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Tyson Foods, Inc.

TSN

Consumer Defensive · 52.94 +0.9% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Tyson Foods, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 4.4% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+0.9% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeMeat & Poultry · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 7 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Current segment results cite compressed beef margins, a $40 million inventory adjustment, and higher freight costs as offsets to operating improvement.
  • Tyson reported a $40 million lower-of-cost-or-net-realizable-value inventory adjustment alongside compressed beef margins and higher freight costs.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if TSN's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Defensive · Farm Products

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 4.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.4 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 3614.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Current segment results cite compressed beef margins, a $40 million inventory adjustment, and higher freight costs as offsets to operating improvement.
  • Tyson reported a $40 million lower-of-cost-or-net-realizable-value inventory adjustment alongside compressed beef margins and higher freight costs.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements244
Verified relationships8
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 4.55x in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

52.94
6m-13.3%12m-4.5%24m-19.6%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-10-02$47.0B+8.9%$8.34+0.0%
2022-10-01$53.3B+13.2%$8.92-0.5%
2023-09-30$52.9B-0.8%$-1.87-21.8%
2024-09-28$53.3B+0.8%$2.25+25.4%
2025-09-27$54.4B+2.1%$1.33+0.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 5 filings
The decrease in interest expense for the third quarter and nine months ended June 27, 2026 was primarily due to lower interest expense related to the repayment of the March 2026 Notes in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, partially offset by the issuance of t…
10-Q · Aug 3, 2026
Demand and volumepositive · 5 filings
Average Sales Price - Average sales price increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2026 due to higher input costs and strong demand.
10-Q · May 4, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 5 filings
Included $50 million of joint venture earnings and $7 million of fire insurance proceeds, partially offset by $7 million of foreign exchange losses in the first nine months of fiscal 2025.
10-Q · Aug 3, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 5 filings
Average Sales Price – Average sales price increased in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2026 due to the pass-through of increased raw material costs and sales channel mix.
10-Q · Aug 3, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

52.94+0.9% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for TSN. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-05-04 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-05.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 4.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.4 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 3614.3% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Interest (Income) Expense in millions Three Months Ended Six Months Ended March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025 March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025 Interest income $ (8) $ (17) $ (21) $ (42) Interest expense 97 110 201 230 Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2026 vs Fiscal 2025 • The decrease in interest income for the second quarter and six months ended March 28, 2026 was primarily due to lower average cash and cash equivalents held.

Chicken Segment Results in millions Three Months Ended Six Months Ended March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025 Change March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025 Change Sales $ 4,286 $ 4,141 $ 145 $ 8,498 $ 8,206 $ 292 Sales volume change 1.7 % 2.7 % Average sales price change 1.8 % 0.9 % Segment operating income $ 505 $ 367 $ 138 $ 955 $ 827 $ 128 Segment operating margin 11.8 % 8.9 % 11.2 % 10.1 % Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2026 vs Fiscal 2025 • Sales Volume - Sales volume increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2026 primarily due to increased domestic production.

Selling, General and Administrative in millions Three Months Ended Six Months Ended March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025 March 28, 2026 March 29, 2025 Selling, general and administrative expense $ 527 $ 500 $ 1,033 $ 1,015 As a percentage of sales 3.9 % 3.8 % 3.7 % 3.8 % Second quarter – Fiscal 2026 vs Fiscal 2025 • Increase of $27 million in selling, general and administrative was primarily driven by: • Increase of $25 million in marketing, advertising and promotion expenses.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind TSN

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

FMXFomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.customerNov 10, 2025

Tyson Mexico Trading Company, a Mexican subsidiary, sells chicken and prepared foods products primarily from our U.S.

WMTWalmart Inc.customerNov 10, 2025

Our business could suffer significant setbacks in sales and operating income if our customers’ plans and/or markets change significantly or if we lost one or more of our largest customers, including, for example, Walmart Inc., which accounted for 18.7% of our…

Depended on by

LINELineage, Inc.customerNov 5, 2025

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we have also began construction on a new greenfield in Dallas, TX under our arrangement with Tyson Foods (see Note 4, Business combinations, asset acquisitions, and divestitures for discussion of the Tyson Food…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

TSN is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Meat & Poultry. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for TSN; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.