Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions, except per share data): 

	Three Months Ended
	December 29, 2018		December 30, 2017
Numerator:
Net income	$	552	$	1,632
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1		1
Net income attributable to Tyson	551		1,631
Less dividends declared:
Class A	133		111
Class B	28		24
Undistributed earnings	$	390	$	1,496
Class A undistributed earnings	$	321	$	1,233
Class B undistributed earnings	69		263
Total undistributed earnings	$	390	$	1,496
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
Class A weighted average shares	294		296
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share	70		70
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, restricted stock and performance units	2		5
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions	366		371
Net income per share attributable to Tyson:
Class A basic	$	1.54	$	4.54
Class B basic	$	1.39	$	4.09
Diluted	$	1.50	$	4.40
Dividends Declared Per Share:
Class A	$	0.450	$	0.375
Class B	$	0.405	$	0.338