1Dec 28, 2019894312582————$1.52
FY 2019 Q4Sep 28, 2019978288690————$1.01
FY 2019 Q3Jun 29, 2019596315281————$1.84
FY 2019 Q2Mar 30, 201971338-267————$1.17
FY 2019 Q1Dec 29, 2018868318550————$1.5
FY 2018 Q4Sep 29, 20181,039313726————$1.47
FY 2018 Q3Jun 30, 2018785328457————$1.47
FY 2018 Q2Mar 31, 201813263-250————$0.85
FY 2018 Q1Dec 30, 20171,126296830————$4.4
FY 2017 Q4Sep 30, 20171,150287863————$1.07
FY 2017 Q3Jul 1, 2017467315152————$1.21
FY 2017 Q2Apr 1, 2017-152267-419————$0.92
FY 2017 Q1Dec 31, 20161,134200934————$1.59
FY 2016 Q4Oct 1, 2016843180663————$1.03
FY 2016 Q3Jul 2, 2016768160608————$1.25
FY 2016 Q2Apr 2, 201610167-157————$1.1
FY 2016 Q1Jan 2, 20161,095188907————$1.15
FY 2015 Q4Oct 3, 2015898218680————$0.63
FY 2015 Q3Jun 27, 2015864201663————$0.83
FY 2015 Q2Mar 28, 2015-4204-208————$0.75
FY 2015 Q1Dec 27, 2014812231581————$0.74
FY 2014 Q4Sep 27, 2014635195440————$0.35
FY 2014 Q3Jun 28, 2014278144134————$0.73
FY 2014 Q2Mar 29, 2014-96153-249————$0.6
FY 2014 Q1Dec 28, 2013361140221————$0.72
FY 2013 Q4Sep 28, 2013542133409————$0.7
FY 2013 Q3Jun 29, 2013542135407————$0.68
FY 2013 Q2Mar 30, 201340133-93————$0.26
FY 2013 Q1Dec 29, 201219015733————$0.48
FY 2012 Q4Sep 29, 2012468160308————$0.51
FY 2012 Q3Jun 30, 201226518679————$0.21
FY 2012 Q2Mar 31, 2012116162-46————$0.44
FY 2012 Q1Dec 31, 2011338182156————$0.42
FY 2011 Q4Oct 1, 2011360174186————$0.26
FY 2011 Q3Jul 2, 2011432150282————$0.51
FY 2011 Q2Apr 2, 2011-117161-278————$0.42
FY 2011 Q1Jan 1, 2011371158213————$0.78
FY 2010 Q4Sep 30, 2010————————
FY 2010 Q3Jul 3, 2010———————$0.65
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · TSN, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.