Tyson Foods (TSN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Tyson Foods' (TSN) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$258.0 million in Q1 2026, up 31.75% year-on-year from -$195.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 137.39% quarter-over-quarter from $690.0 million in Q4 2025.

Tyson Foods (TSN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Tyson Foods has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$258.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$258.0 million, up 31.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (down 4.44% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.2 billion, down 19.27% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$258.0 million for Q1 2026 at Tyson Foods, down from $690.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of -$647.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $213.0 million (2022), against an average of $204.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 122.32% in 2023 and soared 809.62% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tyson Foods' Free Cash Flow stood at $173.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 446.82% to $946.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 19.66% to $760.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 9.21% to $690.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 137.39% to -$258.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$258.0 million (Q1 2026), $690.0 million (Q4 2025), and $248.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Archer-Daniels-Midland 36.33 Bn 35.72 Bn 1.22 Bn -44.00 Mn
2 Bunge Global 21.79 Bn 22.33 Bn 766.00 Mn -877.00 Mn
3 Tyson Foods 3.86 Bn 3.46 Bn 962.00 Mn -258.00 Mn
4 Cal-Maine Foods 3.68 Bn 3.29 Bn 119.28 Mn 71.99 Mn
5 Adecoagro 2.04 Bn 1.74 Bn 97.80 Mn 86.75 Mn
6 Dole 1.33 Bn 1.17 Bn 184.99 Mn -40.23 Mn
7 Fresh Del Monte Produce 1.30 Bn 1.25 Bn 89.00 Mn 29.70 Mn
8 Vital Farms 463.27 Mn 426.30 Mn 53.01 Mn -29.21 Mn
9 Alico 310.30 Mn 262.17 Mn -4.59 Mn -26.20 Mn
10 Forafric Global 269.03 Mn 270.07 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -258.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 -258.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 690.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 690.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 248.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 248.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 547.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 547.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -378.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -378.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 760.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 760.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 369.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 369.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 533.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 533.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -390.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -390.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 946.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 946.00 Mn