Growth Metrics

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

Tyson Foods recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$258.0 million in Q1 2026, down 137.39% quarter-over-quarter from $690.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 31.75% year-over-year from -$195.8 million in Q1 2025.

Tyson Foods' Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$258.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 31.75% year-over-year to -$258.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (down 4.44% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of $204.4 million and a median of $213.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 122.32% in 2023 and jumped 809.62% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tyson Foods' Free Cash Flow stood at $173.0 million in 2022, then surged by 446.82% to $946.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 19.66% to $760.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 9.21% to $690.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 137.39% to -$258.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$258.0 million, $690.0 million, and $248.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Archer-Daniels-Midland 37.36 Bn 36.74 Bn 1.22 Bn -44.00 Mn
2 Bunge Global 23.34 Bn 23.89 Bn 766.00 Mn -877.00 Mn
3 Tyson Foods 4.64 Bn 4.24 Bn 962.00 Mn -258.00 Mn
4 Cal-Maine Foods 3.64 Bn 3.26 Bn 119.28 Mn 71.99 Mn
5 Fresh Del Monte Produce 1.57 Bn 1.51 Bn 89.00 Mn 29.70 Mn
6 Dole 1.38 Bn 1.21 Bn 184.99 Mn -40.23 Mn
7 Vital Farms 412.88 Mn 375.92 Mn 53.01 Mn -29.21 Mn
8 Alico 311.29 Mn 263.16 Mn -4.59 Mn -26.20 Mn
9 Village Farms International 301.97 Mn 256.27 Mn 20.99 Mn -25.99 Mn
10 Forafric Global 271.18 Mn 272.22 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
Sep 30, 2023 -52.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -52.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 193.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 193.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 -501.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 -501.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 173.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 173.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 233.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 233.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 190.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 190.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 -647.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 -647.00 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 1.02 Bn
Jan 1, 2022 1.02 Bn
Oct 2, 2021 834.00 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 834.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 1.01 Bn
Jul 3, 2021 1.01 Bn
Apr 3, 2021 -304.00 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 -304.00 Mn
Jan 2, 2021 1.10 Bn
Jan 2, 2021 1.10 Bn
Oct 3, 2020 874.00 Mn
Oct 3, 2020 874.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 1.17 Bn
Jun 27, 2020 1.17 Bn
Mar 28, 2020 54.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 54.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 582.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 582.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 690.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 690.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 281.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 281.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 -267.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 -267.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 550.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 550.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 726.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 726.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 457.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 457.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -250.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -250.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 830.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 830.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 863.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 863.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 152.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 152.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 -419.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 -419.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 934.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 934.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2016 663.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2016 663.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2016 608.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2016 608.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2016 -157.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2016 -157.00 Mn
Jan 2, 2016 907.00 Mn
Jan 2, 2016 907.00 Mn
Oct 3, 2015 680.00 Mn
Oct 3, 2015 680.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 663.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 663.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 -208.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 -208.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 581.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 581.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 440.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 440.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 134.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 134.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2014 -249.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2014 -249.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 221.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 221.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2013 409.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2013 409.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2013 407.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2013 407.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2013 -93.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2013 -93.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 33.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 33.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2012 308.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2012 308.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 79.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 79.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -46.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -46.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 156.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 156.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2011 186.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2011 186.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2011 333.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2011 333.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2011 93.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2011 93.00 Mn
Jan 1, 2011 213.00 Mn
Jan 1, 2011 213.00 Mn
Oct 2, 2010 203.00 Mn
Oct 2, 2010 203.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2010 457.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2010 457.00 Mn
Apr 3, 2010 -212.00 Mn
Apr 3, 2010 -212.00 Mn
Jan 2, 2010 434.00 Mn
Jan 2, 2010 434.00 Mn