Tyson Foods Q3 GAAP EPS rises to $0.52 from $0.17; adjusted EPS up 9% to $0.99
Tyson Foods reported third-quarter results for the period ended June 27, 2026, with sales flat at $13,868 million and GAAP earnings per share of $0.52, up from $0.17 a year earlier. Adjusted EPS rose 9% to $0.99, and the company gave fiscal 2026 adjusted operating income guidance of $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion, which matters to shareholders because profit improved even though sales did not grow.
Key points
- Sales of $13,868 million were flat versus $13,884 million a year earlier; sales rose 0.6% excluding a $98 million legal contingency accrual.
- GAAP EPS was $0.52 versus $0.17; adjusted EPS was $0.99 versus $0.91.
- Chicken adjusted operating income was $488 million versus $448 million, while Beef adjusted operating loss was $138 million versus $116 million.
- For fiscal 2026 the company expects sales up 2.5% to 3.5%, adjusted operating income of $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion, and free cash flow of $1.3 billion to $1.7 billion.
The filing
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