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Tyson Foods cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Tyson Foods's operations generated $2.15bn of cash; it spent $978m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.18bn. It returned $697m in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Oct 20092010Oct 20102011Oct 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Sept 20142015Oct 20152016Oct 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Oct 20202021Oct 20212022Oct 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations9601,4321,0461,1871,3141,1782,5702,7162,5992,9632,5133,8743,8402,6871,7522,5902,1552,004
Depreciation and amortisation4454164334434915207016977489331,0861,1781,1951,1911,3291,3881,3501,263
Stock-based pay————3651698192697789919361101100—
Capital spending3685506436905586328546951,0691,2001,2591,1991,2091,8871,9391,132978843
Free cash flow5928824034977565461,7162,0211,5301,7631,2542,6752,631800−1871,4581,1771,161
Free cash flow after stock pay————7204951,6471,9401,4381,6941,1772,5862,540707−2481,3571,077—
Dividends paid60595957104104147216319431537601636653670684697702
Share buybacks19482072646142954951,944860427252207——————
Shares issued00—0087300——————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Tyson Foods's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Tyson Foods.