Tyson Foods (TSN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Tyson Foods (TSN) reported Free Cash Flow of $481 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 12.1% from $547 million a year earlier.
Tyson Foods (TSN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Tyson Foods' Free Cash Flow came in at $1.16 billion, down 10.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was $1.18 billion, down 19.3% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Free Cash Flow came in at $1.46 billion in FY2024, -$187 million in FY2023, $800 million in FY2022 (-69.6%) and $2.63 billion in FY2021 (-1.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of -$647 million in fiscal Q2 2022 and a high of $1.02 billion in fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in 1 of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 14.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 446.8%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 83.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -$258 million (Q2 2026), $690 million (Q1 2026) and $248 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.27 Bn | 34.56 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 877.00 Mn |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.55 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -1.03 Bn |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.78 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 481.00 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.53 Bn | -20.58 Bn | 2.59 Bn | -893.24 Mn |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 404.64 Mn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 192.00 Mn |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.43 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 76.83 Mn |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.05 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | -10.00 Mn |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.78 Bn | -1.04 Bn | 221.00 Mn | -78.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.18 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 403,000.00 | -128.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 481.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -258.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 690.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 248.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 547.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -378.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 760.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 369.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 533.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -390.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 946.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -52.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 193.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -501.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 173.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 233.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 190.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -647.00 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 834.00 Mn |
Tyson Foods Free Cash Flow API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "TSN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=TSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();