Tyson Foods Cash Flow Statement
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Tyson Foods free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Tyson Foods generated $2.15 billion of operating cash flow and spent $978.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.18 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 2.2% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 19.3% from the prior year's $1.46 billion.
Tyson Foods returned $697.0 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 59% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.7 times.
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Tyson Foods cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-09-27 | FY 20242024-09-28 | FY 20232023-09-30 | FY 20222022-10-01 | FY 20212021-10-02 | FY 20202020-10-03 | FY 20192019-09-28 | FY 20182018-09-29 | FY 20172017-09-30 | FY 20162016-10-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 507.00M | 822.00M | -649.00M | 3.25B | 3.06B | 2.07B | 1.99B | 2.97B | 1.78B | 1.77B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -38.32% | — | -119.98% | +6.18% | +47.75% | +3.91% | -32.96% | +67.21% | +0.34% | +44.77% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.35B | 1.39B | 1.33B | 1.19B | 1.20B | 1.18B | 1.09B | 933.00M | 748.00M | 697.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 100.00M | 101.00M | 61.00M | 93.00M | 91.00M | 89.00M | 77.00M | 69.00M | 92.00M | 81.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -386.00M | 7.00M | 358.00M | -1.07B | -724.00M | 213.00M | -438.00M | -190.00M | -240.00M | 91.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.15B | 2.59B | 1.75B | 2.69B | 3.84B | 3.87B | 2.51B | 2.96B | 2.60B | 2.72B |
| Capital Expenditures | -978.00M | -1.13B | -1.94B | -1.89B | -1.21B | -1.20B | -1.26B | -1.20B | -1.07B | -695.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -665.00M | -888.00M | -2.30B | -1.94B | 58.00M | -1.42B | -3.46B | -1.91B | -4.16B | -684.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -697.00M | -684.00M | -670.00M | -653.00M | -636.00M | -601.00M | -537.00M | -431.00M | -319.00M | -216.00M |
| Share Repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | -207.00M | -252.00M | -427.00M | -860.00M | -1.94B |
| Debt Issued | 175.00M | 2.42B | 1.13B | 103.00M | 585.00M | 1.61B | 4.63B | 1.15B | 5.44B | 1.00M |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.31B | -3.16B | -714.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.98B | -581.00M | 88.00M | -2.32B | -2.73B | -1.47B | 1.17B | -1.10B | 1.53B | -2.38B |
| Net Change in Cash | -488.00M | 1.14B | -458.00M | -1.61B | 1.17B | 982.00M | 214.00M | -48.00M | -31.00M | -339.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.18B | 1.46B | -187.00M | 800.00M | 2.63B | 2.67B | 1.25B | 1.76B | 1.53B | 2.02B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Tyson Foods's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow TSN's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?