Chicken Drives Increased Sales at Tyson Foods, but Beef Struggles Continue

The company expects operating losses of $400 million to $600 million in its beef segment for fiscal year 2026 due to tight cattle supplies.
Chicken Drives Increased Sales at Tyson Foods, but Beef Struggles Continue
Tyson Foods’ Beef Meatloaf for sale at a grocery store in Encinitas, Calif., on May 29, 2014. Mike Blake/Reuters
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Tyson Foods, headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, reported sales of $13.86 billion in its most recent fiscal quarter, a nearly 5 percent increase from the previous year, with chicken powering protein sales at the nation’s largest meat producer.

Full-year sales for the fiscal year ended Sept. 28 were up by 3.3 percent to $54.4 billion, Tyson Foods reported. Quarterly adjusted operating income from the company’s chicken segment was $457 million, up by 28 percent from $356 million for the same quarter in 2024. However, a number of factors impacting the beef industry led to quarterly losses of $94 million in that segment.
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