Tyson Foods delivered a modest top-line performance in QQ4 2025 with revenue of USD 13.86 billion, up 2.17% year over year but flat quarter over quarter (-0.17%). Reported gross profit was USD 726 million, yielding a gross margin of 5.24% for the quarter, and overall profitability remained thin with operating income of USD 158 million (operating margin 1.14%) and net income of USD 58 million (net margin 0.42%). Earnings per share stood at USD 0.12 (GAAP) and USD 0.13 (diluted). EBITDA was USD 158 million, producing an EBITDA margin of roughly 1.14%. On a four-quarter trailing basis, revenue aggregated to approximately USD 54.44 billion with net income of about USD 0.49 billion and EBITDA around USD 2.23 billion, highlighting ongoing earnings volatility in the current commodity-cost environment. Management commentary from the earnings call is not available in the provided dataset; as a result, direct quotes could not be incorporated. The quarter illustrates ongoing margin compression despite volume strength or stable demand, underscoring the importance of cost-reduction initiatives, pricing discipline, and product mix (notably Prepared Foods) for a potential margin recovery in the near term.
Trailing four-quarter view (Q1’25 to Q4’25, USD):
- Revenue: USD 54.44B
- Gross Profit: USD 3.56B; Trailing gross margin ≈ 6.54%
- EBITDA: USD 2.23B; Trailing EBITDA margin ≈ 4.10%
- Operating Income: USD 1.10B; Trailing operating margin ≈ 2.02%
- Net Income: USD 0.49B; Trailing net margin ≈ 0.89%
- Net Income per Share (aggregate): not additive across quarters; sensitivities driven by quarterly tax and one-off items.
Note: The dataset does not include management commentary or earnings-call transcripts, so quotes and transcript-driven insights could not be incorporated.
Income Statement
Metric
Value
YoY Change
QoQ Change
Revenue
13.86B
2.17%
-0.17%
Gross Profit
726.00M
-31.51%
-36.37%
Operating Income
158.00M
-69.90%
-39.23%
Net Income
58.00M
-83.75%
-4.92%
EPS
0.12
-88.35%
-33.33%
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