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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |