Overview
Tyson Foods, Inc. is a food company specializing in protein and prepared foods. Its core businesses are beef, pork, chicken and prepared foods, sold under brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm and Ball Park.[1][2]
Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, Tyson sells products in approximately 140 countries, with operations across the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The company describes its purpose as “Tyson Foods. We Feed the World Like Family™.” [1][3]
Founded in 1935, Tyson reported fiscal 2025 sales of $54.441 billion and approximately 133,000 global team members as of September 27, 2025. Its latest available filing is for the third quarter of fiscal 2026; sales for the first nine months of that fiscal year were $41.834 billion.[1][4][5][6] [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Products & services
Tyson Foods’ chicken products include fresh and frozen chicken, breaded strips, nuggets and patties, as well as ready-to-fix and fully cooked chicken parts. Its chicken operations also include chicken-breeding stock and supply-chain logistics.[11] Beef products include primal and sub-primal cuts, case-ready meats, hides, rendered products and variety meats; pork products include primal and sub-primal cuts, case-ready products and specialty-processed meats.[12][13]
Prepared Foods includes frozen and refrigerated products sold under brands such as Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, State Fair, Aidells and Gallo Salame. Products include ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat sandwiches, flame-grilled hamburgers, Philly steaks, pepperoni, bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey, lunchmeat, hot dogs, tortillas, appetizers, snacks, prepared meals, side dishes and processed meats. The segment also provides logistics services.[14]
For FY2025, external-customer sales were approximately 38.8% Beef, 8.0% Pork, 30.7% Chicken and 18.2% Prepared Foods; these percentages are calculated from reported segment sales.[15][15][15][15] [11][12][13][14][15][15][15][15]
Geographic presence
Tyson Foods’ operations are concentrated in the United States, with foreign operations identified in China, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. The company reports selling products in international markets including Canada, Central America, China, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, the Middle East, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam; its corporate overview describes operations in 16 countries and customers on five continents.[16][17]
For fiscal 2025, U.S. export sales were $4.8 billion, approximately 8.8% of consolidated sales; sales of products produced outside the United States were less than 10% of consolidated sales. These are separate measures, and the company does not report a full domestic-versus-foreign revenue allocation in the cited filing.[16][18] At September 27, 2025, Tyson employed approximately 133,000 people globally, including 116,000 in the United States and 17,000 abroad, primarily in Thailand and China.[5]
The company is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, and lists international offices in Shanghai, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, and Europe; its Europe contact page identifies Amsterdam and Ashford, United Kingdom.[19][20] [16][5][17][18][19][20][17][18][19][20]
Business segments
For fiscal 2025, the year ended September 27, Tyson Foods reported four segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken and Prepared Foods. The company also presents International/Other separately, but it is not a reportable segment.[2]
Approximate shares of consolidated sales, calculated from each category’s reported sales before intersegment eliminations, were: Beef, 39.7% ($21.623 billion); Pork, 10.6% ($5.781 billion); Chicken, 30.9% ($16.837 billion); Prepared Foods, 18.2% ($9.930 billion); and International/Other, 4.2% ($2.291 billion). Because these figures are before intersegment eliminations, the percentages total more than 100%.[21]
Beef processes fed cattle into beef cuts and case-ready products, and also sells hides, rendered products and variety meats.[22] Pork processes market hogs into pork cuts and case-ready products, and includes live swine, specialty processing and logistics operations.[13] Chicken raises and processes chickens into fresh, frozen and value-added products, including breaded and cooked items; its operations also include breeding stock and logistics.[11] Prepared Foods manufactures and markets frozen and refrigerated products, including ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat foods such as bacon, sausage, lunchmeats, hot dogs, snacks and prepared meals.[14] International/Other primarily comprises foreign operations, along with certain corporate and integration costs.[2] [2][21][21][21][21][21][21][22][13][11][14]
Company history
Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson, the company traces its origins to his poultry-delivery business in Arkansas. It incorporated as Tyson Feed and Hatchery in 1947, opened a processing plant in 1958, went public in 1963, and adopted the name Tyson Foods, Inc. in 1972.[1][10][23]
A major expansion beyond poultry came in 2001, when Tyson acquired IBP, a leading beef and pork processor. The company later expanded its prepared-foods and other businesses through acquisitions including Hillshire Brands in 2014, AdvancePierre Foods in 2017, and Keystone Foods in 2018.[10][24][25][26]
In 2021, Donnie King became president and chief executive officer, succeeding Dean Banks.[27] [1][10][23][24][25][26][27]
Sources
- TYSON FOODS, INC. — Full financial report (2025 Y)
- TYSON FOODS, INC. — Full financial report (2026 Q 3)[6]
- www.tysonfoods.com[7]
- www.tysonfoods.com[8]
- www.tysonfoods.com[9]
- www.tysonfoods.com[10]
- www.tysonfoods.com[17]
- www.sec.gov[18]
- www.tysonfoods.com[19]
- tysonfoodseurope.com[20]
- www.tysonfoods.com[23]
- www.tysonfoods.com[24]
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