Buyback yield (TTM)
1.21%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.31%
5Y share count change
-4.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$272.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$7.71B
Key takeaways
- Tyson Foods (TSN) repurchased about $272.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 4.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -1.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 52% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Tyson Foods (TSN)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Tyson Foods (TSN)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Tyson Foods (TSN)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Tyson Foods (TSN)
Latest: $196.00M
Overview
In 2025, Tyson Foods (TSN) buyback spend totalled $196.00M – surged 300.0% year-over-year.
Tyson Foods buyback spend has contracted on net over the period, with a -1.1% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Between 2016 and 2025, Tyson Foods buyback spend plunged 89.9%, falling from $1.94B to $196.00M.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $1.94B, reached in 2016; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1989.
Tyson Foods Buyback Spend 2025: $196.00M
In 2025, Tyson Foods reported buyback spend of $196.00M, surged 300.0% from 2024.
Tyson Foods Buyback Spend 2024: $49.00M
Tyson Foods buyback spend in 2024 was $49.00M, plunged 86.2% below 2023.
Tyson Foods Buyback Spend 2023: $354.00M
2023's buyback spend for Tyson Foods came in at $354.00M, plunged 49.6% below 2022.
Tyson Foods Buyback Spend 2022: $702.00M
Tyson Foods posted buyback spend of $702.00M in 2022, surged 947.8% from 2021.
Tyson Foods Buyback Spend 2021: $67.00M
Tyson Foods buyback spend in 2021 was $67.00M.
See more financial history for Tyson Foods (TSN).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $196.00M | $100.00M | $96.00M | 1.04% | 0.35B | -2.2% | |
| 2024 | $49.00M | $101.00M | −$52.00M | 0.24% | 0.36B | +0.6% | |
| 2023 | $354.00M | $61.00M | $293.00M | 2.01% | 0.35B | -2.5% | |
| 2022 | $702.00M | $93.00M | $609.00M | 2.97% | 0.36B | -0.5% | |
| 2021 | $67.00M | $91.00M | −$24.00M | 0.23% | 0.36B | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | $207.00M | $89.00M | $118.00M | 0.96% | 0.36B | -0.3% | |
| 2019 | $252.00M | $77.00M | $175.00M | 0.81% | 0.37B | -0.8% | |
| 2018 | $427.00M | $69.00M | $358.00M | 1.99% | 0.37B | -0.3% | |
| 2017 | $860.00M | $92.00M | $768.00M | 3.34% | 0.37B | -5.1% | |
| 2016 | $1.94B | $81.00M | $1.86B | 7.09% | 0.39B | -5.6% | |
| 2015 | $495.00M | $69.00M | $426.00M | 2.91% | 0.41B | +13.5% | |
| 2014 | $295.00M | $51.00M | $244.00M | 1.85% | 0.36B | -0.8% | |
| 2013 | $614.00M | $36.00M | $578.00M | 6.37% | 0.37B | -0.8% | |
| 2012 | $264.00M | $36.30M | $227.70M | 4.45% | 0.37B | -2.6% | |
| 2011 | $207.00M | $0.00 | $207.00M | 4.01% | 0.38B | +1.9% | |
| 2010 | $48.00M | $0.00 | $48.00M | 0.99% | 0.37B | +0.3% | |
| 2009 | $19.00M | $0.00 | $19.00M | 0.50% | 0.37B | +4.5% | |
| 2008 | $30.00M | $0.00 | $30.00M | 0.83% | 0.36B | +0.3% | |
| 2007 | $61.00M | $0.00 | $61.00M | 1.22% | 0.35B | +2.9% | |
| 2006 | $42.00M | $0.00 | $42.00M | 1.00% | 0.34B | -3.4% | |
| 2005 | $45.00M | $0.00 | $45.00M | 1.03% | 0.36B | 0.0% | |
| 2004 | $72.00M | $0.00 | $72.00M | 1.86% | 0.36B | +1.7% | |
| 2003 | $41.00M | $0.00 | $41.00M | 0.84% | 0.35B | -1.1% | |
| 2002 | $19.00M | $0.00 | $19.00M | 0.47% | 0.35B | +59.9% | |
| 2001 | $48.00M | $0.00 | $48.00M | 2.11% | 0.22B | -1.8% | |
| 2000 | $70.00M | $0.00 | $70.00M | — | 0.23B | -1.8% | |
| 1999 | $52.10M | $0.00 | $52.10M | — | 0.23B | +1.2% | |
| 1998 | $22.00M | $0.00 | $22.00M | — | 0.23B | +3.8% | |
| 1997 | $109.60M | $0.00 | $109.60M | — | 0.22B | -0.0% | |
| 1996 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | — | 0.22B | — | |
| 1995 | $32.00M | $0.00 | $32.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $66.90M | $0.00 | $66.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$196.00M
- 2024$49.00M
- 2023$354.00M
- 2022$702.00M
- 2021$67.00M
- 2020$207.00M
- 2019$252.00M
- 2018$427.00M
- 2017$860.00M
- 2016$1.94B
- 2015$495.00M
- 2014$295.00M
- 2013$614.00M
- 2012$264.00M
- 2011$207.00M
- 2010$48.00M
- 2009$19.00M
- 2008$30.00M
- 2007$61.00M
- 2006$42.00M
- 2005$45.00M
- 2004$72.00M
- 2003$41.00M
- 2002$19.00M
- 2001$48.00M
- 2000$70.00M
- 1999$52.10M
- 1998$22.00M
- 1997$109.60M
- 1996$1.30M
- 1995$32.00M
- 1994$66.90M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Tyson Foods (TSN)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Tyson Foods (TSN)
How Tyson Foods splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Tyson Foods, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $526.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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