10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended April 2, 2022

or

☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from              to            

001-14704

(Commission File Number)

______________________________________________

TYSON FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

______________________________________________

	Delaware			71-0225165
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
	2200 West Don Tyson Parkway,
	Springdale,	Arkansas		72762-6999
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)
		(479)	290-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class			Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock	Par Value	$0.10	TSN	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ☒   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes  ☒    No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer	☒	Accelerated Filer	☐
Non-Accelerated Filer	☐	Smaller Reporting Company	☐
		Emerging Growth Company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of April 2, 2022.

Class	Outstanding Shares
Class A Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value (Class A stock)	291,539,008
Class B Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value (Class B stock)	70,010,355

Class B stock is not listed for trading on any exchange or market system. However, Class B stock is convertible into Class A stock on a share-for-share basis.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021	1
	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended April 2, 2022, and April 3, 2021	2
	Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021	3
	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three and Six Months Ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021	4
	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021	5
	Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	33
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	35

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	36
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	36
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	36
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	37
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	37
Item 5.	Other Information	37
Item 6.	Exhibits	37
SIGNATURES		38

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

TYSON FOODS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Sales	$	13,117	$	11,300	$	26,050	$	21,760
Cost of Sales	11,382		10,047		22,300		19,330
Gross Profit	1,735		1,253		3,750		2,430
Selling, General and Administrative	579		533		1,139		1,005
Operating Income	1,156		720		2,611		1,425
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income	(3)		(2)		(6)		(4)
Interest expense	97		110		197		220
Other, net	(25)		(12)		(77)		(31)
Total Other (Income) Expense	69		96		114		185
Income before Income Taxes	1,087		624		2,497		1,240
Income Tax Expense	254		147		538		291
Net Income	833		477		1,959		949
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	4		1		9		6
Net Income Attributable to Tyson	$	829	$	476	$	1,950	$	943
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Class A Basic	291		293		291		293
Class B Basic	70		70		70		70
Diluted	364		365		364		365
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson:
Class A Basic	$	2.34	$	1.34	$	5.50	$	2.65
Class B Basic	$	2.11	$	1.20	$	4.95	$	2.38
Diluted	$	2.28	$	1.30	$	5.35	$	2.58

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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TYSON FOODS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Net Income	$	833	$	477	$	1,959	$	949
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes:
Derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges	1		1		1		2
Investments	(3)		(1)		(4)		(1)
Currency translation	28		(49)		27		26
Postretirement benefits	2		1		4		2
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes	28		(48)		28		29
Comprehensive Income	861		429		1,987		978
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	4		1		9		6
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Tyson	$	857	$	428	$	1,978	$	972

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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TYSON FOODS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,151	$	2,507
Accounts receivable, net	2,408		2,400
Inventories	4,990		4,382
Other current assets	448		533
Total Current Assets	8,997		9,822
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	8,193		7,837
Goodwill	10,548		10,549
Intangible Assets, net	6,397		6,519
Other Assets	1,763		1,582
Total Assets	$	35,898	$	36,309
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current debt	$	79	$	1,067
Accounts payable	2,269		2,225
Other current liabilities	2,309		3,033
Total Current Liabilities	4,657		6,325
Long-Term Debt	8,270		8,281
Deferred Income Taxes	2,297		2,195
Other Liabilities	1,518		1,654
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock ($0.10 par value):
Class A-authorized 900 million shares, issued 378 million shares	38		38
Convertible Class B-authorized 900 million shares, issued 70 million shares	7		7
Capital in excess of par value	4,510		4,486
Retained earnings	19,119		17,502
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)	(144)		(172)
Treasury stock, at cost – 86 million shares at April 2, 2022 and 83 million shares at October 2, 2021	(4,516)		(4,138)
Total Tyson Shareholders’ Equity	19,014		17,723
Noncontrolling Interests	142		131
Total Shareholders’ Equity	19,156		17,854
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	35,898	$	36,309

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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TYSON FOODS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Class A Common Stock:
Balance at beginning and end of period	378	$	38	378	$	38	378	$	38	378	$	38
Class B Common Stock:
Balance at beginning and end of period	70	7		70	7		70	7		70	7
Capital in Excess of Par Value:
Balance at beginning of period		4,471			4,411			4,486			4,433
Stock-based compensation and Other		39			32			24			10
Balance at end of period		4,510			4,443			4,510			4,443
Retained Earnings:
Balance at beginning of period		18,453			15,399			17,502			15,100
Net income attributable to Tyson		829			476			1,950			943
Dividends		(163)			(159)			(333)			(327)
Balance at end of period		19,119			15,716			19,119			15,716
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Balance at beginning of period		(172)			(102)			(172)			(179)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		28			(48)			28			29
Balance at end of period		(144)			(150)			(144)			(150)
Treasury Stock:
Balance at beginning of period	85	(4,394)		83	(4,115)		83	(4,138)		83	(4,145)
Purchase of Class A common stock	2	(175)		—	(17)		6	(523)		—	(34)
Stock-based compensation	(1)	53		—	9		(3)	145		—	56
Balance at end of period	86	(4,516)		83	(4,123)		86	(4,516)		83	(4,123)
Total Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to Tyson		$	19,014		$	15,931		$	19,014		$	15,931
Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests:
Balance at beginning of period		$	139		$	143		$	131		$	132
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		4			1			9			6
Distributions to noncontrolling interest		—			—			—			(2)
Other		(1)			(5)			2			3
Total Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		$	142		$	139		$	142		$	139
Total Shareholders’ Equity		$	19,156		$	16,070		$	19,156		$	16,070

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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TYSON FOODS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	1,959	$	949
Depreciation and amortization	595		604
Deferred income taxes	98		27
Other, net	27		46
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities	(1,455)		(277)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	1,224		1,349
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(847)		(557)
Purchases of marketable securities	(18)		(41)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities	18		41
Acquisition of equity investments	(96)		—
Other, net	58		49
Cash Used for Investing Activities	(885)		(508)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debt	47		557
Payments on debt	(1,088)		(1,570)
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock	(511)		(34)
Dividends	(328)		(318)
Stock options exercised	113		22
Other, net	—		(2)
Cash Used for Financing Activities	(1,767)		(1,345)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	6		10
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	(1,422)		(494)
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Year	2,637		1,466
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period	1,215		972
Less: Restricted Cash at End of Period	64		95
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$	1,151	$	877

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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TYSON FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1: ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated condensed financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”). Certain information and accounting policies and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Although we believe the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021. Preparation of consolidated condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

We believe the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to state fairly our financial position as of April 2, 2022, and the results of operations for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022, and April 3, 2021. Results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

Consolidation

The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of all wholly-owned subsidiaries, as well as majority-owned subsidiaries over which we exercise control and, when applicable, entities for which we have a controlling financial interest or variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The consolidated condensed financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

We have considered the impact of the global novel coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19” or “pandemic”) on our consolidated condensed financial statements. In addition to the COVID-19 impacts already experienced, there likely will be future impacts, the extent of which is uncertain and largely subject to whether the severity worsens or duration lengthens. Consequently, this may subject us to future risk of material goodwill, intangible and long-lived asset impairments, increased reserves for uncollectible accounts and adjustments for inventory and market volatility for items subject to fair value measurements such as derivatives and investments. There have been no material changes to the summary of certain accounting estimates, the description of the estimates and the levels of subjectivity and judgment they require found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance providing optional expedients and exceptions to account for the effects of reference rate reform to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The optional guidance, which became effective on March 12, 2020 and can be applied through December 31, 2022, has not impacted our consolidated financial statements. The Company has various contracts that reference LIBOR and is assessing how this standard may be applied to specific contract modifications through December 31, 2022.

Changes in Accounting Principles

In August 2020, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the accounting for debt with conversion options, revises the criteria for applying the derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity and improves the consistency for the calculation of earnings per share. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods and interim periods within those annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, our fiscal 2023. Early adoption is permitted for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, our fiscal 2022. We elected to early adopt this guidance beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and it did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to general principles in Topic 740 and clarifies other general principles by adding certain requirements to Topic 740. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods and interim periods within those annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, our fiscal 2022. We adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and it did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 2: ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Acquisition

In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, we acquired a 49% minority interest in a Malaysian producer of feed and poultry products for $44 million in addition to future contingent payments of up to approximately $65 million. We are accounting for the investment under the equity method.

Disposition

We completed the sale of our pet treats business, which was included in our Prepared Foods segment, on July 6, 2021 for $1.2 billion, subject to certain adjustments. As a result of the sale, we recorded a pretax gain of $784 million, or post tax gain of $510 million, which was reflected in Cost of Sales in our Consolidated Statement of Income in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. The business had a net carrying value of approximately $411 million, which included $44 million of working capital consisting of inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable, $17 million of property, plant and equipment and $350 million of goodwill. The goodwill was not deductible for tax purposes. The Company concluded the business was not a significant disposal and did not represent a strategic shift, and therefore was not classified as a discontinued operation for any of the periods presented.

NOTE 3: INVENTORIES

Processed products, livestock and supplies and other are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost includes purchased raw materials, live purchase costs, growout costs (primarily feed, livestock grower pay and catch and haul costs), labor and manufacturing and production overhead, which are related to the purchase and production of inventories. At April 2, 2022, the cost of inventories was determined by either the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method or the weighted-average method, which is consistent with the methods used at October 2, 2021.

The following table reflects the major components of inventory (in millions):

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Processed products	$	2,778	$	2,426
Livestock	1,361		1,215
Supplies and other	851		741
Total inventory	$	4,990	$	4,382

NOTE 4: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The major categories of property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation are as follows (in millions): 

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Land	$	219	$	210
Buildings and leasehold improvements	5,496		5,370
Machinery and equipment	9,690		9,507
Land improvements and other	478		453
Buildings and equipment under construction	1,326		976
	17,209		16,516
Less accumulated depreciation	9,016		8,679
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	$	8,193	$	7,837

NOTE 5: OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other current liabilities are as follows (in millions):

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	$	774	$	897
Taxes payable	466		729
Accrued current legal contingencies (a)	267		567
Other	802		840
Total other current liabilities	$	2,309	$	3,033

(a) $64 million and $127 million of funds held in an escrow account for litigation settlements were included as restricted cash within Other current assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021, respectively.

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NOTE 6: DEBT

The major components of debt are as follows (in millions):

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Revolving credit facility	$	—	$	—
Commercial paper	—		—
Senior notes:
4.50% Senior notes due June 2022	—		1,000
3.90% Senior notes due September 2023	400		400
3.95% Notes due August 2024	1,250		1,250
4.00% Notes due March 2026 (“2026 Notes”)	800		800
3.55% Notes due June 2027	1,350		1,350
7.00% Notes due January 2028	18		18
4.35% Notes due March 2029 (“2029 Notes”)	1,000		1,000
6.13% Notes due November 2032	160		160
4.88% Notes due August 2034	500		500
5.15% Notes due August 2044	500		500
4.55% Notes due June 2047	750		750
5.10% Notes due September 2048 (“2048 Notes”)	1,500		1,500
Discount on senior notes	(40)		(42)
Other	207		212
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(46)		(50)
Total debt	8,349		9,348
Less current debt	79		1,067
Total long-term debt	$	8,270	$	8,281

Revolving Credit Facility and Letters of Credit

In September 2021, we amended our existing credit facility which, among other things, increased our line of credit from $1.75 billion to $2.25 billion with the option to establish incremental commitment increases of up to $500 million if certain conditions are met. The revolving credit facility supports short-term funding needs and serves as a backstop to our commercial paper program. The facility will mature and the commitments thereunder will terminate in September 2026 with options for two one-year extensions. At April 2, 2022, amounts available for borrowing under this facility totaled $2.25 billion and we had no borrowings and no outstanding letters of credit issued under this facility. At April 2, 2022, we had $93 million of bilateral letters of credit issued separately from the revolving credit facility, none of which were drawn upon. Our letters of credit are issued primarily in support of workers’ compensation insurance programs and other legal obligations. In the future, if any of our subsidiaries shall guarantee any of our material indebtedness, such subsidiary shall be required to guarantee the indebtedness, obligations and liabilities under this facility.

Commercial Paper Program

We have a commercial paper program under which we may issue unsecured short-term promissory notes. In December 2021, we amended our existing commercial paper program, which increased our maximum borrowing capacity to $1.5 billion. As of April 2, 2022, we had no commercial paper outstanding. Our ability to access commercial paper in the future may be limited or its costs increased.

June 2022 Notes

On March 15, 2022, we redeemed the $1 billion outstanding balance of the Senior Notes due June 2022 using cash on hand.

Debt Covenants

Our revolving credit facility contains affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, may limit or restrict our ability to: create liens and encumbrances; incur debt; merge, dissolve, liquidate or consolidate; make acquisitions and investments; dispose of or transfer assets; change the nature of our business; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and enter into hedging transactions, in each case, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions. In addition, we are required to maintain a minimum interest expense coverage ratio.

Our senior notes also contain affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, may limit or restrict our ability to: create liens; engage in certain sale/leaseback transactions; and engage in certain consolidations, mergers and sales of assets.

We were in compliance with all debt covenants at April 2, 2022.

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NOTE 7: EQUITY

Share Repurchases

As of April 2, 2022, 13.8 million shares remained available for repurchase under our share repurchase program. The share repurchase program has no fixed or scheduled termination date and the timing and extent to which we repurchase shares will depend upon, among other things, our working capital needs, markets, industry conditions, liquidity targets, limitations under our debt obligations and regulatory requirements. In addition to the share repurchase program, we purchase shares on the open market to fund certain obligations under our equity compensation plans. A summary of share repurchases of our Class A stock is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021
	Shares	Dollars		Shares	Dollars		Shares	Dollars		Shares	Dollars
Shares repurchased:
Under share repurchase program	1.5	$	132	—	$	—	5.1	$	432	—	$	—
To fund certain obligations under equity compensation plans	0.5	43		0.2	17		1.1	91		0.5	34
Total share repurchases	2.0	$	175	0.2	$	17	6.2	$	523	0.5	$	34

NOTE 8: INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rate was 23.4% and 23.5% for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively and 21.6% and 23.5% for the first six months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 and 2021 were higher than the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to state taxes, partially offset by various tax benefits. The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2022 also includes a $36 million benefit from the remeasurement of deferred income taxes, primarily due to legislation decreasing state tax rates enacted in the first quarter.

Unrecognized tax benefits were $157 million and $152 million at April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021, respectively. We do not expect material changes to our unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months.

In December 2021, we received an assessment from the Mexican tax authorities related to the 2015 sale of our direct and indirect equity interests in subsidiaries which held our Mexico operations. At that time, the assessment totaled approximately $380 million (7.8 billion Mexican pesos), which includes tax, inflation adjustment, interest and penalties. We believe the assertions made in the assessment letter have no merit and will defend our positions through the Mexican administrative appeal process and litigation, if necessary. Based on our analysis of this assessment in accordance with FASB guidance related to unrecognized tax benefits, we have not recorded a liability related to the issue.

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NOTE 9: EARNINGS PER SHARE

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Numerator:
Net income	$	833	$	477	$	1,959	$	949
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4		1		9		6
Net income attributable to Tyson	829		476		1,950		943
Less dividends declared:
Class A	134		131		274		269
Class B	29		28		59		58
Undistributed earnings	$	666	$	317	$	1,617	$	616
Class A undistributed earnings	$	547	$	261	$	1,329	$	507
Class B undistributed earnings	119		56		288		109
Total undistributed earnings	$	666	$	317	$	1,617	$	616
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
Class A weighted average shares	291		293		291		293
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share	70		70		70		70
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, restricted stock and performance units	3		2		3		2
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions	364		365		364		365
Net income per share attributable to Tyson:
Class A basic	$	2.34	$	1.34	$	5.50	$	2.65
Class B basic	$	2.11	$	1.20	$	4.95	$	2.38
Diluted	$	2.28	$	1.30	$	5.35	$	2.58
Dividends Declared Per Share:
Class A	$	0.460	$	0.445	$	0.935	$	0.915
Class B	$	0.414	$	0.401	$	0.842	$	0.824

Approximately 2 million of our stock-based compensation shares were antidilutive for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022. Approximately 5 million of our stock-based compensation shares were antidilutive for the three and six months ended April 3, 2021. These shares were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation.

We have two classes of capital stock, Class A stock and Class B stock. Cash dividends cannot be paid to holders of Class B stock unless they are simultaneously paid to holders of Class A stock. The per share amount of cash dividends paid to holders of Class B stock cannot exceed 90% of the cash dividends paid to holders of Class A stock.

We allocate undistributed earnings based upon a 1.0 to 0.9 ratio per share to Class A stock and Class B stock, respectively. We allocate undistributed earnings based on this ratio due to historical dividend patterns, voting control of Class B shareholders and contractual limitations of dividends to Class B stock.

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NOTE 10: DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Our business operations give rise to certain market risk exposures mostly due to changes in commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We manage a portion of these risks through the use of derivative financial instruments to reduce our exposure to commodity price risk, foreign currency risk and interest rate risk. Our risk management programs are periodically reviewed by our Board of Directors’ Audit Committee. These programs and risks are monitored by senior management and may be revised as market conditions dictate. Our current risk management programs utilize various industry-standard models that take into account the implicit cost of hedging. Credit risks associated with our derivative contracts are not significant as we minimize counterparty exposure by dealing with credit-worthy counterparties and utilizing exchange traded instruments, margin accounts or letters of credit. Additionally, our derivative contracts are mostly short-term in duration and we generally do not make use of credit-risk-related contingent features. No significant concentrations of credit risk related to our derivative financial instruments existed at April 2, 2022.

We had the following net aggregated outstanding notional amounts related to our derivative financial instruments:

in millions, except soybean meal tons	Metric	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Commodity:
Corn	Bushels	30		37
Soybean Meal	Tons	404,200		1,026,733
Live Cattle	Pounds	255		417
Lean Hogs	Pounds	426		413
Foreign Currency	United States dollar	$	218	$	130

We recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, with the exception of normal purchases and normal sales expected to result in physical delivery. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, we designate the hedging instrument based upon the exposure being hedged (e.g., cash flow hedge or fair value hedge). We designate certain forward contracts as follows:

•Cash Flow Hedges – include certain commodity forward and option contracts of forecasted purchases (e.g., grains), interest rate swaps and locks and certain foreign exchange forward contracts

•Fair Value Hedges – include certain commodity forward contracts of firm commitments (e.g., livestock)

Cash Flow Hedges

Derivative instruments are designated as hedges against changes in the amount of future cash flows related to procurement of certain commodities utilized in our production processes as well as interest rates related to our variable rate debt. For the derivative instruments we designate and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. As of April 2, 2022, we had $14 million of realized losses related to treasury rate locks in connection with the issuance of the 2026, 2029 and 2048 Notes, which will be reclassified to earnings over the lives of these notes. During the six months ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021, we did not reclassify significant pretax gains or losses into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges. For the six months ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021, we had no gains or losses recognized in OCI on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges.

Fair Value Hedges

We designate certain derivative contracts as fair value hedges of firm commitments to purchase livestock for harvest. Our objective of these hedges is to minimize the risk of changes in fair value created by fluctuations in commodity prices associated with fixed price livestock firm commitments. For these derivative instruments we designate and qualify as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative, as well as the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk, are recognized in earnings in the same period. We include the gain or loss on the hedged items (e.g., livestock purchase firm commitments) in the same line item, Cost of Sales, as the offsetting gain or loss on the related livestock forward position. Ineffectiveness related to fair value hedges was not significant for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022, and April 3, 2021. The following table sets forth the carrying amount of fair value hedge (assets) liabilities as of April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021 (in millions):

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets Classification	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Inventory	$	23	$	(6)

Undesignated Positions

In addition to our designated positions, we also hold derivative contracts for which we do not apply hedge accounting. These include certain derivative instruments related to commodities price risk, including grains, livestock, energy and foreign currency risk. We mark these positions to fair value through earnings at each reporting date.

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Reclassification to Earnings

The following table sets forth the total amounts of each income and expense line item presented in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income in which the effects of hedges are recorded (in millions):

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income Classification	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Cost of Sales	$	11,382	$	10,047	$	22,300	$	19,330
Interest Expense	97		110		197		220
Other, net	(25)		(12)		(77)		(31)

The following table sets forth the pretax impact of the cash flow, fair value and undesignated derivative instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (in millions):

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income Classification		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Cost of Sales	Gain (Loss) on cash flow hedges reclassified from OCI to Earnings:
	Commodity contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(1)
	Gain (Loss) on fair value hedges:
	Commodity contracts (a)	(13)		(13)		(16)		(15)
	Gain (Loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Commodity contracts	99		(2)		180		96
Total		$	86	$	(15)	$	164	$	80
Interest Expense	Gain (Loss) on cash flow hedges reclassified from OCI to Earnings:
	Interest rate contracts	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	(1)
Other, net	Gain (Loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Foreign exchange contracts	$	4	$	—	$	4	$	1

(a) Amounts represent gains/(losses) on commodity contracts designated as fair value hedges of firm commitments that were realized during the period presented, which were offset by a corresponding gain/(loss) on the underlying hedged inventory. Gains or losses related to changes in the fair value of unrealized commodity contracts, along with the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged inventory, are also marked-to-market through earnings with no impact on a net basis.

The fair value of all outstanding derivative instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets are included in Note 11: Fair Value Measurements.

NOTE 11: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy contains three levels as follows:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for the identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level 2 — Other observable inputs available at the measurement date, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, either directly or indirectly, including:

•Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

•Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in non-active markets;

•Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and

•Inputs derived principally from or corroborated by other observable market data.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management’s estimates of market participant assumptions.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. In instances where the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement has been determined based on the lowest level input significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular item to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, including the consideration of inputs specific to the asset or liability.

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis according to the valuation techniques we used to determine their fair values (in millions): 

April 2, 2022	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting (a)		Total
Other Current Assets:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	(1)	$	1
Undesignated	—		320		—		(215)		105
Other Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	—		59		46		—		105
Deferred compensation assets	28		400		—		—		428
Total assets	$	28	$	781	$	46	$	(216)	$	639
Other Current Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	25	$	—	$	(25)	$	—
Undesignated	—		207		—		(203)		4
Total liabilities	$	—	$	232	$	—	$	(228)	$	4

October 2, 2021	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting (a)		Total
Other Current Assets:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	18	$	—	$	(10)	$	8
Undesignated	—		169		—		(89)		80
Other Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	—		61		48		—		109
Deferred compensation assets	14		397		—		—		411
Total assets	$	14	$	645	$	48	$	(99)	$	608
Other Current Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	(12)	$	—
Undesignated	—		159		—		(143)		16
Total liabilities	$	—	$	171	$	—	$	(155)	$	16

(a) Our derivative assets and liabilities are presented in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets on a net basis when a legally enforceable master netting arrangement exists between the counterparty to a derivative contract and us. Additionally, at April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021, we had $12 million and $56 million, respectively, of net cash collateral with various counterparties where master netting arrangements exist and held no cash collateral.

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The following table provides a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balance of marketable debt securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the table above that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in millions): 

	Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Balance at beginning of year	$	48	$	53
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(2)		(1)
Purchases	4		14
Issuances	—		—
Settlements	(4)		(13)
Balance at end of period	$	46	$	53
Total gains (losses) for the six month period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities still held at end of period	$	—	$	—

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Our derivative financial instruments primarily include exchange-traded and over-the-counter contracts which are further described in Note 10: Derivative Financial Instruments. We record our derivative financial instruments at fair value using quoted market prices, adjusted where necessary for credit and non-performance risk and internal models that use readily observable market inputs as their basis, including current and forward market prices and rates. We classify these instruments in Level 2 when quoted market prices can be corroborated utilizing observable current and forward commodity market prices on active exchanges or observable market transactions.

Available-for-Sale Securities

Our investments in marketable debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value based on pricing models and quoted market prices adjusted for credit and non-performance risk. Short-term investments with maturities of less than 12 months are included in Other current assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and primarily include certificates of deposit and commercial paper. All other marketable debt securities are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and have maturities generally less than 50 years.

We classify our investments in U.S. government, U.S. agency, certificates of deposit and commercial paper debt securities as Level 2 as fair value is generally estimated using discounted cash flow models that are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including time value and yield curve as well as other readily available relevant economic measures. We classify certain corporate, asset-backed and other debt securities as Level 3 as there is limited activity or less observable inputs into valuation models, including current interest rates and estimated prepayment, default and recovery rates on the underlying portfolio or structured investment vehicle. Significant changes to assumptions or unobservable inputs in the valuation of our Level 3 instruments would not have a significant impact to our consolidated condensed financial statements.

The following table sets forth our available-for-sale securities’ amortized cost basis, fair value and unrealized gain (loss) by significant investment category (in millions):

	April 2, 2022						October 2, 2021
	Amortized Cost Basis		Fair Value		Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Amortized Cost Basis		Fair Value		Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Available-for-sale securities:
Debt securities:
U.S. treasury and agency	$	62	$	59	$	(3)	$	61	$	61	$	—
Corporate and asset-backed	47		46		(1)		47		48		1

Unrealized holding gains (losses), net of tax, are excluded from earnings and reported in OCI until the security is settled or sold. On a quarterly basis, we evaluate whether losses related to our available-for-sale securities are due to credit or non-credit factors. Losses on debt securities where we have the intent, or will more than likely be required, to sell the security prior to recovery, would be recorded as a direct write-off of amortized cost basis through earnings. Losses on debt securities where we do not have the intent, or would not more than likely be required to sell the security prior to recovery, would be further evaluated to determine whether the loss is credit or non-credit related. Credit-related losses would be recorded through an allowance for credit losses in earnings and non-credit related losses in OCI.

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We consider many factors in determining whether a loss is credit-related, including the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, borrower repayment characteristics for asset-backed securities, and our ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery. We recognized no direct write-offs or allowances for credit losses in earnings for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022, and April 3, 2021.

Deferred Compensation Assets

We maintain non-qualified deferred compensation plans for certain executives and other highly compensated employees. Investments are maintained within a trust and include money market funds, mutual funds and life insurance policies. The cash surrender value of the life insurance policies is invested primarily in mutual funds. The investments are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices and are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. We classify the investments which have observable market prices in active markets in Level 1 as these are generally publicly traded mutual funds. The remaining deferred compensation assets are classified in Level 2, as fair value can be corroborated based on observable market data. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on deferred compensation are included in earnings.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, we record assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment charges and, with respect to our equity investments without readily determinable fair values, recorded by applying the measurement alternative for which such investments are recorded at cost and adjusted for an observable price change in an orderly transaction for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

In the six months ended April 2, 2022, we recognized gains of $37 million in Other, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, based upon observable price changes. Equity investments without readily determinable fair values are measured using Level 3 inputs and are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. We did not have any significant measurements of assets or liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis subsequent to their initial recognition during the six months ended April 3, 2021.

Other Financial Instruments

Fair value of our debt is principally estimated using Level 2 inputs based on quoted prices for those or similar instruments. Fair value and carrying value for our debt are as follows (in millions):

	April 2, 2022				October 2, 2021
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Total debt	$	8,874	$	8,349	$	10,810	$	9,348

NOTE 12: OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The before and after-tax changes in the components of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022						April 3, 2021						April 2, 2022						April 3, 2021
	Before Tax		Tax		After Tax		Before Tax		Tax		After Tax		Before Tax		Tax		After Tax		Before Tax		Tax		After Tax
Derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges:
(Gain) loss reclassified to interest expense	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	1
(Gain) loss reclassified to cost of sales	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		1		—		1
Investments:
Unrealized gain (loss)	(4)		1		(3)		(1)		—		(1)		(5)		1		(4)		(1)		—		(1)
Currency translation:
Translation adjustment	28		—		28		(49)		—		(49)		27		—		27		26		—		26
Postretirement benefits:
Unrealized gain (loss)	3		(1)		2		1		—		1		5		(1)		4		2		—		2
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	28	$	—	$	28	$	(48)	$	—	$	(48)	$	28	$	—	$	28	$	29	$	—	$	29

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NOTE 13: SEGMENT REPORTING

We operate in four reportable segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. We measure segment profit as operating income (loss). International/Other primarily includes our foreign operations in Australia, China, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea and Thailand, third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC.

Beef

Beef includes our operations related to processing live fed cattle and fabricating dressed beef carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes sales from allied products such as hides and variety meats, as well as logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.

Pork

Pork includes our operations related to processing live market hogs and fabricating pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes our live swine group, related allied product processing activities and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.

Chicken

Chicken includes our domestic operations related to raising and processing live chickens into, and purchasing raw materials for, fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products, as well as sales from allied products. Our value-added chicken products primarily include breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties, tenders, wings and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes logistics operations to move products through our domestic supply chain and the global operations of our chicken breeding stock subsidiary.

Prepared Foods

Prepared Foods includes our operations related to manufacturing and marketing frozen and refrigerated food products and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain. This segment includes brands such as Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, State Fair®, as well as artisanal brands Aidells®, and Gallo Salame®. Products primarily include ready-to-eat sandwiches, sandwich components such as flame-grilled hamburgers and Philly steaks, pepperoni, bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey, lunchmeat, hot dogs, flour and corn tortilla products, appetizers, snacks, prepared meals, ethnic foods, side dishes, meat dishes, breadsticks and processed meats. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets.

We allocate expenses related to corporate activities to the segments, except for third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC, which are included in International/Other. Intersegment transactions, which were at market prices, are included in the segment sales in the table below.

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income before income taxes are as follows (in millions): 

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Sales:
Beef	$	5,034	$	4,046	$	10,036	$	8,033
Pork	1,565		1,477		3,191		2,916
Chicken	4,086		3,553		7,976		6,384
Prepared Foods	2,393		2,164		4,726		4,277
International/Other	565		487		1,115		956
Intersegment	(526)		(427)		(994)		(806)
Total Sales	$	13,117	$	11,300	$	26,050	$	21,760

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	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Operating Income (Loss):
Beef(a)	$	638	$	445	$	1,594	$	973
Pork	59		67		223		183
Chicken(b)	198		6		338		(210)
Prepared Foods	263		217		449		483
International/Other(c)	(2)		(15)		7		(4)
Total Operating Income	1,156		720		2,611		1,425
Total Other (Income) Expense	69		96		114		185
Income before Income Taxes	$	1,087	$	624	$	2,497	$	1,240

(a) Beef segment results for the six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $55 million gain from the recovery of cattle inventory from a cattle supplier that misappropriated Company funds.

(b) Chicken segment results for the three months ended April 2, 2022 included $5 million of costs related to a fire at one of our production facilities, net of insurance proceeds. Chicken segment results for the six months ended April 2, 2022 included $18 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, recognized in Cost of Sales. Additionally, Chicken segment results for the six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $320 million charge related to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual. The accrual was recorded as a reduction to Sales pursuant to FASB guidance related to accounting for revenue from contracts with customers.

(c) International/Other results for the three and six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $19 million loss related to the relocation of a production facility in China.

The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):

	Three months ended April 2, 2022
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	2,213	$	1,264	$	808	$	603	$	146	$	5,034
Pork	430		122		267		401		345		1,565
Chicken	1,699		1,590		277		485		35		4,086
Prepared Foods	1,410		897		44		42		—		2,393
International/Other	—		—		565		—		—		565
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(526)		(526)
Total	$	5,752	$	3,873	$	1,961	$	1,531	$	—	$	13,117

	Three months ended April 3, 2021
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	2,036	$	945	$	593	$	368	$	104	$	4,046
Pork	410		101		296		361		309		1,477
Chicken	1,576		1,356		166		441		14		3,553
Prepared Foods	1,306		787		30		41		—		2,164
International/Other	—		—		487		—		—		487
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(427)		(427)
Total	$	5,328	$	3,189	$	1,572	$	1,211	$	—	$	11,300

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	Six months ended April 2, 2022
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	4,431	$	2,500	$	1,664	$	1,165	$	276	$	10,036
Pork	908		258		571		799		655		3,191
Chicken	3,332		3,150		498		933		63		7,976
Prepared Foods	2,735		1,826		90		75		—		4,726
International/Other	—		—		1,115		—		—		1,115
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(994)		(994)
Total	$	11,406	$	7,734	$	3,938	$	2,972	$	—	$	26,050

	Six months ended April 3, 2021
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	4,170	$	1,766	$	1,211	$	691	$	195	$	8,033
Pork	842		193		589		703		589		2,916
Chicken	3,012		2,541		318		491		22		6,384
Prepared Foods	2,609		1,527		61		80		—		4,277
International/Other	—		—		956		—		—		956
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(806)		(806)
Total	$	10,633	$	6,027	$	3,135	$	1,965	$	—	$	21,760

(a) Includes sales to consumer products and food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores and internet-based retailers.

(b) Includes sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.

(c) Includes sales to international markets for internationally produced products or export sales of domestically produced products.

(d) Includes sales to industrial food processing companies that further process our product to sell to end consumers and any remaining sales not included in the Retail, Foodservice or International categories. For the six months ended April 3, 2021, the Chicken segment included a $320 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual.

NOTE 14: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

We guarantee obligations of certain outside third parties, consisting primarily of grower loans, which are substantially collateralized by the underlying assets. The remaining terms of the underlying obligations cover periods up to 9 years, and the maximum potential amount of future payments as of April 2, 2022, was not significant. The likelihood of material payments under these guarantees is not considered probable. At April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021, no significant liabilities for guarantees were recorded.

We have cash flow assistance programs in which certain livestock suppliers participate. Under these programs, we pay an amount for livestock equivalent to a standard cost to grow such livestock during periods of low market sales prices. The amounts of such payments that are in excess of the market sales price are recorded as receivables and accrue interest. Participating suppliers are obligated to repay these receivables balances when market sales prices exceed this standard cost, or upon termination of the agreement. Our maximum commitment associated with these programs is limited to the fair value of each participating livestock supplier’s net tangible assets. The potential maximum commitment as of April 2, 2022 was approximately $295 million. The total receivables under these programs were $5 million at April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021. These receivables are included, net of allowance for uncollectible amounts, in Accounts Receivable in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Even though these programs are limited to the net tangible assets of the participating livestock suppliers, we also manage a portion of our credit risk associated with these programs by obtaining security interests in livestock suppliers’ assets. After analyzing residual credit risks and general market conditions, we have no allowance for these programs’ estimated uncollectible receivables at April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021.

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When constructing new facilities or making major enhancements to existing facilities, we will occasionally enter into incentive agreements with local government agencies in order to reduce certain state and local tax expenditures. Certain arrangements may require cash to be deposited into a fund to cover future expenditures. These funds are generally considered restricted cash, which is reported in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets in Other Assets. We had no deposits at April 2, 2022 and $3 million of deposits at October 2, 2021. Additionally, under certain agreements, we transfer the related assets to various local government entities and receive Industrial Revenue Bonds. We immediately lease the facilities from the local government entities and have an option to re-purchase the facilities for a nominal amount upon tendering the Industrial Revenue Bonds to the local government entities at various predetermined dates.

The Industrial Revenue Bonds and the associated obligations for the leases of the facilities offset, and the underlying assets remain in property, plant and equipment. At April 2, 2022, the total amount under these types of arrangements totaled $717 million.

Contingencies

In the normal course of business, we are involved in various claims, lawsuits, investigations and legal proceedings, including those specifically identified below. Each quarter, we determine whether to accrue for loss contingencies based on our assessment of whether the potential loss is probable, reasonably possible or remote and to the extent a loss is probable, whether it is reasonably estimable. We record accruals in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for matters that we conclude are probable and the financial impact is reasonably estimable. Regardless of the manner of resolution, frequently the most significant changes in the status of a matter may occur over a short time period, often following a lengthy period of little substantive activity. While these accruals reflect the Company’s best estimate of the probable loss for those matters as of the dates of those accruals, the recorded amounts may differ materially from the actual amount of the losses for those matters. Listed below are certain claims made against the Company for which the magnitude of the potential exposure could be material to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. There were no significant changes to our loss contingency accruals reflected in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022.

Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation

Beginning in September 2016, a series of purported federal class action lawsuits styled In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation (the “Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation”) were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against us and certain of our poultry subsidiaries, as well as several other poultry processing companies. The operative complaints, which have been amended throughout the litigation, contain allegations that, among other things, assert that beginning in January 2008, the defendants conspired and combined to fix, raise, maintain, and stabilize the price of broiler chickens in violation of United States antitrust laws. The plaintiffs also allege that defendants “manipulated and artificially inflated a widely used Broiler price index, the Georgia Dock.” The plaintiffs further allege that the defendants concealed this conduct from the plaintiffs and the members of the putative classes. The plaintiffs seek treble damages, injunctive relief, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees on behalf of the putative classes. In addition, the complaints on behalf of the putative classes of indirect purchasers include causes of action under various state unfair competition laws, consumer protection laws, and unjust enrichment common laws. Since the original filing, certain putative class members have opted out of the matter and are proceeding with individual direct actions making similar claims, and others may do so in the future.

Settlements

On January 19, 2021, we announced that we had reached agreements to settle certain class claims related to the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation. Settlement terms were reached with the putative Direct Purchaser Plaintiff Class, the putative Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Class and the putative End-User Plaintiff Class (collectively, the “Classes”). Under the terms of the settlements, we agreed to pay the Classes an aggregate amount of $221.5 million in settlement of all outstanding claims brought by the Classes. On February 23, 2021, March 22, 2021 and October 15, 2021, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlements with the putative Direct Purchaser Plaintiff Class, the putative End-User Plaintiff Class and the putative Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Class, respectively. On June 29, 2021, December 20, 2021 and April 18, 2022, the Court granted final approval to the settlements with the Direct Purchaser Plaintiff Class, the End-User Plaintiff Class and the Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Class, respectively. The foregoing settlements do not settle claims made by plaintiffs who opt out of the Classes in the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation.

We are currently pursuing settlement discussions with the remaining opt-out plaintiffs with respect to the remaining claims. While we do not admit any liability as part of the settlements, we believe that the settlements were in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to avoid the uncertainty, risk, expense and distraction of protracted litigation.

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Government Investigations

U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division. On June 21, 2019, the DOJ filed a motion to intervene and sought a limited stay of discovery in the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation, which the court granted in part. Subsequently, we received a grand jury subpoena from the DOJ seeking additional documents and information related to the chicken industry. On June 2, 2020, a grand jury for the District of Colorado returned an indictment charging four individual executives employed by two other poultry processing companies with conspiracy to engage in bid-rigging in violation of federal antitrust laws. On June 10, 2020, we announced that we uncovered information in connection with the grand jury subpoena that we had previously self-reported to the DOJ and have been fully cooperating with the DOJ as part of our application for leniency under the DOJ’s Corporate Leniency Program. Subsequently, the DOJ has announced indictments against additional individuals, as well as other poultry processing companies, alleging a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products from at least 2012 until at least early 2019. In August 2021, the Company was granted conditional leniency by the DOJ for the matters we self-reported, which means that provided the Company continues to fully cooperate with the DOJ, neither the Company nor any of our cooperating employees will face prosecution or criminal fines or penalties. We continue to fully cooperate with the DOJ in connection with the ongoing federal antitrust investigation.

State Matters. The Offices of the Attorney General in New Mexico, Alaska and Washington have filed complaints against us and certain of our poultry subsidiaries, as well as several other poultry processing companies and Agri Stats, Inc., an information services provider (“Agri Stats”). The complaints are based on allegations similar to those asserted in the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation and allege violations of state antitrust, unfair trade practice, and unjust enrichment laws. The Company has not recorded any liability for the foregoing matters as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the proceedings are in preliminary stages. In addition, we are fully cooperating with various state governmental agencies and officials, including the Offices of the Attorney General for Florida and Louisiana, investigating or otherwise seeking information, testimony and/or documents, regarding the conduct alleged in the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation and related matters.

Broiler Chicken Grower Litigation

On January 27, 2017 and March 26, 2017, putative class action complaints were filed against us and certain of our poultry subsidiaries, as well as several other vertically integrated poultry processing companies, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma styled In re Broiler Chicken Grower Litigation. The plaintiffs allege, among other things, that the defendants colluded not to compete for broiler raising services “with the purpose and effect of fixing, maintaining, and/or stabilizing grower compensation below competitive levels.” The plaintiffs also allege that the defendants “agreed to share detailed data on [g]rower compensation with one another, with the purpose and effect of artificially depressing [g]rower compensation below competitive levels.” The plaintiffs contend these alleged acts constitute violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act and Section 202 of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. The plaintiffs are seeking treble damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees on behalf of the putative class. Additional named plaintiffs filed similar class action complaints in federal district courts in North Carolina, Colorado, Kansas and California. All actions were subsequently consolidated in the Eastern District of Oklahoma. In June 2021, we reached an agreement to settle with the putative class of broiler chicken farmers all claims raised in this consolidated action on terms not material to the Company for which the Company recorded an accrual in its Consolidated Financial Statements as of October 2, 2021. The Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement on August 23, 2021 and final approval on February 18, 2022.

Pork Antitrust Litigation

Beginning June 18, 2018, a series of putative class action complaints were filed against us and certain of our pork subsidiaries, as well as several other pork processing companies, in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota styled In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (the “Pork Antitrust Civil Litigation”). The plaintiffs allege, among other things, that beginning in January 2009, the defendants conspired and combined to fix, raise, maintain, and stabilize the price of pork and pork products in violation of federal antitrust laws. The complaints on behalf of the putative classes of indirect purchasers also include causes of action under various state unfair competition laws, consumer protection laws, and unjust enrichment common laws. The plaintiffs seek treble damages, injunctive relief, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees on behalf of the putative classes. Since the original filing, certain putative class members have opted out of the matter and are proceeding with individual direct actions making similar claims, and others may do so in the future. The Company has not recorded any liability for this matter as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable because the Company believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses against the allegations and because the classes have not yet been defined or certified by the court.

The Offices of the Attorney General in New Mexico and Alaska have filed complaints against us and certain of our pork subsidiaries, as well as several other pork processing companies and Agri Stats. The complaints are based on allegations similar to those asserted in the Pork Antitrust Civil Litigation and allege violations of state antitrust, unfair trade practice, and unjust enrichment laws based on allegations of conspiracies to exchange information and manipulate the supply of pork. The Company has not recorded any liability for the foregoing matters as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the proceedings are in preliminary stages.

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Beef Antitrust Litigation

On April 23, 2019, a putative class action complaint was filed against us and our beef and pork subsidiary, Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (“Tyson Fresh Meats”), as well as other beef packer defendants, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants engaged in a conspiracy from January 2015 to the present to reduce fed cattle prices in violation of federal antitrust laws, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, and the Commodities Exchange Act by periodically reducing their slaughter volumes so as to reduce demand for fed cattle, curtailing their purchases and slaughters of cash-purchased cattle during those same periods, coordinating their procurement practices for fed cattle settled on a cash basis, importing foreign cattle at a loss so as to reduce domestic demand, and closing and idling plants. In addition, the plaintiffs also allege the defendants colluded to manipulate live cattle futures and options traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, treble monetary damages, punitive damages, restitution, and pre- and post-judgment interest, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. Other similar lawsuits were filed by cattle ranchers in other district courts which were then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and consolidated and styled as In Re Cattle Antitrust Litigation. On February 18, 2021, we moved to dismiss the amended complaints, and on September 23, 2021, the court granted the motion with respect to certain state law claims but denied the motion with respect to the plaintiffs’ federal antitrust claims. The Company has not recorded any liability for this matter as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the Company believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses against the allegations and because the classes have not yet been defined or certified by the court.

On April 26, 2019, a putative class of indirect purchasers filed a class action complaint against us, other beef packers, and Agri Stats in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs allege that the packer defendants conspired to reduce slaughter capacity by closing or idling plants, limiting their purchases of cash cattle, coordinating their procurement of cash cattle, and reducing their slaughter numbers so as to reduce beef output, all in order to artificially raise prices of beef. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, damages under state antitrust and consumer protection statutes and the common law of approximately 30 states, as well as injunctive relief. The indirect consumer purchaser litigation is styled Peterson v. JBS USA Food Company Holdings, et al. Additional complaints have been filed on behalf of a putative class of direct purchasers of beef containing allegations of violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act based on an alleged conspiracy to artificially fix, raise, and stabilize the wholesale price for beef, as well as on behalf of a putative class of commercial and institutional indirect purchasers of beef containing allegations of violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, various state antitrust laws and unjust enrichment based on an alleged conspiracy to artificially inflate the price for beef. On February 18, 2021, we moved to dismiss the plaintiffs’ amended complaints, and on September 23, 2021, the court granted the motion with respect to certain state law claims but denied the motion with respect to the plaintiffs’ federal antitrust claims. Since the original filing, certain putative class members have opted out of the matter and are proceeding with individual direct actions making similar claims, and others may do so in the future. The Company has not recorded any liability for this matter as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the Company believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses against the allegations and because the classes have not yet been defined or certified by the court.

On February 18, 2022, a putative class action was commenced against us, Tyson Fresh Meats, and other beef packer defendants in the Supreme Court of British Columbia styled Bui v. Cargill, Incorporated et al. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants conspired to fix, maintain, increase, or control the price of beef, as well as to fix, maintain, control, prevent, or lessen the production or supply of beef by agreeing to reduce the number of cattle slaughtered, reduce slaughter capacity, refrain from increasing slaughter and beef processing capacity, limit purchases of cattle on the cash market, and coordinate purchases of and bids for cattle to lower the supply of fed cattle. The plaintiff advances causes of action under the Competition Act, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and the Civil Code of Québec. The plaintiff seeks to certify a class comprised of all persons or entities in Canada who directly or indirectly purchased beef in Canada, either for resale or for their own consumption between January 1, 2015, and the present and seeks declarations regarding the alleged conspiracy, general damages, aggravated, exemplary, and punitive damages, injunctive relief, costs, and interest. On March 24, 2022, a putative class action was commenced against the same defendants in the Superior Court of Québec styled De Bellefeuille v. Cargill, Incorporated et al. The plaintiff is making substantially the same allegations as those made in the British Columbia action. On behalf of the putative class of persons who purchased beef in Québec since January 1, 2015, the plaintiff is seeking compensatory damages, costs of investigation and interest. The Company has not recorded any liability for the foregoing matters as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the proceedings are in preliminary stages.

On May 22, 2020, December 23, 2020 and October 29, 2021, we received civil investigative demands (“CIDs”) from the DOJ’s Civil Antitrust Division. The CIDs request information related to the fed cattle and beef packing markets. We have been cooperating with the DOJ with respect to the CIDs. The Offices of the Attorney General for multiple states are participating in the investigation and coordinating with the DOJ.

We recently received a subpoena dated April 21, 2022 from the New York Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Frauds & Protection seeking information regarding our sales, prices and production costs of beef, pork and chicken products. We are currently evaluating the scope of the subpoena.

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Wage Rate Litigation

On August 30, 2019, a putative class of non-supervisory production and maintenance employees at chicken processing plants in the continental United States filed class action complaints against us and certain of our subsidiaries, as well as several other poultry processing companies, in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants directly and through a wage survey and benchmarking service exchanged information regarding labor rates in an effort to depress and fix the rates of wages for non-supervisory production and maintenance workers in violation of federal antitrust laws. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, treble monetary damages, punitive damages, restitution, and pre- and post-judgment interest, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. Additional lawsuits making similar allegations were consolidated including an amended consolidated complaint containing additional allegations concerning turkey processing plants naming additional defendants. We moved to dismiss the amended consolidated complaint. On September 16, 2020, the court dismissed claims against us and certain other defendants without prejudice because the complaint improperly grouped together corporate subsidiaries. The court otherwise denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss and sustained claims based on alleged conspiracies to fix wages and exchange information against five other defendants. The plaintiffs filed a second amended consolidated complaint on November 2, 2020. We moved to dismiss the complaint on December 18, 2020 based on a lack of standing to assert claims on behalf of the purported class. The court denied the motion to dismiss on March 10, 2021. On February 16, 2022, the plaintiffs filed a third amended consolidated complaint naming additional poultry processors as defendants and expanding the scope of the claims to include employees at hatcheries and feed mills. We moved to dismiss the claims related to hatchery and feed mill employees. The motion to dismiss is currently pending. In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company recorded an accrual for the estimated probable losses that it expects to incur for this matter in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

The DOJ’s Antitrust Division has opened a civil investigation into poultry human resources. We will fully cooperate with the investigation.

Other Matters

Our subsidiary, The Hillshire Brands Company (formerly named Sara Lee Corporation), is a party to a consolidation of cases filed by individual complainants with the Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment and the National Labor Relations Commission (“NLRC”) from 1998 through July 1999. The complaint was filed against Aris Philippines, Inc., Sara Lee Corporation, Sara Lee Philippines, Inc., Fashion Accessories Philippines, Inc., and Attorney Cesar C. Cruz (collectively, the “respondents”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the respondents engaged in unfair labor practices in connection with the termination of manufacturing operations in the Philippines in 1995 by Aris Philippines, Inc., a former subsidiary of The Hillshire Brands Company. In late 2004, a labor arbiter ruled against the respondents and awarded the complainants approximately $68 million in damages and fees. From 2004 through 2014, the parties filed numerous appeals, motions for reconsideration and petitions for review, certain of which remained outstanding for several years. On December 15, 2016, we learned that the NLRC rendered its decision on November 29, 2016, regarding the respondents’ appeals from the labor arbiter’s 2004 ruling in favor of the complainants. The NLRC increased the award for 4,922 of the total 5,984 complainants to approximately $292 million. However, the NLRC approved a prior settlement reached with the group comprising approximately 18% of the class of 5,984 complainants, pursuant to which The Hillshire Brands Company agreed to pay each settling complainant approximately $1,300. The parties filed numerous appeals, motions for reconsideration and petitions for review related to the NLRC award and settlement payment. The Court of Appeals subsequently vacated the NLRC’s award on April 12, 2018. Complainants have filed motions for reconsideration with the Court of Appeals which were denied. Claimants have since filed petitions for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the Philippines, which has accepted. The Company continues to maintain an accrual for estimated probable losses for this matter in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Various claims have been asserted against the Company, its subsidiaries, and its officers and agents by, and on behalf of, team members who claim to have contracted COVID-19 in our facilities. The Company has not recorded any liability for these matters as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because it believes the allegations in the claims are without merit.

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

OBJECTIVE

The following discussion provides an analysis of the Company’s financial condition, cash flows and results of operations from management’s perspective and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated condensed financial statements and notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021. Our objective is to also provide discussion of events and uncertainties known to management that are reasonably likely to cause reported financial information not to be indicative of future operating results or of future financial condition and to offer information that provides understanding of our financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Description of the Company

We are one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under four generations of family leadership, the Company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State Fair®. Some of the key factors influencing our business are customer demand for our products; the ability to maintain and grow relationships with customers and introduce new and innovative products to the marketplace; accessibility of international markets; market prices for our products; the cost and availability of live cattle and hogs, raw materials and feed ingredients; availability of team members to operate our production facilities; and operating efficiencies of our facilities.

We operate in four reportable segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. We measure segment profit as operating income (loss). International/Other primarily includes our foreign operations in Australia, China, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea and Thailand, third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC.

Overview

COVID-19

We continue to proactively monitor and respond to the evolving nature of the global novel coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19” or “pandemic”) and its impact to our global business. Our ongoing COVID-19 task force was formed for the primary purposes of maintaining the health and safety of our team members, ensuring our ability to operate our processing facilities and maintaining the liquidity of our business. We have experienced and continue to experience multiple challenges related to the pandemic. The most significant challenge we face is the availability of team members to operate our production facilities as our production facilities continue to experience varying levels of absenteeism. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we experienced an increase in COVID-19 cases associated with the Omicron variant. The health and safety of our team members remains our top priority, and we continue to provide a variety of health and safety resources and services to team members and their family members. Additionally, we have experienced some challenges in our supply chain such as volatility of inputs, availability of shipping containers and port congestion. These challenges impacted our operating costs, but generally, we experienced lower direct incremental costs associated with COVID-19 in the first six months of fiscal 2022 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2021, and we expect this trend to continue throughout the remainder of fiscal 2022. For fiscal 2022, we expect retail demand to remain elevated as compared to the pre-pandemic levels and foodservice demand to continue to return to more historic levels. However, the long-term impacts of COVID-19 remains uncertain and will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic, COVID-19 variants and resurgences, and related actions taken by federal, state and local government officials to prevent and manage disease spread, and effectively distribute and administer vaccinations, all of which contain some level of uncertainty and cannot be easily predicted.

Strategy

Our strategy is to sustainably feed the world with the fastest growing protein brands. We intend to achieve our strategy as we: grow our business by delivering superior value to consumers and customers; deliver fuel for growth and returns through commercial, operational and financial excellence; and sustain our Company and our world for future generations.

Beginning in fiscal 2022, we launched a new productivity program, which is designed to drive a better, faster and more agile organization that is supported by a culture of continuous improvement and faster decision making. The execution of this program will be supported by a program management office that will ensure delivery of key project milestones and report on savings achievements connected with the three pillars of the program. The first pillar is operational and functional excellence, which includes functional efficiency efforts in Finance, HR and Procurement focused on applying best practices to reduce costs. The second pillar is the use of new digital solutions like artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to drive efficiency in operations, supply chain planning, logistics and warehousing. The third pillar is automation, which will leverage automation and robotics technologies to automate difficult and higher turnover positions. We are targeting $1 billion in productivity savings by the end of fiscal 2024 and more than $400 million in fiscal 2022, relative to a fiscal 2021 cost baseline. We are currently on track to achieve our planned productivity savings for fiscal 2022. At this time, we do not anticipate costs associated with this program to be material.

General

Sales grew 16% and 20% in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022, respectively, largely due to increased average sales prices across each of our segments and a $320 million legal contingency accrual recognized as a reduction to sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The higher average sales prices were primarily due to the current inflationary environment and recovery of rapidly rising costs, such as labor, freight and transportation, livestock, feed ingredients and other input costs. Operating income of $1,156 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was up 61% due to improved operating income in our Beef, Chicken, and Prepared Foods segments, partially offset by a decline in the results of our Pork segment. Operating income of $2,611 million for the first six months of fiscal 2022 was up 83% due to improved operating income in our Beef, Pork, and Chicken segments, partially offset by a decline in the results of our Prepared Foods segment. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, our operating income was impacted by $5 million of ongoing costs related to a fire in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 at one of our Chicken segment production facilities, net of insurance proceeds. In the six months ended April 2, 2022, our operating income was impacted by $18 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs, related to the same fire. In the six months ended April 3, 2021, our results were impacted by $19 million of charges related to the relocation of a production facility in China.

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Market Environment

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), domestic protein production (beef, pork, chicken and turkey) decreased less than 1% in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the same period in fiscal 2021. All segments experienced strong demand, challenging labor conditions and inflation in operating costs, especially in labor, freight and transportation and certain materials, and we expect these trends to continue through the remainder of fiscal 2022. Additionally, grain and feed ingredient costs have increased substantially, which impacts all of our segments. We pursue recovery of these increased costs through pricing. The Beef segment experienced strong global demand, sufficient supply of market-ready cattle and increased live cattle costs. The Pork segment experienced adequate supply of live hogs. The Chicken segment experienced strong demand and increased feed ingredient costs. Feed ingredient costs are expected to be higher for fiscal 2022 versus fiscal 2021. The Prepared Foods segment experienced increased costs largely due to the impacts of an inflationary environment. Additionally, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has led to economic sanctions against Russia and certain regions of Ukraine and Belarus. As of April 2, 2022, the impact of this conflict has not had a material direct impact on our financial performance. However, the conflict is still ongoing and there are many risks and uncertainties in relation to the conflict that are outside of our control. If the conflict escalates further or if additional countries join the conflict and additional economic sanctions are imposed, it could have a material impact on our business operations and financial performance.

Margins

Our total operating margin was 8.8% in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Operating margins by segment were as follows:

•Beef – 12.7%

•Pork – 3.8%

•Chicken – 4.8%

•Prepared Foods – 11.0%

in millions, except per share data	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Net income attributable to Tyson	$	829	$	476	$	1,950	$	943
Net income attributable to Tyson – per diluted share	2.28		1.30		5.35		2.58

Second quarter – Fiscal 2022 – Net income attributable to Tyson included the following items:

•$5 million pretax, or ($0.01) per diluted share, of production facilities fire costs, net of insurance proceeds.

Six months – Fiscal 2022 – Net income attributable to Tyson included the following items:

•$40 million pretax, or $0.09 per diluted share, of production facilities fire insurance proceeds net of costs incurred.

•$36 million post tax, or $0.10 per diluted share, from remeasurement of net deferred tax liabilities at lower enacted state tax rates.

Second quarter – Fiscal 2021 – Net income attributable to Tyson included the following items:

•$19 million pretax, or ($0.04) per diluted share, related to the relocation of a production facility in China.

Six months – Fiscal 2021 – Net income attributable to Tyson included the following items:

•$320 million pretax, or ($0.67) per diluted share, related to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual.

•$6 million pretax, or $0.01 per diluted share, of Beef production facility fire insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred.

•$19 million pretax, or ($0.04) per diluted share, related to the relocation of a production facility in China.

Summary of Results

Sales

in millions	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021
Sales	$	13,117		$	11,300	$	26,050		$	21,760
Change in sales volume	(1.5)		%			(0.7)		%
Change in average sales price	17.6		%			18.7		%
Sales growth	16.1		%			19.7		%

Second quarter – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Sales Volume – Sales were negatively impacted by a decrease in sales volume, which accounted for a decrease of $166 million, driven by decreased volumes in our Pork and Prepared Foods segments and impacts associated with the challenging labor environment and continued supply chain constraints, partially offset by slight increases in sales volume in our Beef and Chicken segments.

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•Average Sales Price – Sales were positively impacted by higher average sales prices, which accounted for an increase of $1,983 million. The increase in average sales price was primarily due to the current inflationary environment and recovery of rapidly rising costs.

Six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Sales Volume – Sales were negatively impacted by a decrease in sales volume, which accounted for a decrease of $130 million, driven by decreased volumes in our Beef, Pork and Prepared Foods segments and impacts associated with the challenging labor environment and continued supply chain constraints, partially offset by increases in sales volume in our Chicken segment.

•Average Sales Price – Sales were positively impacted by higher average sales prices, which accounted for an increase of $4,100 million. The increase in average sales price was primarily due to the current inflationary environment and recovery of rapidly rising costs.

•The above change in average sales price for the first six months of fiscal 2022 excludes a $320 million reduction of Sales from the recognition of a legal contingency accrual in the first six months of fiscal 2021.

Cost of Sales

in millions	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021
Cost of sales	$	11,382		$	10,047		$	22,300		$	19,330
Gross profit	$	1,735		$	1,253		$	3,750		$	2,430
Cost of sales as a percentage of sales	86.8		%	88.9		%	85.6		%	88.8		%

Second quarter – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Cost of sales increased $1,335 million. Lower sales volume decreased cost of sales $145 million while higher input cost per pound increased cost of sales $1,480 million.

•The $1,480 million impact of higher input cost per pound was impacted by:

•Increase in live cattle costs of approximately $545 million in our Beef segment.

•Increase of approximately $160 million in our Chicken segment related to net increases in feed ingredient costs, growout expenses and outside meat purchases.

•Increase in raw material and other input costs of approximately $210 million in our Prepared Foods segment.

•Increase in live hog costs of approximately $115 million in our Pork segment.

•Increase in freight and transportation costs of approximately $145 million.

•Increase of approximately $25 million in frontline bonuses.

•Increase of approximately $5 million in our Chicken segment related to costs incurred related to the fire at our production facility, net of insurance proceeds.

•Decrease due to net derivative gains of $86 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to net derivative loss of $15 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 due to our risk management activities. These amounts exclude offsetting impacts from related physical purchase transactions, which are included in the change in live cattle and hog costs and raw material and feed ingredient costs described herein.

•Remaining increase in costs across all of our segments primarily driven by net impacts on average cost per pound from mix changes as well as the impact of the inflationary environment on our labor and other input costs.

•The $145 million impact of lower sales volume was primarily driven by decreased volumes in our Prepared Foods and Pork segments.

Six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Cost of sales increased $2,970 million. Lower sales volume decreased cost of sales $114 million while higher input cost per pound increased cost of sales $3,084 million.

◦The $3,084 million impact of higher input cost per pound was impacted by:

▪Increase in live cattle costs of approximately $990 million in our Beef segment.

•Increase of approximately $400 million in our Chicken segment related to net increases in feed ingredient costs, growout expenses and outside meat purchases.

•Increase in raw material and other input costs of approximately $425 million in our Prepared Foods segment.

•Increase in live hog costs of approximately $220 million in our Pork segment.

•Increase in freight and transportation costs of approximately $300 million.

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•Increase of approximately $75 million in frontline bonuses.

•Decrease due to net derivative gains of $164 million in the first six months of fiscal 2022, compared to net derivative gains of $80 million in the first six months of fiscal 2021 due to our risk management activities. These amounts exclude offsetting impacts from related physical purchase transactions, which are included in the change in live cattle and hog costs and raw material and feed ingredient costs described herein.

•Decrease of approximately $18 million in our Chicken segment related to insurance proceeds net of costs incurred related to the fire at our production facility.

•Remaining increase in costs across all of our segments primarily driven by net impacts on average cost per pound from mix changes as well as the impact of the inflationary environment on our labor and other input costs.

•The $114 million impact of lower sales volume was primarily driven by decreased volumes in our Beef, Prepared Foods and Pork segments.

Selling, General and Administrative 

in millions	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021
Selling, general and administrative expense	$	579		$	533		$	1,139		$	1,005
As a percentage of sales	4.4		%	4.7		%	4.4		%	4.6		%

Second quarter – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Increase of $46 million in selling, general and administrative was primarily driven by:

•Increase of $20 million in employee costs.

•Increase of $19 million in marketing, advertising and promotion expenses.

•Decrease of $12 million in commission and brokerage fees

•Remaining increase is primarily attributable to increased travel and entertainment costs, professional fees and increased donations.

Six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Increase of $134 million in selling, general and administrative was primarily driven by:

◦Increase of $55 million from the change in the impact of a cattle supplier’s misappropriation of Company funds, as the result of a $55 million gain related to the recovery of cattle inventory in the six months ended April 3, 2021, as compared to no gain or loss recognized in the six months ended April 2, 2022.

◦Increase of $35 million in employee costs.

◦Increase of $22 million in technology related costs.

◦Increase of $19 million in marketing, advertising and promotion expenses.

◦Increase of $12 million professional fees.

◦Decrease of $20 million in commission and brokerage fees.

◦Remaining increase is primarily attributable to increased travel and entertainment costs and increased donations.

Interest Expense 

in millions	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Cash interest expense	$	104	$	113	$	209	$	227
Non-cash interest expense	(7)		(3)		(12)		(7)
Total interest expense	$	97	$	110	$	197	$	220

Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Cash interest expense primarily included interest expense related to our senior notes, in addition to commitment fees incurred on our revolving credit facility. The decrease in cash interest expense in fiscal 2022 was primarily due to the redemption of senior notes in fiscal 2022 and repayments of term loans and the redemption of the August 2021 Notes in fiscal 2021.

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Other (Income) Expense, net 

in millions	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Total other (income) expense, net	$	(25)	$	(12)	$	(77)	$	(31)

Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Included $22 million of production facilities fires insurance proceeds and $37 million of gains on equity investments due to observable price changes in the first six months of fiscal 2022.

Effective Tax Rate

Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
23.4	%	23.5	%	21.6	%	23.5	%

Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Our effective income tax rate was 23.4% for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to 23.5% for the same period of fiscal 2021, and the effective income tax rates for the first six months of fiscal 2022 and 2021 were 21.6% and 23.5%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 and 2021 were increased by state taxes and decreased by various tax benefits. Additionally, the effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2022 includes a $36 million benefit from the remeasurement of deferred income taxes, primarily due to legislation decreasing state tax rates enacted in the first quarter.

Segment Results

We operate in four segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. The following table is a summary of sales and operating income (loss), which is how we measure segment profit.

in millions	Sales
	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Beef	$	5,034	$	4,046	$	10,036	$	8,033
Pork	1,565		1,477		3,191		2,916
Chicken	4,086		3,553		7,976		6,384
Prepared Foods	2,393		2,164		4,726		4,277
International/Other	565		487		1,115		956
Intersegment sales	(526)		(427)		(994)		(806)
Total	$	13,117	$	11,300	$	26,050	$	21,760

in millions	Operating Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Beef	$	638	$	445	$	1,594	$	973
Pork	59		67		223		183
Chicken	198		6		338		(210)
Prepared Foods	263		217		449		483
International/Other	(2)		(15)		7		(4)
Total	$	1,156	$	720	$	2,611	$	1,425

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Beef Segment Results

in millions	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			Change			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			Change
Sales	$	5,034		$	4,046		$	988		$	10,036		$	8,033		$	2,003
Sales volume change							0.6		%							(2.9)		%
Average sales price change							23.8		%							27.8		%
Operating income	$	638		$	445		$	193		$	1,594		$	973		$	621
Operating margin	12.7		%	11.0		%				15.9		%	12.1		%

Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Sales Volume – Sales volume was up slightly in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 driven by strong global demand, partially offset by a challenging labor environment and continued supply chain constraints. Sales volume decreased for the first six months due to the impacts associated with a challenging labor environment and increased supply chain constraints, partially offset by strong global demand.

•Average Sales Price – Average sales price increased in the second quarter and the first six months of fiscal 2022 as input costs such as live cattle, labor, freight and transportation costs increased and demand for our beef products remained strong.

•Operating Income – Operating income increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 due to strong demand as we continued to optimize revenues relative to live cattle supply and a reduction in direct incremental expenses related to COVID-19, partially offset by production inefficiencies due to the impacts associated with a challenging labor environment and continued supply chain constraints. Additionally, operating income in fiscal 2021 was impacted by a $55 million gain from the recovery of cattle inventory related to a cattle supplier's misappropriation of Company funds.

Pork Segment Results

in millions	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			Change			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			Change
Sales	$	1,565		$	1,477		$	88		$	3,191		$	2,916		$	275
Sales volume change							(4.8)		%							(2.3)		%
Average sales price change							10.8		%							11.7		%
Operating income	$	59		$	67		$	(8)		$	223		$	183		$	40
Operating margin	3.8		%	4.5		%				7.0		%	6.3		%

Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Sales Volume – Sales volume decreased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 primarily due to the impacts associated with a challenging labor environment.

•Average Sales Price – Average sales price increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 as input costs such as live hogs, labor, freight and transportation costs increased, partially offset by unfavorable mix associated with labor shortages.

•Operating Income – Operating income decreased slightly in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 due to higher input costs such as live hogs, labor and freight and transportation costs. Operating income for the first six months of fiscal 2022 increased as we optimized revenues relative to live hog supply and due to a reduction in direct incremental expenses related to COVID-19, partially offset by higher inputs costs and the impacts associated with a challenging labor environment.

Chicken Segment Results

in millions	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			Change			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			Change
Sales	$	4,086		$	3,553		$	533		$	7,976		$	6,384		$	1,592
Sales volume change							0.6		%							2.1		%
Average sales price change							14.4		%							16.9		%
Operating income (loss)	$	198		$	6		$	192		$	338		$	(210)		$	548
Operating margin	4.8		%	0.2		%				4.2		%	(3.3)		%

Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Sales Volume – Sales volume increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 primarily due to a strong demand environment partially offset by continued supply chain constraints.

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•Average Sales Price – Average sales price increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 due to the effects of pricing initiatives in an inflationary cost environment.

•Operating Income (Loss) – Operating income increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 due to increased sales volume and higher average sales prices, partially offset by the impacts of inflationary market conditions including increased supply chain costs and a challenging labor environment. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we experienced $100 million of higher feed ingredient costs and $101 million of net derivative gains as compared to $10 million of net derivative gains in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. In the first six months of fiscal 2022, we experienced $285 million of higher feed ingredient costs and $159 million of net derivative gains as compared to $83 million of net derivative gains in the first six months of fiscal 2021. Additionally, operating income in the first six months of fiscal 2022 was impacted by $18 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred related to a fire at a production facility and was impacted in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 by a $320 million loss from the recognition of a legal contingency accrual.

Prepared Foods Segment Results

in millions	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			Change			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			Change
Sales	$	2,393		$	2,164		$	229		$	4,726		$	4,277		$	449
Sales volume change							(5.3)		%							(4.0)		%
Average sales price change							15.9		%							14.5		%
Operating income	$	263		$	217		$	46		$	449		$	483		$	(34)
Operating margin	11.0		%	10.0		%				9.5		%	11.3		%

Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Sales Volume – Sales volume decreased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 due to lower production throughput primarily associated with a challenging labor and supply environment, uneven foodservice recovery and the divestiture of our pet treats business in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

•Average Sales Price – Average sales price increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 primarily due to the effects of revenue management in an inflationary cost environment and favorable product mix.

•Operating Income – Operating income increased in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 due to higher average sales prices, partially offset by the impacts of inflationary market conditions, including $210 million of increased raw materials and other input costs, increased supply chain costs and a challenging labor environment. Operating income decreased in the first six months of fiscal 2022 due to the impacts of inflationary market conditions, including $425 million of increased raw materials and other input costs, increased supply chain costs and a challenging labor environment, partially offset by higher average sales prices.

International/Other Results

in millions	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		Change		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		Change
Sales	$	565	$	487	$	78	$	1,115	$	956	$	159
Operating income (loss)	(2)		(15)		13		$	7	$	(4)	$	11

Second quarter and six months – Fiscal 2022 vs Fiscal 2021

•Sales – Sales increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 primarily due to increased pricing from favorable product mix and increased volume.

•Operating Income (Loss) – Operating income increased in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 primarily due to a $19 million charge incurred in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 related to the relocation of a production facility in China, partially offset by increased advertising and promotional investments as well as increased raw material and other input costs.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our cash needs for working capital, capital expenditures, growth opportunities, repurchases of senior notes, repayment of maturing debt, the payment of dividends and share repurchases are expected to be met with current cash on hand, cash flows provided by operating activities or short-term borrowings. Based on our current expectations, we believe our liquidity and capital resources will be sufficient to operate our business. However, we may take advantage of opportunities to generate additional liquidity or refinance existing debt through capital market transactions. The amount, nature and timing of any capital market transactions will depend on our operating performance and other circumstances; our then-current commitments and obligations; the amount, nature and timing of our capital requirements; any limitations imposed by our current credit arrangements; and overall market conditions.

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

in millions	Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Net income	$	1,959	$	949
Non-cash items in net income:
Depreciation and amortization	595		604
Deferred income taxes	98		27
Other, net	27		46
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities	(1,455)		(277)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,224	$	1,349

•The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was due to higher payments related to legal accruals, deferred payroll tax liabilities under the CARES Act and income taxes and an increase in inventory primarily due to increased finished inventory, offset by higher earnings as a result of strong operations in fiscal 2022.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

in millions	Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Additions to property, plant and equipment	$	(847)	$	(557)
Proceeds from sale of (purchases of) marketable securities, net	—		—
Acquisition of equity investments	(96)		—
Other, net	58		49
Net cash used for investing activities	$	(885)	$	(508)

•Additions to property, plant and equipment included spending for production growth, safety and animal well-being, acquiring new equipment, infrastructure replacements and upgrades to maintain competitive standing and position us for future opportunities.

◦Capital spending for fiscal 2022 is expected to approximate $2 billion and will include spending for capacity expansion and utilization, automation to alleviate labor challenges and brand and product innovations.

•Other, net for the first six months of fiscal 2022 primarily included insurance proceeds received related to a fire at one of our Chicken production facilities, proceeds from the disposition of assets and change in deposits for capital expenditures. For the first six months of fiscal 2021, Other, net primarily included changes in deposits for capital expenditures.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

in millions	Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$	47	$	557
Payments on debt	(1,088)		(1,570)
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock	(511)		(34)
Dividends	(328)		(318)
Stock options exercised	113		22
Other, net	—		(2)
Net cash used for financing activities	$	(1,767)	$	(1,345)

•During the first six months of fiscal 2021, proceeds of $557 million from issuance of debt included $500 million of proceeds from the issuance of a term loan facility due March 2023.

•In March 2022, we extinguished the $1 billion outstanding balance of our senior notes due June 2022.

•During the first six months of fiscal 2021, we extinguished the $1.5 billion outstanding balance of our term loan facility using proceeds received from the issuance of debt and cash on hand.

•Purchases of Tyson Class A stock included:

◦$420 million of cash paid for shares repurchased pursuant to our share repurchase program during the six months ended April 2, 2022.

◦$91 million and $34 million of shares repurchased to fund certain obligations under our equity compensation programs during the six months ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021, respectively.

•Dividends paid during the six months ended April 2, 2022 reflected a 3% increase to our fiscal 2021 quarterly dividend rate.

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Liquidity

in millions
	Commitments Expiration Date	Facility Amount		Outstanding Letters of Credit (no draw downs)		Amount Borrowed		Amount Available at April 2, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents								$	1,151
Short-term investments								—
Revolving credit facility	September 2026	$	2,250	$	—	$	—	2,250
Commercial paper								—
Total liquidity								$	3,401

•Liquidity includes cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and availability under our revolving credit facility, less outstanding commercial paper balance.

•At April 2, 2022, we had accrued legal contingencies and current debt of $267 million and $79 million, respectively, which we intend to pay with cash generated from our operating activities and other existing or new liquidity sources.

•The revolving credit facility supports our short-term funding needs and also serves to backstop our commercial paper program. We had no borrowings under the revolving credit facility during the six months ended April 2, 2022. Under the terms of the facility, we have the option to establish incremental commitment increases of up to $500 million if certain conditions are met.

•We expect net interest expense to approximate $360 million for fiscal 2022.

•Our current ratio was 1.9 to 1 at April 2, 2022 and 1.6 to 1 at October 2, 2021. The increase in the six months ended April 2, 2022 was primarily due to the $1 billion debt repayment and payments of deferred payroll tax liabilities under the CARES Act and income taxes, partially offset by increased inventory.

•At April 2, 2022, approximately $454 million of our cash was held in the accounts of our foreign subsidiaries. Generally, we do not rely on the foreign cash as a source of funds to support our ongoing domestic liquidity needs. We manage our worldwide cash requirements by reviewing available funds among our foreign subsidiaries and the cost effectiveness with which those funds can be accessed. We intend to repatriate excess cash (net of applicable withholding taxes) not subject to regulatory requirements and to indefinitely reinvest outside of the United States the remainder of cash held by foreign subsidiaries. We do not expect the regulatory restrictions or taxes on repatriation to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition or the results of operations for the foreseeable future.

Capital Resources

Credit Facility

Cash flows from operating activities and cash on hand are our primary sources of liquidity for funding debt service, capital expenditures, dividends and share repurchases. We also have a revolving credit facility, with a committed capacity of $2.25 billion, to provide additional liquidity for working capital needs and to backstop our commercial paper program.

At April 2, 2022, amounts available for borrowing under our revolving credit facility totaled $2.25 billion. Our revolving credit facility is funded by a syndicate of 20 banks, with commitments ranging from $35 million to $175 million per bank.

Commercial Paper Program

Our commercial paper program provides a low-cost source of borrowing to fund general corporate purposes including working capital requirements. The maximum borrowing capacity under the commercial paper program is $1.5 billion. The maturities of the notes may vary, but may not exceed 397 days from the date of issuance. As of April 2, 2022, we had no commercial paper outstanding under this program. Our ability to access commercial paper in the future may be limited or its costs increased. 

Capitalization

To monitor our credit ratings and our capacity for long-term financing, we consider various qualitative and quantitative factors. We monitor the ratio of our net debt to EBITDA as support for our long-term financing decisions. At April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021, the ratio of our net debt to EBITDA was 1.0x and 1.2x, respectively. Refer to Part I, Item 3, EBITDA Reconciliations, for an explanation and reconciliation to comparable Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) measures.

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Credit Ratings

Revolving Credit Facility

Standard & Poor’s Rating Services’, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business (“S&P”), applicable rating is “BBB+”. Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.’s (“Moody’s”) applicable rating is “Baa2”. The below table outlines the fees paid on the unused portion of the facility (“Facility Fee Rate”) and letter of credit fees and borrowings (“All-in Borrowing Spread”) that corresponds to the applicable ratings levels from S&P and Moody’s.

Ratings Level (Moody’s/S&P)	Facility Fee Rate		All-in Borrowing Spread
A2/A or above	0.070	%	0.875	%
A3/A-	0.090	%	1.000	%
Baal/BBB+ (current level)	0.100	%	1.125	%
Baa2/BBB	0.125	%	1.250	%
Baa3/BBB- or lower	0.175	%	1.375	%

In the event the rating levels fall within different levels, the applicable rate will be based upon the higher of the two Levels or, if there is more than a one-notch split between the two Levels, then the Applicable Rate will be based upon the Level that is one Level below the higher Level.

Debt Covenants

Our revolving credit facility contains affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, may limit or restrict our ability to: create liens and encumbrances; incur debt; merge, dissolve, liquidate or consolidate; make acquisitions and investments; dispose of or transfer assets; change the nature of our business; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and enter into hedging transactions, in each case, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions. In addition, we are required to maintain a minimum interest expense coverage ratio.

Our senior notes also contain affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, may limit or restrict our ability to: create liens; engage in certain sale/leaseback transactions; and engage in certain consolidations, mergers and sales of assets.

We were in compliance with all debt covenants at April 2, 2022, and we expect that we will maintain compliance.

RECENTLY ISSUED/ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Refer to the discussion of recently issued/adopted accounting pronouncements under Part I, Item 1, Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Note 1: Accounting Policies.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

We consider accounting policies related to: contingent liabilities; revenue recognition; accrued self-insurance; defined benefit pension plans; impairment of long-lived assets and definite life intangibles; impairment of goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets; business combinations; and income taxes to be critical accounting estimates. These policies are summarized in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021. Refer to Part I, Item 1, Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Note 1: Accounting Policies, for updates to our significant accounting policies during the six months ended April 2, 2022. These critical accounting policies require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated condensed financial statements and accompanying notes.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS RELEVANT TO FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

Certain information in this report constitutes forward-looking statements. These statements are intended to qualify for the “safe harbor” from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, current views and estimates of our outlook for fiscal 2022, other future economic circumstances, industry conditions in domestic and international markets, our performance and financial results (e.g., debt levels, return on invested capital, value-added product growth, capital expenditures, tax rates, access to foreign markets and dividend policy). Words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “forecast,” “target,” “outlook,” “may,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions, as well as statements written in the future tense, identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause our actual results and experiences to differ materially from anticipated results and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. We wish to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Among the factors that may cause actual results and experiences to differ from anticipated results and expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are the following: (i) the COVID-19 global pandemic and associated responses thereto have had an adverse impact on our business and operations, and the extent that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact us will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, public adoption rates of COVID-19 vaccines and their effectiveness against emerging variants of COVID-19, the speed and effectiveness of new vaccine and treatment developments and their deployment and COVID-19 related impacts on the market, including production delays, labor shortages and increases in costs and inflation; (ii) the effectiveness of our financial excellence programs; (iii) access to foreign markets together with foreign economic conditions, including currency fluctuations, import/export restrictions and foreign politics; (iv) cyber incidents, security breaches or other disruptions of our information technology systems; (v) risks associated with our failure to consummate favorable acquisition transactions or integrate certain acquisitions’ operations; (vi) the Tyson Limited Partnership’s ability to exercise significant control over the Company; (vii) fluctuations in the cost and availability of inputs and raw materials, such as live cattle, live swine, feed grains (including corn and soybean meal) and energy; (viii) market conditions for finished products, including competition from other global and domestic food processors, supply and pricing of competing products and alternative proteins and demand for alternative proteins; (ix) outbreak of a livestock disease (such as African swine fever (ASF), avian influenza (AI) or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)), which could have an adverse effect on livestock we own, the availability of livestock we purchase, consumer perception of certain protein products or our ability to access certain domestic and foreign markets; (x) changes in consumer preference and diets and our ability to identify and react to consumer trends; (xi) effectiveness of advertising and marketing programs; (xii) significant marketing plan changes by large customers or loss of one or more large customers; (xiii) our ability to leverage brand value propositions; (xiv) changes in availability and relative costs of labor and contract farmers and our ability to maintain good relationships with team members, labor unions, contract farmers and independent producers providing us livestock; (xv) issues related to food safety, including costs resulting from product recalls, regulatory compliance and any related claims or litigation; (xvi) compliance with and changes to regulations and laws (both domestic and foreign), including changes in accounting standards, tax laws, environmental laws, agricultural laws and occupational, health and safety laws; (xvii) adverse results from litigation; (xviii) risks associated with leverage, including cost increases due to rising interest rates or changes in debt ratings or outlook; (xix) impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or indefinite life intangible assets; (xx) our participation in a multiemployer pension plan; (xxi) volatility in capital markets or interest rates; (xxii) risks associated with our commodity purchasing activities; (xxiii) the effect of, or changes in, general economic conditions; (xxiv) impacts on our operations caused by factors and forces beyond our control, such as natural disasters, fire, bioterrorism, pandemics, armed conflicts or extreme weather; (xxv) failure to maximize or assert our intellectual property rights; (xxvi) effects related to changes in tax rates, valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, or tax laws and their interpretation; (xxvii) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, including identification of material weaknesses; and (xxviii) those factors discussed within Item 1, Item 1A and Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2021 and our other periodic filings with the SEC.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk relating to our operations results primarily from changes in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates, as well as credit risk concentrations. To address certain of these risks, we enter into various derivative transactions as described below. If a derivative instrument is accounted for as a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the instrument either will be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments through earnings, or be recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of an instrument’s change in fair value is recognized immediately.

Further, we hold certain positions, primarily in grain and livestock futures that either do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting or are not designated as hedges. With the exception of normal purchases and normal sales that are expected to result in physical delivery, we record these positions at fair value, and the unrealized gains and losses are reported in earnings at each reporting date.

The sensitivity analyses presented below are the measures of potential changes in fair value resulting from hypothetical changes in market prices related to commodities. Sensitivity analyses do not consider the actions we may take to mitigate our exposure to changes, nor do they consider the effects such hypothetical adverse changes may have on overall economic activity. Actual changes in market prices may differ from hypothetical changes.

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Commodities Risk

We purchase certain commodities, such as grains and livestock in the course of normal operations. As part of our commodity risk management activities, we use derivative financial instruments, primarily forwards and options, to reduce the effect of changing prices and as a mechanism to procure the underlying commodity. However, as the commodities underlying our derivative financial instruments can experience significant price fluctuations, any requirement to mark-to-market the positions that have not been designated or do not qualify as hedges could result in volatility in our results of operations. Contract terms of a hedge instrument closely mirror those of the hedged item providing a high degree of risk reduction and correlation. Contracts designated and highly effective at meeting this risk reduction and correlation criteria are recorded using hedge accounting. We generally do not hedge anticipated transactions beyond 18 months. The following table presents a sensitivity analysis resulting from a hypothetical change of 10% in market prices as of April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021, on the fair value of open positions. The fair value of such positions is a summation of the fair values calculated for each commodity by valuing each net position at quoted forward and option prices. The market risk exposure analysis included both derivatives designated as hedge instruments and derivatives not designated as hedge instruments.

Effect of 10% change in fair value			in millions
	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Livestock:
Live Cattle	$	23	$	42
Lean Hogs	45		38
Grain:
Corn	45		24
Soybean Meal	39		26

Interest Rate Risk

At April 2, 2022, we had variable rate debt of $8 million with a weighted average interest rate of 3.0%. A hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates effective at April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021, would not have a significant effect on variable interest expense.

Additionally, changes in interest rates impact the fair value of our fixed-rate debt. At April 2, 2022, we had fixed-rate debt of $8,341 million with a weighted average interest rate of 4.5%. Market risk for fixed-rate debt is estimated as the potential increase in fair value, resulting from a hypothetical 10% decrease in interest rates. A hypothetical 10% decrease in interest rates would have increased the fair value of our fixed-rate debt by approximately $180 million at April 2, 2022 and $154 million at October 2, 2021. The fair values of our debt were estimated based on quoted market prices and/or published interest rates.

We are subject to interest rate risk associated with our pension and post-retirement benefit obligations. Changes in interest rates impact the liabilities associated with these benefit plans as well as the amount of income or expense recognized for these plans. Declines in the value of the plan assets could diminish the funded status of the pension plans and potentially increase the requirements to make cash contributions to these plans. See Part II, Item 8, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 16: Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021, for additional information.

Foreign Currency Risk

We have foreign exchange exposure from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates primarily as a result of certain receivable and payable balances. The primary currencies we have exposure to are the Australian dollar, the Brazilian real, the British pound sterling, the Canadian dollar, the Chinese renminbi, the European euro, the Malaysian ringgit, the Mexican peso, and the Thai baht. We periodically enter into foreign exchange forward and option contracts to hedge some portion of our foreign currency exposure. A hypothetical 10% change in foreign exchange rates related to the foreign exchange forward and option contracts would have had a $22 million and $13 million impact on pretax income at April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021 respectively.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Refer to our market risk disclosures set forth in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021, for a detailed discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about concentration of credit risks.

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EBITDA Reconciliations

A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA is as follows (in millions, except ratio data):

	Six Months Ended				Fiscal Year Ended		Twelve Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		October 2, 2021		April 2, 2022
Net income	$	1,959	$	949	$	3,060	$	4,070
Less: Interest income	(6)		(4)		(8)		(10)
Add: Interest expense	197		220		428		405
Add: Income tax expense	538		291		981		1,228
Add: Depreciation	466		463		934		937
Add: Amortization (a)	124		132		261		253
EBITDA	$	3,278	$	2,051	$	5,656	$	6,883
Total gross debt					$	9,348	$	8,349
Less: Cash and cash equivalents					(2,507)		(1,151)
Less: Short-term investments					—		—
Total net debt					$	6,841	$	7,198
Ratio Calculations:
Gross debt/EBITDA					1.7x		1.2x
Net debt/EBITDA					1.2x		1.0x

(a) Excludes the amortization of debt issuance and debt discount expense of $5 million for the six months ended April 2, 2022, $9 million for the six months ended April 3, 2021, $19 million for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021, and $15 million for the twelve months ended April 2, 2022 as it is included in interest expense.

EBITDA represents net income, net of interest, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. Net debt to EBITDA represents the ratio of our debt, net of cash and short-term investments, to EBITDA. EBITDA and net debt to EBITDA are presented as supplemental financial measurements in the evaluation of our business. We believe the presentation of these financial measures helps investors to assess our operating performance from period to period, including our ability to generate earnings sufficient to service our debt, and enhances understanding of our financial performance and highlights operational trends. These measures are widely used by investors and rating agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies; however, the measurements of EBITDA and net debt to EBITDA may not be comparable to those of other companies, which limits their usefulness as comparative measures. EBITDA and net debt to EBITDA are not measures required by or calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as substitutes for net income or any other measure of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of operating cash flow or liquidity. EBITDA is a useful tool for assessing, but is not a reliable indicator of, our ability to generate cash to service our debt obligations because certain of the items added to net income to determine EBITDA involve outlays of cash. As a result, actual cash available to service our debt obligations will be different from EBITDA. Investors should rely primarily on our GAAP results, and use non-GAAP financial measures only supplementally, in making investment decisions.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was performed, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of April 2, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the 1934 Act) during the quarter ended April 2, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

Refer to the description of the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation, the Broiler Chicken Grower Litigation, the Pork Antitrust Litigation, the Beef Antitrust Litigation and the Wage Rate Litigation under the heading “Commitments and Contingencies” in Part I, Item 1, Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Note 14: Commitments and Contingencies, which discussion is incorporated herein by reference. Other than as set forth below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021, there are no additional updates to the legal proceedings involving the Company and/or its subsidiaries.

On December 19, 2019, a putative class of direct purchasers filed a class action against us, other turkey suppliers, and Agri Stats, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs allege, among other things, that the defendants entered into an agreement to exchange competitively sensitive information regarding turkey supply, production and pricing plans, all with the intent to artificially inflate the price of turkey, in violation of the Sherman Act. Plaintiffs are seeking treble damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs and attorneys’ fees on behalf of the putative class. On April 13, 2020, a similar complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of a putative class of indirect purchasers of turkey alleging claims based on the Sherman Act and various state law causes of action. The plaintiffs are seeking treble damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees on behalf of the putative class. Since the original filing, certain putative class members have opted out of the matter and are proceeding with individual direct actions making similar claims, and others may do so in the future. In April 2021, we reached agreement to settle all claims with the putative direct purchaser class for $4.625 million and with the putative commercial and institutional indirect purchaser class for $1.75 million. On May 25, 2021, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement with the putative direct purchaser class, and on January 10, 2022, the Court granted final approval of the settlement with that class. On July 28, 2021, the court granted preliminary approval of the settlement with the putative commercial and institutional indirect purchaser class, and on February 10, 2022, the Court granted final approval of the settlement with that class. While we do not admit any liability as part of the settlements, we believe that the settlements were in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to avoid the uncertainty, risk, expense and distraction of protracted litigation.

Other Matters

As of October 2, 2021, we had approximately 137,000 team members and, at any time, have various employment practices matters outstanding. In the aggregate, these matters are important to the Company, and we devote considerable resources to managing employment issues. Additionally, we are subject to other lawsuits, investigations and claims (some of which involve substantial amounts) arising out of the conduct of our business. While the ultimate results of these matters cannot be determined, they are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

Our business is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. These risks are described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and elsewhere in our other filings with the SEC, including Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021. The risks identified in such reports have not changed in any material respect.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The table below provides information regarding our purchases of Class A stock during the three months ended April 2, 2022. 

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (2)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (3)	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
January 2, 2022 to January 29, 2022	203,354	$	90.57	—	15,260,698
January 30, 2022 to March 5, 2022	217,663	96.06		—	15,260,698
March 6, 2022 to April 2, 2022	1,550,134	87.16		1,513,137	13,747,561
Total	1,971,151	$	88.50	1,513,137	13,747,561

(1)On February 7, 2003, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved a program to repurchase up to 25 million shares of outstanding Class A common stock from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions. On May 3, 2012, our Board of Directors approved an additional 35 million shares, on January 30, 2014, our Board of Directors approved an additional 25 million shares and on February 4, 2016, our Board of Directors approved an additional 50 million shares, in each case, authorized for repurchase under our share repurchase program. The program has no fixed or scheduled termination date.

(2)We purchased 458,014 shares during the three months ended April 2, 2022 that were not made pursuant to our previously announced stock repurchase program but were purchased to fund certain Company obligations under our equity compensation plans. These transactions included 405,777 shares purchased in open market transactions and 52,237 shares withheld to cover required tax withholdings related to the vesting of restricted stock. Shares withheld to cover required tax withholdings related to the vesting of restricted stock do not reduce our total share repurchase authority.

(3)We purchased 1.5 million shares during the three months ended April 2, 2022 pursuant to our previously announced stock repurchase program.

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5.Other Information

None.

Item 6.Exhibits

The Exhibit Index below contains a list of exhibits filed or furnished with this Form 10-Q. 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
31.1	**	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	**	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	***	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	***	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101		The following information from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022, formatted in iXBRL (inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, (ii) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, (iv) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Shareholders' Equity, (v) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File formatted in iXBRL.
	*	Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
	**	Filed herewith
	***	Furnished herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. 

	TYSON FOODS, INC.
Date: May 9, 2022		/s/ Stewart Glendinning
		Stewart Glendinning
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 9, 2022		/s/ Phillip W. Thomas
		Phillip W. Thomas
		Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Donnie King, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tyson Foods, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2022

/s/ Donnie King

Donnie King

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Stewart Glendinning, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tyson Foods, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2022

/s/ Stewart Glendinning

Stewart Glendinning

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Tyson Foods, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 2, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Donnie King, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Donnie King

Donnie King

President and Chief Executive Officer

May 9, 2022

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Tyson Foods, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 2, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Stewart Glendinning, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Stewart Glendinning

Stewart Glendinning

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

May 9, 2022

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Common Stock, Value, Issued								$ 7	$ 38
Balance at beginning of quarter, Common Stock Shares at Jan. 02, 2021								70.0	378.0
Balance at beginning of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Jan. 02, 2021		4,411	15,399	(102)	$ (4,115)
Balance at beginning of quarter, Treasury Stock shares at Jan. 02, 2021					83.0
Balance at beginning of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Jan. 02, 2021							143
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation and Other		32			$ 9
Net income attributable to Tyson	476		476
Dividends			(159)					$ (28)	$ (131)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(48)			(48)
Purchase of Class A common stock, shares					0.0				0.2
Purchase of Class A common stock					$ (17)				$ (17)
Stock-based compensation, shares					0.0
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1						(1)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders							0
Adjustments to Noncontrolling Interest, Other							(5)
Balance at end of quarter, Common Stock Shares at Apr. 03, 2021								70.0	378.0
Balance at end of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Apr. 03, 2021		4,443	15,716	(150)	$ (4,123)	15,931
Balance at end of quarter, Treasury Stock shares at Apr. 03, 2021					83.0
Balance at end of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Apr. 03, 2021							139
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at end of quarter, Total Shareholders' Equity	16,070
Common Stock, Value, Issued								$ 7	$ 38
Balance at end of quarter, Total Shareholders' Equity	17,854
Common Stock, Value, Issued								$ 7	$ 38
Balance at beginning of quarter, Common Stock Shares at Oct. 02, 2021								70.0	378.0
Balance at beginning of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Oct. 02, 2021	$ 17,723	4,486	17,502	(172)	$ (4,138)
Balance at beginning of quarter, Treasury Stock shares at Oct. 02, 2021	83.0				83.0
Balance at beginning of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Oct. 02, 2021	$ 131						131
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation and Other		24			$ 145
Net income attributable to Tyson	1,950		1,950
Dividends			(333)					$ (59)	$ (274)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	28			28
Purchase of Class A common stock, shares					6.0				6.2
Purchase of Class A common stock					$ (523)				$ (523)
Stock-based compensation, shares					(3.0)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	9						(9)
Adjustments to Noncontrolling Interest, Other							2
Balance at end of quarter, Common Stock Shares at Apr. 02, 2022								70.0	378.0
Balance at end of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Apr. 02, 2022	$ 19,014	4,510	19,119	(144)	$ (4,516)	19,014
Balance at end of quarter, Treasury Stock shares at Apr. 02, 2022	83.0				86.0
Balance at end of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Apr. 02, 2022	$ 142						142
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Common Stock, Value, Issued								$ 7	$ 38
Balance at beginning of quarter, Common Stock Shares at Jan. 01, 2022								70.0	378.0
Balance at beginning of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Jan. 01, 2022		4,471	18,453	(172)	$ (4,394)
Balance at beginning of quarter, Treasury Stock shares at Jan. 01, 2022					85.0
Balance at beginning of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Jan. 01, 2022							139
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation and Other		39			$ 53
Net income attributable to Tyson	829		829
Dividends			(163)					$ (29)	$ (134)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	28			28
Purchase of Class A common stock, shares					2.0				2.0
Purchase of Class A common stock					$ (175)				$ (175)
Stock-based compensation, shares					(1.0)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4						(4)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders							0
Adjustments to Noncontrolling Interest, Other							(1)
Balance at end of quarter, Common Stock Shares at Apr. 02, 2022								70.0	378.0
Balance at end of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Tyson at Apr. 02, 2022	$ 19,014	$ 4,510	$ 19,119	$ (144)	$ (4,516)	$ 19,014
Balance at end of quarter, Treasury Stock shares at Apr. 02, 2022	83.0				86.0
Balance at end of quarter, Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Apr. 02, 2022	$ 142						$ 142
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at end of quarter, Total Shareholders' Equity	$ 19,156
Common Stock, Value, Issued								$ 7	$ 38

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Consolidated Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net Income	$ 1,959	$ 949
Depreciation and amortization	595	604
Deferred income taxes	98	27
Other, net	27	46
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities	(1,455)	(277)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	1,224	1,349
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(847)	(557)
Purchases of marketable securities	(18)	(41)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities	18	41
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	(96)	0
Other, net	58	49
Cash Used for Investing Activities	(885)	(508)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debt	47	557
Repayments of Debt and Lease Obligation	1,088	1,570
Dividends	(328)	(318)
Stock options exercised	113	22
Other, net	0	(2)
Cash Used for Financing Activities	(1,767)	(1,345)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	6	10
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect	(1,422)	(494)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	1,215	972
Restricted Cash	64	95
Cash and cash equivalents	1,151	877
Class A [Member]
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Purchases of Tyson Class A common stock	(511)	(34)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 511	$ 34

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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The before and after-tax changes in the components of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022						April 3, 2021						April 2, 2022						April 3, 2021
	Before Tax		Tax		After Tax		Before Tax		Tax		After Tax		Before Tax		Tax		After Tax		Before Tax		Tax		After Tax
Derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges:
(Gain) loss reclassified to interest expense	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	1
(Gain) loss reclassified to cost of sales	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		1		—		1
Investments:
Unrealized gain (loss)	(4)		1		(3)		(1)		—		(1)		(5)		1		(4)		(1)		—		(1)
Currency translation:
Translation adjustment	28		—		28		(49)		—		(49)		27		—		27		26		—		26
Postretirement benefits:
Unrealized gain (loss)	3		(1)		2		1		—		1		5		(1)		4		2		—		2
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	28	$	—	$	28	$	(48)	$	—	$	(48)	$	28	$	—	$	28	$	29	$	—	$	29

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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Components Of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The before and after-tax changes in the components of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022						April 3, 2021						April 2, 2022						April 3, 2021
	Before Tax		Tax		After Tax		Before Tax		Tax		After Tax		Before Tax		Tax		After Tax		Before Tax		Tax		After Tax
Derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges:
(Gain) loss reclassified to interest expense	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	1
(Gain) loss reclassified to cost of sales	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		1		—		1
Investments:
Unrealized gain (loss)	(4)		1		(3)		(1)		—		(1)		(5)		1		(4)		(1)		—		(1)
Currency translation:
Translation adjustment	28		—		28		(49)		—		(49)		27		—		27		26		—		26
Postretirement benefits:
Unrealized gain (loss)	3		(1)		2		1		—		1		5		(1)		4		2		—		2
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	28	$	—	$	28	$	(48)	$	—	$	(48)	$	28	$	—	$	28	$	29	$	—	$	29

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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Components Of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax	$ 28	$ (48)	$ 28	$ 29
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	0	0	0	0
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes	28	(48)	28	29
Derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges: | Interest Expense [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Before Tax	1	1	1	1
Reclassification from AOCI, Current Period, Tax	0	0	0	0
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	1	1	1	1
Derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges: | Cost of Sales
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Before Tax	0	0	0	1
Reclassification from AOCI, Current Period, Tax	0	0	0	0
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	0	0	0	1
Investments:
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Before Tax	(4)	(1)	(5)	(1)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Tax	1	0	1	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Net of Tax	(3)	(1)	(4)	(1)
Currency translation:
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Before Tax	28	(49)	27	26
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Tax	0	0	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Net of Tax	28	(49)	27	26
Postretirement benefits:
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Before Tax	3	1	5	2
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Tax	(1)	0	(1)	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Reclassifications, Net of Tax	$ 2	$ 1	$ 4	$ 2

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Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Policy Text Block [Abstract]

Accounting Policies

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated condensed financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”). Certain information and accounting policies and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Although we believe the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021. Preparation of consolidated condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

We believe the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to state fairly our financial position as of April 2, 2022, and the results of operations for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022, and April 3, 2021. Results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

Consolidation

The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of all wholly-owned subsidiaries, as well as majority-owned subsidiaries over which we exercise control and, when applicable, entities for which we have a controlling financial interest or variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The consolidated condensed financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

We have considered the impact of the global novel coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19” or “pandemic”) on our consolidated condensed financial statements. In addition to the COVID-19 impacts already experienced, there likely will be future impacts, the extent of which is uncertain and largely subject to whether the severity worsens or duration lengthens. Consequently, this may subject us to future risk of material goodwill, intangible and long-lived asset impairments, increased reserves for uncollectible accounts and adjustments for inventory and market volatility for items subject to fair value measurements such as derivatives and investments. There have been no material changes to the summary of certain accounting estimates, the description of the estimates and the levels of subjectivity and judgment they require found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance providing optional expedients and exceptions to account for the effects of reference rate reform to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The optional guidance, which became effective on March 12, 2020 and can be applied through December 31, 2022, has not impacted our consolidated financial statements. The Company has various contracts that reference LIBOR and is assessing how this standard may be applied to specific contract modifications through December 31, 2022.

Changes in Accounting Principles

In August 2020, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the accounting for debt with conversion options, revises the criteria for applying the derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity and improves the consistency for the calculation of earnings per share. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods and interim periods within those annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, our fiscal 2023. Early adoption is permitted for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, our fiscal 2022. We elected to early adopt this guidance beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and it did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to general principles in Topic 740 and clarifies other general principles by adding certain requirements to Topic 740. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods and interim periods within those annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, our fiscal 2022. We adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and it did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Dispositions

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Acquisition

In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, we acquired a 49% minority interest in a Malaysian producer of feed and poultry products for $44 million in addition to future contingent payments of up to approximately $65 million. We are accounting for the investment under the equity method.

Disposition

We completed the sale of our pet treats business, which was included in our Prepared Foods segment, on July 6, 2021 for $1.2 billion, subject to certain adjustments. As a result of the sale, we recorded a pretax gain of $784 million, or post tax gain of $510 million, which was reflected in Cost of Sales in our Consolidated Statement of Income in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. The business had a net carrying value of approximately $411 million, which included $44 million of working capital consisting of inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable, $17 million of property, plant and equipment and $350 million of goodwill. The goodwill was not deductible for tax purposes. The Company concluded the business was not a significant disposal and did not represent a strategic shift, and therefore was not classified as a discontinued operation for any of the periods presented.

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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

INVENTORIES

Processed products, livestock and supplies and other are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost includes purchased raw materials, live purchase costs, growout costs (primarily feed, livestock grower pay and catch and haul costs), labor and manufacturing and production overhead, which are related to the purchase and production of inventories. At April 2, 2022, the cost of inventories was determined by either the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method or the weighted-average method, which is consistent with the methods used at October 2, 2021.

The following table reflects the major components of inventory (in millions):

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Processed products	$	2,778	$	2,426
Livestock	1,361		1,215
Supplies and other	851		741
Total inventory	$	4,990	$	4,382

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Property, Plant And Equipment

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant And Equipment

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The major categories of property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation are as follows (in millions): 

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Land	$	219	$	210
Buildings and leasehold improvements	5,496		5,370
Machinery and equipment	9,690		9,507
Land improvements and other	478		453
Buildings and equipment under construction	1,326		976
	17,209		16,516
Less accumulated depreciation	9,016		8,679
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	$	8,193	$	7,837

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Other Current Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Other Current Liabilities

OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other current liabilities are as follows (in millions):

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	$	774	$	897
Taxes payable	466		729
Accrued current legal contingencies (a)	267		567
Other	802		840
Total other current liabilities	$	2,309	$	3,033

(a) $64 million and $127 million of funds held in an escrow account for litigation settlements were included as restricted cash within Other current assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021, respectively.

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Debt

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Debt Instruments [Abstract]

Debt

DEBT

The major components of debt are as follows (in millions):

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Revolving credit facility	$	—	$	—
Commercial paper	—		—
Senior notes:
4.50% Senior notes due June 2022	—		1,000
3.90% Senior notes due September 2023	400		400
3.95% Notes due August 2024	1,250		1,250
4.00% Notes due March 2026 (“2026 Notes”)	800		800
3.55% Notes due June 2027	1,350		1,350
7.00% Notes due January 2028	18		18
4.35% Notes due March 2029 (“2029 Notes”)	1,000		1,000
6.13% Notes due November 2032	160		160
4.88% Notes due August 2034	500		500
5.15% Notes due August 2044	500		500
4.55% Notes due June 2047	750		750
5.10% Notes due September 2048 (“2048 Notes”)	1,500		1,500
Discount on senior notes	(40)		(42)
Other	207		212
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(46)		(50)
Total debt	8,349		9,348
Less current debt	79		1,067
Total long-term debt	$	8,270	$	8,281

Revolving Credit Facility and Letters of Credit

In September 2021, we amended our existing credit facility which, among other things, increased our line of credit from $1.75 billion to $2.25 billion with the option to establish incremental commitment increases of up to $500 million if certain conditions are met. The revolving credit facility supports short-term funding needs and serves as a backstop to our commercial paper program. The facility will mature and the commitments thereunder will terminate in September 2026 with options for two one-year extensions. At April 2, 2022, amounts available for borrowing under this facility totaled $2.25 billion and we had no borrowings and no outstanding letters of credit issued under this facility. At April 2, 2022, we had $93 million of bilateral letters of credit issued separately from the revolving credit facility, none of which were drawn upon. Our letters of credit are issued primarily in support of workers’ compensation insurance programs and other legal obligations. In the future, if any of our subsidiaries shall guarantee any of our material indebtedness, such subsidiary shall be required to guarantee the indebtedness, obligations and liabilities under this facility.

Commercial Paper Program

We have a commercial paper program under which we may issue unsecured short-term promissory notes. In December 2021, we amended our existing commercial paper program, which increased our maximum borrowing capacity to $1.5 billion. As of April 2, 2022, we had no commercial paper outstanding. Our ability to access commercial paper in the future may be limited or its costs increased.

June 2022 Notes

On March 15, 2022, we redeemed the $1 billion outstanding balance of the Senior Notes due June 2022 using cash on hand.

Debt Covenants

Our revolving credit facility contains affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, may limit or restrict our ability to: create liens and encumbrances; incur debt; merge, dissolve, liquidate or consolidate; make acquisitions and investments; dispose of or transfer assets; change the nature of our business; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and enter into hedging transactions, in each case, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions. In addition, we are required to maintain a minimum interest expense coverage ratio.

Our senior notes also contain affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, may limit or restrict our ability to: create liens; engage in certain sale/leaseback transactions; and engage in certain consolidations, mergers and sales of assets.

We were in compliance with all debt covenants at April 2, 2022.

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Equity

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

EQUITY

Share Repurchases

As of April 2, 2022, 13.8 million shares remained available for repurchase under our share repurchase program. The share repurchase program has no fixed or scheduled termination date and the timing and extent to which we repurchase shares will depend upon, among other things, our working capital needs, markets, industry conditions, liquidity targets, limitations under our debt obligations and regulatory requirements. In addition to the share repurchase program, we purchase shares on the open market to fund certain obligations under our equity compensation plans. A summary of share repurchases of our Class A stock is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021
	Shares	Dollars		Shares	Dollars		Shares	Dollars		Shares	Dollars
Shares repurchased:
Under share repurchase program	1.5	$	132	—	$	—	5.1	$	432	—	$	—
To fund certain obligations under equity compensation plans	0.5	43		0.2	17		1.1	91		0.5	34
Total share repurchases	2.0	$	175	0.2	$	17	6.2	$	523	0.5	$	34

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rate was 23.4% and 23.5% for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively and 21.6% and 23.5% for the first six months of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022 and 2021 were higher than the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to state taxes, partially offset by various tax benefits. The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2022 also includes a $36 million benefit from the remeasurement of deferred income taxes, primarily due to legislation decreasing state tax rates enacted in the first quarter.

Unrecognized tax benefits were $157 million and $152 million at April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021, respectively. We do not expect material changes to our unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months.

In December 2021, we received an assessment from the Mexican tax authorities related to the 2015 sale of our direct and indirect equity interests in subsidiaries which held our Mexico operations. At that time, the assessment totaled approximately $380 million (7.8 billion Mexican pesos), which includes tax, inflation adjustment, interest and penalties. We believe the assertions made in the assessment letter have no merit and will defend our positions through the Mexican administrative appeal process and litigation, if necessary. Based on our analysis of this assessment in accordance with FASB guidance related to unrecognized tax benefits, we have not recorded a liability related to the issue.

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Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

EARNINGS PER SHARE

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Numerator:
Net income	$	833	$	477	$	1,959	$	949
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4		1		9		6
Net income attributable to Tyson	829		476		1,950		943
Less dividends declared:
Class A	134		131		274		269
Class B	29		28		59		58
Undistributed earnings	$	666	$	317	$	1,617	$	616
Class A undistributed earnings	$	547	$	261	$	1,329	$	507
Class B undistributed earnings	119		56		288		109
Total undistributed earnings	$	666	$	317	$	1,617	$	616
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
Class A weighted average shares	291		293		291		293
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share	70		70		70		70
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, restricted stock and performance units	3		2		3		2
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions	364		365		364		365
Net income per share attributable to Tyson:
Class A basic	$	2.34	$	1.34	$	5.50	$	2.65
Class B basic	$	2.11	$	1.20	$	4.95	$	2.38
Diluted	$	2.28	$	1.30	$	5.35	$	2.58
Dividends Declared Per Share:
Class A	$	0.460	$	0.445	$	0.935	$	0.915
Class B	$	0.414	$	0.401	$	0.842	$	0.824

Approximately 2 million of our stock-based compensation shares were antidilutive for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022. Approximately 5 million of our stock-based compensation shares were antidilutive for the three and six months ended April 3, 2021. These shares were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation.

We have two classes of capital stock, Class A stock and Class B stock. Cash dividends cannot be paid to holders of Class B stock unless they are simultaneously paid to holders of Class A stock. The per share amount of cash dividends paid to holders of Class B stock cannot exceed 90% of the cash dividends paid to holders of Class A stock.

We allocate undistributed earnings based upon a 1.0 to 0.9 ratio per share to Class A stock and Class B stock, respectively. We allocate undistributed earnings based on this ratio due to historical dividend patterns, voting control of Class B shareholders and contractual limitations of dividends to Class B stock.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Our business operations give rise to certain market risk exposures mostly due to changes in commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We manage a portion of these risks through the use of derivative financial instruments to reduce our exposure to commodity price risk, foreign currency risk and interest rate risk. Our risk management programs are periodically reviewed by our Board of Directors’ Audit Committee. These programs and risks are monitored by senior management and may be revised as market conditions dictate. Our current risk management programs utilize various industry-standard models that take into account the implicit cost of hedging. Credit risks associated with our derivative contracts are not significant as we minimize counterparty exposure by dealing with credit-worthy counterparties and utilizing exchange traded instruments, margin accounts or letters of credit. Additionally, our derivative contracts are mostly short-term in duration and we generally do not make use of credit-risk-related contingent features. No significant concentrations of credit risk related to our derivative financial instruments existed at April 2, 2022.

We had the following net aggregated outstanding notional amounts related to our derivative financial instruments:

in millions, except soybean meal tons	Metric	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Commodity:
Corn	Bushels	30		37
Soybean Meal	Tons	404,200		1,026,733
Live Cattle	Pounds	255		417
Lean Hogs	Pounds	426		413
Foreign Currency	United States dollar	$	218	$	130

We recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, with the exception of normal purchases and normal sales expected to result in physical delivery. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, we designate the hedging instrument based upon the exposure being hedged (e.g., cash flow hedge or fair value hedge). We designate certain forward contracts as follows:

•Cash Flow Hedges – include certain commodity forward and option contracts of forecasted purchases (e.g., grains), interest rate swaps and locks and certain foreign exchange forward contracts

•Fair Value Hedges – include certain commodity forward contracts of firm commitments (e.g., livestock)

Cash Flow Hedges

Derivative instruments are designated as hedges against changes in the amount of future cash flows related to procurement of certain commodities utilized in our production processes as well as interest rates related to our variable rate debt. For the derivative instruments we designate and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. As of April 2, 2022, we had $14 million of realized losses related to treasury rate locks in connection with the issuance of the 2026, 2029 and 2048 Notes, which will be reclassified to earnings over the lives of these notes. During the six months ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021, we did not reclassify significant pretax gains or losses into earnings as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges. For the six months ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021, we had no gains or losses recognized in OCI on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges.

Fair Value Hedges

We designate certain derivative contracts as fair value hedges of firm commitments to purchase livestock for harvest. Our objective of these hedges is to minimize the risk of changes in fair value created by fluctuations in commodity prices associated with fixed price livestock firm commitments. For these derivative instruments we designate and qualify as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative, as well as the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk, are recognized in earnings in the same period. We include the gain or loss on the hedged items (e.g., livestock purchase firm commitments) in the same line item, Cost of Sales, as the offsetting gain or loss on the related livestock forward position. Ineffectiveness related to fair value hedges was not significant for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022, and April 3, 2021. The following table sets forth the carrying amount of fair value hedge (assets) liabilities as of April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021 (in millions):

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets Classification	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Inventory	$	23	$	(6)

Undesignated Positions

In addition to our designated positions, we also hold derivative contracts for which we do not apply hedge accounting. These include certain derivative instruments related to commodities price risk, including grains, livestock, energy and foreign currency risk. We mark these positions to fair value through earnings at each reporting date.

Reclassification to Earnings

The following table sets forth the total amounts of each income and expense line item presented in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income in which the effects of hedges are recorded (in millions):

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income Classification	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Cost of Sales	$	11,382	$	10,047	$	22,300	$	19,330
Interest Expense	97		110		197		220
Other, net	(25)		(12)		(77)		(31)

The following table sets forth the pretax impact of the cash flow, fair value and undesignated derivative instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (in millions):

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income Classification		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Cost of Sales	Gain (Loss) on cash flow hedges reclassified from OCI to Earnings:
	Commodity contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(1)
	Gain (Loss) on fair value hedges:
	Commodity contracts (a)	(13)		(13)		(16)		(15)
	Gain (Loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Commodity contracts	99		(2)		180		96
Total		$	86	$	(15)	$	164	$	80
Interest Expense	Gain (Loss) on cash flow hedges reclassified from OCI to Earnings:
	Interest rate contracts	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	(1)
Other, net	Gain (Loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Foreign exchange contracts	$	4	$	—	$	4	$	1

(a) Amounts represent gains/(losses) on commodity contracts designated as fair value hedges of firm commitments that were realized during the period presented, which were offset by a corresponding gain/(loss) on the underlying hedged inventory. Gains or losses related to changes in the fair value of unrealized commodity contracts, along with the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged inventory, are also marked-to-market through earnings with no impact on a net basis.

The fair value of all outstanding derivative instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets are included in Note 11: Fair Value Measurements.

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy contains three levels as follows:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for the identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level 2 — Other observable inputs available at the measurement date, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, either directly or indirectly, including:

•Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

•Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in non-active markets;

•Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and

•Inputs derived principally from or corroborated by other observable market data.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management’s estimates of market participant assumptions.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. In instances where the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement has been determined based on the lowest level input significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular item to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, including the consideration of inputs specific to the asset or liability.

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis according to the valuation techniques we used to determine their fair values (in millions): 

April 2, 2022	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting (a)		Total
Other Current Assets:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	(1)	$	1
Undesignated	—		320		—		(215)		105
Other Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	—		59		46		—		105
Deferred compensation assets	28		400		—		—		428
Total assets	$	28	$	781	$	46	$	(216)	$	639
Other Current Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	25	$	—	$	(25)	$	—
Undesignated	—		207		—		(203)		4
Total liabilities	$	—	$	232	$	—	$	(228)	$	4

October 2, 2021	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting (a)		Total
Other Current Assets:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	18	$	—	$	(10)	$	8
Undesignated	—		169		—		(89)		80
Other Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	—		61		48		—		109
Deferred compensation assets	14		397		—		—		411
Total assets	$	14	$	645	$	48	$	(99)	$	608
Other Current Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	(12)	$	—
Undesignated	—		159		—		(143)		16
Total liabilities	$	—	$	171	$	—	$	(155)	$	16

(a) Our derivative assets and liabilities are presented in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets on a net basis when a legally enforceable master netting arrangement exists between the counterparty to a derivative contract and us. Additionally, at April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021, we had $12 million and $56 million, respectively, of net cash collateral with various counterparties where master netting arrangements exist and held no cash collateral.

The following table provides a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balance of marketable debt securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the table above that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in millions): 

	Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Balance at beginning of year	$	48	$	53
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(2)		(1)
Purchases	4		14
Issuances	—		—
Settlements	(4)		(13)
Balance at end of period	$	46	$	53
Total gains (losses) for the six month period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities still held at end of period	$	—	$	—

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Our derivative financial instruments primarily include exchange-traded and over-the-counter contracts which are further described in Note 10: Derivative Financial Instruments. We record our derivative financial instruments at fair value using quoted market prices, adjusted where necessary for credit and non-performance risk and internal models that use readily observable market inputs as their basis, including current and forward market prices and rates. We classify these instruments in Level 2 when quoted market prices can be corroborated utilizing observable current and forward commodity market prices on active exchanges or observable market transactions.

Available-for-Sale Securities

Our investments in marketable debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value based on pricing models and quoted market prices adjusted for credit and non-performance risk. Short-term investments with maturities of less than 12 months are included in Other current assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and primarily include certificates of deposit and commercial paper. All other marketable debt securities are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and have maturities generally less than 50 years.

We classify our investments in U.S. government, U.S. agency, certificates of deposit and commercial paper debt securities as Level 2 as fair value is generally estimated using discounted cash flow models that are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including time value and yield curve as well as other readily available relevant economic measures. We classify certain corporate, asset-backed and other debt securities as Level 3 as there is limited activity or less observable inputs into valuation models, including current interest rates and estimated prepayment, default and recovery rates on the underlying portfolio or structured investment vehicle. Significant changes to assumptions or unobservable inputs in the valuation of our Level 3 instruments would not have a significant impact to our consolidated condensed financial statements.

The following table sets forth our available-for-sale securities’ amortized cost basis, fair value and unrealized gain (loss) by significant investment category (in millions):

	April 2, 2022						October 2, 2021
	Amortized Cost Basis		Fair Value		Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Amortized Cost Basis		Fair Value		Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Available-for-sale securities:
Debt securities:
U.S. treasury and agency	$	62	$	59	$	(3)	$	61	$	61	$	—
Corporate and asset-backed	47		46		(1)		47		48		1

Unrealized holding gains (losses), net of tax, are excluded from earnings and reported in OCI until the security is settled or sold. On a quarterly basis, we evaluate whether losses related to our available-for-sale securities are due to credit or non-credit factors. Losses on debt securities where we have the intent, or will more than likely be required, to sell the security prior to recovery, would be recorded as a direct write-off of amortized cost basis through earnings. Losses on debt securities where we do not have the intent, or would not more than likely be required to sell the security prior to recovery, would be further evaluated to determine whether the loss is credit or non-credit related. Credit-related losses would be recorded through an allowance for credit losses in earnings and non-credit related losses in OCI.

We consider many factors in determining whether a loss is credit-related, including the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, borrower repayment characteristics for asset-backed securities, and our ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery. We recognized no direct write-offs or allowances for credit losses in earnings for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022, and April 3, 2021.

Deferred Compensation Assets

We maintain non-qualified deferred compensation plans for certain executives and other highly compensated employees. Investments are maintained within a trust and include money market funds, mutual funds and life insurance policies. The cash surrender value of the life insurance policies is invested primarily in mutual funds. The investments are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices and are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. We classify the investments which have observable market prices in active markets in Level 1 as these are generally publicly traded mutual funds. The remaining deferred compensation assets are classified in Level 2, as fair value can be corroborated based on observable market data. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on deferred compensation are included in earnings.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, we record assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment charges and, with respect to our equity investments without readily determinable fair values, recorded by applying the measurement alternative for which such investments are recorded at cost and adjusted for an observable price change in an orderly transaction for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

In the six months ended April 2, 2022, we recognized gains of $37 million in Other, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, based upon observable price changes. Equity investments without readily determinable fair values are measured using Level 3 inputs and are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. We did not have any significant measurements of assets or liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis subsequent to their initial recognition during the six months ended April 3, 2021.

Other Financial Instruments

Fair value of our debt is principally estimated using Level 2 inputs based on quoted prices for those or similar instruments. Fair value and carrying value for our debt are as follows (in millions):

	April 2, 2022				October 2, 2021
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Total debt	$	8,874	$	8,349	$	10,810	$	9,348

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Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

SEGMENT REPORTING

We operate in four reportable segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. We measure segment profit as operating income (loss). International/Other primarily includes our foreign operations in Australia, China, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea and Thailand, third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC.

Beef

Beef includes our operations related to processing live fed cattle and fabricating dressed beef carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes sales from allied products such as hides and variety meats, as well as logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.

Pork

Pork includes our operations related to processing live market hogs and fabricating pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes our live swine group, related allied product processing activities and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain.

Chicken

Chicken includes our domestic operations related to raising and processing live chickens into, and purchasing raw materials for, fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products, as well as sales from allied products. Our value-added chicken products primarily include breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties, tenders, wings and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets. This segment also includes logistics operations to move products through our domestic supply chain and the global operations of our chicken breeding stock subsidiary.

Prepared Foods

Prepared Foods includes our operations related to manufacturing and marketing frozen and refrigerated food products and logistics operations to move products through the supply chain. This segment includes brands such as Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, State Fair®, as well as artisanal brands Aidells®, and Gallo Salame®. Products primarily include ready-to-eat sandwiches, sandwich components such as flame-grilled hamburgers and Philly steaks, pepperoni, bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey, lunchmeat, hot dogs, flour and corn tortilla products, appetizers, snacks, prepared meals, ethnic foods, side dishes, meat dishes, breadsticks and processed meats. Products are marketed domestically to consumer products and food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities, the military and other food processors, as well as to international export markets.

We allocate expenses related to corporate activities to the segments, except for third-party merger and integration costs and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC, which are included in International/Other. Intersegment transactions, which were at market prices, are included in the segment sales in the table below.

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income before income taxes are as follows (in millions): 

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Sales:
Beef	$	5,034	$	4,046	$	10,036	$	8,033
Pork	1,565		1,477		3,191		2,916
Chicken	4,086		3,553		7,976		6,384
Prepared Foods	2,393		2,164		4,726		4,277
International/Other	565		487		1,115		956
Intersegment	(526)		(427)		(994)		(806)
Total Sales	$	13,117	$	11,300	$	26,050	$	21,760

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Operating Income (Loss):
Beef(a)	$	638	$	445	$	1,594	$	973
Pork	59		67		223		183
Chicken(b)	198		6		338		(210)
Prepared Foods	263		217		449		483
International/Other(c)	(2)		(15)		7		(4)
Total Operating Income	1,156		720		2,611		1,425
Total Other (Income) Expense	69		96		114		185
Income before Income Taxes	$	1,087	$	624	$	2,497	$	1,240

(a) Beef segment results for the six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $55 million gain from the recovery of cattle inventory from a cattle supplier that misappropriated Company funds.

(b) Chicken segment results for the three months ended April 2, 2022 included $5 million of costs related to a fire at one of our production facilities, net of insurance proceeds. Chicken segment results for the six months ended April 2, 2022 included $18 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, recognized in Cost of Sales. Additionally, Chicken segment results for the six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $320 million charge related to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual. The accrual was recorded as a reduction to Sales pursuant to FASB guidance related to accounting for revenue from contracts with customers.

(c) International/Other results for the three and six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $19 million loss related to the relocation of a production facility in China.

The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):

	Three months ended April 2, 2022
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	2,213	$	1,264	$	808	$	603	$	146	$	5,034
Pork	430		122		267		401		345		1,565
Chicken	1,699		1,590		277		485		35		4,086
Prepared Foods	1,410		897		44		42		—		2,393
International/Other	—		—		565		—		—		565
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(526)		(526)
Total	$	5,752	$	3,873	$	1,961	$	1,531	$	—	$	13,117

	Three months ended April 3, 2021
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	2,036	$	945	$	593	$	368	$	104	$	4,046
Pork	410		101		296		361		309		1,477
Chicken	1,576		1,356		166		441		14		3,553
Prepared Foods	1,306		787		30		41		—		2,164
International/Other	—		—		487		—		—		487
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(427)		(427)
Total	$	5,328	$	3,189	$	1,572	$	1,211	$	—	$	11,300

	Six months ended April 2, 2022
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	4,431	$	2,500	$	1,664	$	1,165	$	276	$	10,036
Pork	908		258		571		799		655		3,191
Chicken	3,332		3,150		498		933		63		7,976
Prepared Foods	2,735		1,826		90		75		—		4,726
International/Other	—		—		1,115		—		—		1,115
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(994)		(994)
Total	$	11,406	$	7,734	$	3,938	$	2,972	$	—	$	26,050

	Six months ended April 3, 2021
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	4,170	$	1,766	$	1,211	$	691	$	195	$	8,033
Pork	842		193		589		703		589		2,916
Chicken	3,012		2,541		318		491		22		6,384
Prepared Foods	2,609		1,527		61		80		—		4,277
International/Other	—		—		956		—		—		956
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(806)		(806)
Total	$	10,633	$	6,027	$	3,135	$	1,965	$	—	$	21,760

(a) Includes sales to consumer products and food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores and internet-based retailers.

(b) Includes sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.

(c) Includes sales to international markets for internationally produced products or export sales of domestically produced products.

(d) Includes sales to industrial food processing companies that further process our product to sell to end consumers and any remaining sales not included in the Retail, Foodservice or International categories. For the six months ended April 3, 2021, the Chicken segment included a $320 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual.

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Commitments And Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

We guarantee obligations of certain outside third parties, consisting primarily of grower loans, which are substantially collateralized by the underlying assets. The remaining terms of the underlying obligations cover periods up to 9 years, and the maximum potential amount of future payments as of April 2, 2022, was not significant. The likelihood of material payments under these guarantees is not considered probable. At April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021, no significant liabilities for guarantees were recorded.

We have cash flow assistance programs in which certain livestock suppliers participate. Under these programs, we pay an amount for livestock equivalent to a standard cost to grow such livestock during periods of low market sales prices. The amounts of such payments that are in excess of the market sales price are recorded as receivables and accrue interest. Participating suppliers are obligated to repay these receivables balances when market sales prices exceed this standard cost, or upon termination of the agreement. Our maximum commitment associated with these programs is limited to the fair value of each participating livestock supplier’s net tangible assets. The potential maximum commitment as of April 2, 2022 was approximately $295 million. The total receivables under these programs were $5 million at April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021. These receivables are included, net of allowance for uncollectible amounts, in Accounts Receivable in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Even though these programs are limited to the net tangible assets of the participating livestock suppliers, we also manage a portion of our credit risk associated with these programs by obtaining security interests in livestock suppliers’ assets. After analyzing residual credit risks and general market conditions, we have no allowance for these programs’ estimated uncollectible receivables at April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021.

When constructing new facilities or making major enhancements to existing facilities, we will occasionally enter into incentive agreements with local government agencies in order to reduce certain state and local tax expenditures. Certain arrangements may require cash to be deposited into a fund to cover future expenditures. These funds are generally considered restricted cash, which is reported in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets in Other Assets. We had no deposits at April 2, 2022 and $3 million of deposits at October 2, 2021. Additionally, under certain agreements, we transfer the related assets to various local government entities and receive Industrial Revenue Bonds. We immediately lease the facilities from the local government entities and have an option to re-purchase the facilities for a nominal amount upon tendering the Industrial Revenue Bonds to the local government entities at various predetermined dates.

The Industrial Revenue Bonds and the associated obligations for the leases of the facilities offset, and the underlying assets remain in property, plant and equipment. At April 2, 2022, the total amount under these types of arrangements totaled $717 million.

Contingencies

In the normal course of business, we are involved in various claims, lawsuits, investigations and legal proceedings, including those specifically identified below. Each quarter, we determine whether to accrue for loss contingencies based on our assessment of whether the potential loss is probable, reasonably possible or remote and to the extent a loss is probable, whether it is reasonably estimable. We record accruals in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for matters that we conclude are probable and the financial impact is reasonably estimable. Regardless of the manner of resolution, frequently the most significant changes in the status of a matter may occur over a short time period, often following a lengthy period of little substantive activity. While these accruals reflect the Company’s best estimate of the probable loss for those matters as of the dates of those accruals, the recorded amounts may differ materially from the actual amount of the losses for those matters. Listed below are certain claims made against the Company for which the magnitude of the potential exposure could be material to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. There were no significant changes to our loss contingency accruals reflected in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022.

Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation

Beginning in September 2016, a series of purported federal class action lawsuits styled In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation (the “Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation”) were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against us and certain of our poultry subsidiaries, as well as several other poultry processing companies. The operative complaints, which have been amended throughout the litigation, contain allegations that, among other things, assert that beginning in January 2008, the defendants conspired and combined to fix, raise, maintain, and stabilize the price of broiler chickens in violation of United States antitrust laws. The plaintiffs also allege that defendants “manipulated and artificially inflated a widely used Broiler price index, the Georgia Dock.” The plaintiffs further allege that the defendants concealed this conduct from the plaintiffs and the members of the putative classes. The plaintiffs seek treble damages, injunctive relief, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees on behalf of the putative classes. In addition, the complaints on behalf of the putative classes of indirect purchasers include causes of action under various state unfair competition laws, consumer protection laws, and unjust enrichment common laws. Since the original filing, certain putative class members have opted out of the matter and are proceeding with individual direct actions making similar claims, and others may do so in the future.

Settlements

On January 19, 2021, we announced that we had reached agreements to settle certain class claims related to the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation. Settlement terms were reached with the putative Direct Purchaser Plaintiff Class, the putative Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Class and the putative End-User Plaintiff Class (collectively, the “Classes”). Under the terms of the settlements, we agreed to pay the Classes an aggregate amount of $221.5 million in settlement of all outstanding claims brought by the Classes. On February 23, 2021, March 22, 2021 and October 15, 2021, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlements with the putative Direct Purchaser Plaintiff Class, the putative End-User Plaintiff Class and the putative Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Class, respectively. On June 29, 2021, December 20, 2021 and April 18, 2022, the Court granted final approval to the settlements with the Direct Purchaser Plaintiff Class, the End-User Plaintiff Class and the Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Class, respectively. The foregoing settlements do not settle claims made by plaintiffs who opt out of the Classes in the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation.

We are currently pursuing settlement discussions with the remaining opt-out plaintiffs with respect to the remaining claims. While we do not admit any liability as part of the settlements, we believe that the settlements were in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to avoid the uncertainty, risk, expense and distraction of protracted litigation.

Government Investigations

U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division. On June 21, 2019, the DOJ filed a motion to intervene and sought a limited stay of discovery in the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation, which the court granted in part. Subsequently, we received a grand jury subpoena from the DOJ seeking additional documents and information related to the chicken industry. On June 2, 2020, a grand jury for the District of Colorado returned an indictment charging four individual executives employed by two other poultry processing companies with conspiracy to engage in bid-rigging in violation of federal antitrust laws. On June 10, 2020, we announced that we uncovered information in connection with the grand jury subpoena that we had previously self-reported to the DOJ and have been fully cooperating with the DOJ as part of our application for leniency under the DOJ’s Corporate Leniency Program. Subsequently, the DOJ has announced indictments against additional individuals, as well as other poultry processing companies, alleging a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chicken products from at least 2012 until at least early 2019. In August 2021, the Company was granted conditional leniency by the DOJ for the matters we self-reported, which means that provided the Company continues to fully cooperate with the DOJ, neither the Company nor any of our cooperating employees will face prosecution or criminal fines or penalties. We continue to fully cooperate with the DOJ in connection with the ongoing federal antitrust investigation.

State Matters. The Offices of the Attorney General in New Mexico, Alaska and Washington have filed complaints against us and certain of our poultry subsidiaries, as well as several other poultry processing companies and Agri Stats, Inc., an information services provider (“Agri Stats”). The complaints are based on allegations similar to those asserted in the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation and allege violations of state antitrust, unfair trade practice, and unjust enrichment laws. The Company has not recorded any liability for the foregoing matters as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the proceedings are in preliminary stages. In addition, we are fully cooperating with various state governmental agencies and officials, including the Offices of the Attorney General for Florida and Louisiana, investigating or otherwise seeking information, testimony and/or documents, regarding the conduct alleged in the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation and related matters.

Broiler Chicken Grower Litigation

On January 27, 2017 and March 26, 2017, putative class action complaints were filed against us and certain of our poultry subsidiaries, as well as several other vertically integrated poultry processing companies, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma styled In re Broiler Chicken Grower Litigation. The plaintiffs allege, among other things, that the defendants colluded not to compete for broiler raising services “with the purpose and effect of fixing, maintaining, and/or stabilizing grower compensation below competitive levels.” The plaintiffs also allege that the defendants “agreed to share detailed data on [g]rower compensation with one another, with the purpose and effect of artificially depressing [g]rower compensation below competitive levels.” The plaintiffs contend these alleged acts constitute violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act and Section 202 of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. The plaintiffs are seeking treble damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees on behalf of the putative class. Additional named plaintiffs filed similar class action complaints in federal district courts in North Carolina, Colorado, Kansas and California. All actions were subsequently consolidated in the Eastern District of Oklahoma. In June 2021, we reached an agreement to settle with the putative class of broiler chicken farmers all claims raised in this consolidated action on terms not material to the Company for which the Company recorded an accrual in its Consolidated Financial Statements as of October 2, 2021. The Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement on August 23, 2021 and final approval on February 18, 2022.

Pork Antitrust Litigation

Beginning June 18, 2018, a series of putative class action complaints were filed against us and certain of our pork subsidiaries, as well as several other pork processing companies, in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota styled In re Pork Antitrust Litigation (the “Pork Antitrust Civil Litigation”). The plaintiffs allege, among other things, that beginning in January 2009, the defendants conspired and combined to fix, raise, maintain, and stabilize the price of pork and pork products in violation of federal antitrust laws. The complaints on behalf of the putative classes of indirect purchasers also include causes of action under various state unfair competition laws, consumer protection laws, and unjust enrichment common laws. The plaintiffs seek treble damages, injunctive relief, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees on behalf of the putative classes. Since the original filing, certain putative class members have opted out of the matter and are proceeding with individual direct actions making similar claims, and others may do so in the future. The Company has not recorded any liability for this matter as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable because the Company believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses against the allegations and because the classes have not yet been defined or certified by the court.

The Offices of the Attorney General in New Mexico and Alaska have filed complaints against us and certain of our pork subsidiaries, as well as several other pork processing companies and Agri Stats. The complaints are based on allegations similar to those asserted in the Pork Antitrust Civil Litigation and allege violations of state antitrust, unfair trade practice, and unjust enrichment laws based on allegations of conspiracies to exchange information and manipulate the supply of pork. The Company has not recorded any liability for the foregoing matters as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the proceedings are in preliminary stages.

Beef Antitrust Litigation

On April 23, 2019, a putative class action complaint was filed against us and our beef and pork subsidiary, Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (“Tyson Fresh Meats”), as well as other beef packer defendants, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants engaged in a conspiracy from January 2015 to the present to reduce fed cattle prices in violation of federal antitrust laws, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, and the Commodities Exchange Act by periodically reducing their slaughter volumes so as to reduce demand for fed cattle, curtailing their purchases and slaughters of cash-purchased cattle during those same periods, coordinating their procurement practices for fed cattle settled on a cash basis, importing foreign cattle at a loss so as to reduce domestic demand, and closing and idling plants. In addition, the plaintiffs also allege the defendants colluded to manipulate live cattle futures and options traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, treble monetary damages, punitive damages, restitution, and pre- and post-judgment interest, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. Other similar lawsuits were filed by cattle ranchers in other district courts which were then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and consolidated and styled as In Re Cattle Antitrust Litigation. On February 18, 2021, we moved to dismiss the amended complaints, and on September 23, 2021, the court granted the motion with respect to certain state law claims but denied the motion with respect to the plaintiffs’ federal antitrust claims. The Company has not recorded any liability for this matter as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the Company believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses against the allegations and because the classes have not yet been defined or certified by the court.

On April 26, 2019, a putative class of indirect purchasers filed a class action complaint against us, other beef packers, and Agri Stats in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs allege that the packer defendants conspired to reduce slaughter capacity by closing or idling plants, limiting their purchases of cash cattle, coordinating their procurement of cash cattle, and reducing their slaughter numbers so as to reduce beef output, all in order to artificially raise prices of beef. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, damages under state antitrust and consumer protection statutes and the common law of approximately 30 states, as well as injunctive relief. The indirect consumer purchaser litigation is styled Peterson v. JBS USA Food Company Holdings, et al. Additional complaints have been filed on behalf of a putative class of direct purchasers of beef containing allegations of violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act based on an alleged conspiracy to artificially fix, raise, and stabilize the wholesale price for beef, as well as on behalf of a putative class of commercial and institutional indirect purchasers of beef containing allegations of violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, various state antitrust laws and unjust enrichment based on an alleged conspiracy to artificially inflate the price for beef. On February 18, 2021, we moved to dismiss the plaintiffs’ amended complaints, and on September 23, 2021, the court granted the motion with respect to certain state law claims but denied the motion with respect to the plaintiffs’ federal antitrust claims. Since the original filing, certain putative class members have opted out of the matter and are proceeding with individual direct actions making similar claims, and others may do so in the future. The Company has not recorded any liability for this matter as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the Company believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses against the allegations and because the classes have not yet been defined or certified by the court.

On February 18, 2022, a putative class action was commenced against us, Tyson Fresh Meats, and other beef packer defendants in the Supreme Court of British Columbia styled Bui v. Cargill, Incorporated et al. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants conspired to fix, maintain, increase, or control the price of beef, as well as to fix, maintain, control, prevent, or lessen the production or supply of beef by agreeing to reduce the number of cattle slaughtered, reduce slaughter capacity, refrain from increasing slaughter and beef processing capacity, limit purchases of cattle on the cash market, and coordinate purchases of and bids for cattle to lower the supply of fed cattle. The plaintiff advances causes of action under the Competition Act, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and the Civil Code of Québec. The plaintiff seeks to certify a class comprised of all persons or entities in Canada who directly or indirectly purchased beef in Canada, either for resale or for their own consumption between January 1, 2015, and the present and seeks declarations regarding the alleged conspiracy, general damages, aggravated, exemplary, and punitive damages, injunctive relief, costs, and interest. On March 24, 2022, a putative class action was commenced against the same defendants in the Superior Court of Québec styled De Bellefeuille v. Cargill, Incorporated et al. The plaintiff is making substantially the same allegations as those made in the British Columbia action. On behalf of the putative class of persons who purchased beef in Québec since January 1, 2015, the plaintiff is seeking compensatory damages, costs of investigation and interest. The Company has not recorded any liability for the foregoing matters as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because the proceedings are in preliminary stages.

On May 22, 2020, December 23, 2020 and October 29, 2021, we received civil investigative demands (“CIDs”) from the DOJ’s Civil Antitrust Division. The CIDs request information related to the fed cattle and beef packing markets. We have been cooperating with the DOJ with respect to the CIDs. The Offices of the Attorney General for multiple states are participating in the investigation and coordinating with the DOJ.

We recently received a subpoena dated April 21, 2022 from the New York Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Frauds & Protection seeking information regarding our sales, prices and production costs of beef, pork and chicken products. We are currently evaluating the scope of the subpoena.

Wage Rate Litigation

On August 30, 2019, a putative class of non-supervisory production and maintenance employees at chicken processing plants in the continental United States filed class action complaints against us and certain of our subsidiaries, as well as several other poultry processing companies, in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants directly and through a wage survey and benchmarking service exchanged information regarding labor rates in an effort to depress and fix the rates of wages for non-supervisory production and maintenance workers in violation of federal antitrust laws. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, treble monetary damages, punitive damages, restitution, and pre- and post-judgment interest, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. Additional lawsuits making similar allegations were consolidated including an amended consolidated complaint containing additional allegations concerning turkey processing plants naming additional defendants. We moved to dismiss the amended consolidated complaint. On September 16, 2020, the court dismissed claims against us and certain other defendants without prejudice because the complaint improperly grouped together corporate subsidiaries. The court otherwise denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss and sustained claims based on alleged conspiracies to fix wages and exchange information against five other defendants. The plaintiffs filed a second amended consolidated complaint on November 2, 2020. We moved to dismiss the complaint on December 18, 2020 based on a lack of standing to assert claims on behalf of the purported class. The court denied the motion to dismiss on March 10, 2021. On February 16, 2022, the plaintiffs filed a third amended consolidated complaint naming additional poultry processors as defendants and expanding the scope of the claims to include employees at hatcheries and feed mills. We moved to dismiss the claims related to hatchery and feed mill employees. The motion to dismiss is currently pending. In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company recorded an accrual for the estimated probable losses that it expects to incur for this matter in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

The DOJ’s Antitrust Division has opened a civil investigation into poultry human resources. We will fully cooperate with the investigation.

Other Matters

Our subsidiary, The Hillshire Brands Company (formerly named Sara Lee Corporation), is a party to a consolidation of cases filed by individual complainants with the Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment and the National Labor Relations Commission (“NLRC”) from 1998 through July 1999. The complaint was filed against Aris Philippines, Inc., Sara Lee Corporation, Sara Lee Philippines, Inc., Fashion Accessories Philippines, Inc., and Attorney Cesar C. Cruz (collectively, the “respondents”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the respondents engaged in unfair labor practices in connection with the termination of manufacturing operations in the Philippines in 1995 by Aris Philippines, Inc., a former subsidiary of The Hillshire Brands Company. In late 2004, a labor arbiter ruled against the respondents and awarded the complainants approximately $68 million in damages and fees. From 2004 through 2014, the parties filed numerous appeals, motions for reconsideration and petitions for review, certain of which remained outstanding for several years. On December 15, 2016, we learned that the NLRC rendered its decision on November 29, 2016, regarding the respondents’ appeals from the labor arbiter’s 2004 ruling in favor of the complainants. The NLRC increased the award for 4,922 of the total 5,984 complainants to approximately $292 million. However, the NLRC approved a prior settlement reached with the group comprising approximately 18% of the class of 5,984 complainants, pursuant to which The Hillshire Brands Company agreed to pay each settling complainant approximately $1,300. The parties filed numerous appeals, motions for reconsideration and petitions for review related to the NLRC award and settlement payment. The Court of Appeals subsequently vacated the NLRC’s award on April 12, 2018. Complainants have filed motions for reconsideration with the Court of Appeals which were denied. Claimants have since filed petitions for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the Philippines, which has accepted. The Company continues to maintain an accrual for estimated probable losses for this matter in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Various claims have been asserted against the Company, its subsidiaries, and its officers and agents by, and on behalf of, team members who claim to have contracted COVID-19 in our facilities. The Company has not recorded any liability for these matters as it does not believe a loss is probable or reasonably estimable at this time because it believes the allegations in the claims are without merit.

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Accounting Policies (Policy)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Policy Text Block [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated condensed financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”). Certain information and accounting policies and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Although we believe the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021. Preparation of consolidated condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

We believe the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to state fairly our financial position as of April 2, 2022, and the results of operations for the three and six months ended April 2, 2022, and April 3, 2021. Results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

Consolidation

Consolidation

The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of all wholly-owned subsidiaries, as well as majority-owned subsidiaries over which we exercise control and, when applicable, entities for which we have a controlling financial interest or variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The consolidated condensed financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance providing optional expedients and exceptions to account for the effects of reference rate reform to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The optional guidance, which became effective on March 12, 2020 and can be applied through December 31, 2022, has not impacted our consolidated financial statements. The Company has various contracts that reference LIBOR and is assessing how this standard may be applied to specific contract modifications through December 31, 2022.

Changes in Accounting Principles

Changes in Accounting Principles

In August 2020, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the accounting for debt with conversion options, revises the criteria for applying the derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity and improves the consistency for the calculation of earnings per share. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods and interim periods within those annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, our fiscal 2023. Early adoption is permitted for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, our fiscal 2022. We elected to early adopt this guidance beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and it did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to general principles in Topic 740 and clarifies other general principles by adding certain requirements to Topic 740. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods and interim periods within those annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, our fiscal 2022. We adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and it did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Inventories (Policy)	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory, Policy	INVENTORIESProcessed products, livestock and supplies and other are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost includes purchased raw materials, live purchase costs, growout costs (primarily feed, livestock grower pay and catch and haul costs), labor and manufacturing and production overhead, which are related to the purchase and production of inventories.

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Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

The following table reflects the major components of inventory (in millions):

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Processed products	$	2,778	$	2,426
Livestock	1,361		1,215
Supplies and other	851		741
Total inventory	$	4,990	$	4,382

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Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant And Equipment And Accumulated Depreciation

The major categories of property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation are as follows (in millions): 

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Land	$	219	$	210
Buildings and leasehold improvements	5,496		5,370
Machinery and equipment	9,690		9,507
Land improvements and other	478		453
Buildings and equipment under construction	1,326		976
	17,209		16,516
Less accumulated depreciation	9,016		8,679
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	$	8,193	$	7,837

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Other Current Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule Of Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities are as follows (in millions):

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	$	774	$	897
Taxes payable	466		729
Accrued current legal contingencies (a)	267		567
Other	802		840
Total other current liabilities	$	2,309	$	3,033

(a) $64 million and $127 million of funds held in an escrow account for litigation settlements were included as restricted cash within Other current assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021, respectively.

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Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Debt Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Major Components Of Debt

The major components of debt are as follows (in millions):

	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Revolving credit facility	$	—	$	—
Commercial paper	—		—
Senior notes:
4.50% Senior notes due June 2022	—		1,000
3.90% Senior notes due September 2023	400		400
3.95% Notes due August 2024	1,250		1,250
4.00% Notes due March 2026 (“2026 Notes”)	800		800
3.55% Notes due June 2027	1,350		1,350
7.00% Notes due January 2028	18		18
4.35% Notes due March 2029 (“2029 Notes”)	1,000		1,000
6.13% Notes due November 2032	160		160
4.88% Notes due August 2034	500		500
5.15% Notes due August 2044	500		500
4.55% Notes due June 2047	750		750
5.10% Notes due September 2048 (“2048 Notes”)	1,500		1,500
Discount on senior notes	(40)		(42)
Other	207		212
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(46)		(50)
Total debt	8,349		9,348
Less current debt	79		1,067
Total long-term debt	$	8,270	$	8,281

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Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Share Repurchase

A summary of share repurchases of our Class A stock is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021			April 2, 2022			April 3, 2021
	Shares	Dollars		Shares	Dollars		Shares	Dollars		Shares	Dollars
Shares repurchased:
Under share repurchase program	1.5	$	132	—	$	—	5.1	$	432	—	$	—
To fund certain obligations under equity compensation plans	0.5	43		0.2	17		1.1	91		0.5	34
Total share repurchases	2.0	$	175	0.2	$	17	6.2	$	523	0.5	$	34

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

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				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Numerator:
Net income	$	833	$	477	$	1,959	$	949
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4		1		9		6
Net income attributable to Tyson	829		476		1,950		943
Less dividends declared:
Class A	134		131		274		269
Class B	29		28		59		58
Undistributed earnings	$	666	$	317	$	1,617	$	616
Class A undistributed earnings	$	547	$	261	$	1,329	$	507
Class B undistributed earnings	119		56		288		109
Total undistributed earnings	$	666	$	317	$	1,617	$	616
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
Class A weighted average shares	291		293		291		293
Class B weighted average shares, and shares under the if-converted method for diluted earnings per share	70		70		70		70
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, restricted stock and performance units	3		2		3		2
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions	364		365		364		365
Net income per share attributable to Tyson:
Class A basic	$	2.34	$	1.34	$	5.50	$	2.65
Class B basic	$	2.11	$	1.20	$	4.95	$	2.38
Diluted	$	2.28	$	1.30	$	5.35	$	2.58
Dividends Declared Per Share:
Class A	$	0.460	$	0.445	$	0.935	$	0.915
Class B	$	0.414	$	0.401	$	0.842	$	0.824

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

We had the following net aggregated outstanding notional amounts related to our derivative financial instruments:

in millions, except soybean meal tons	Metric	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Commodity:
Corn	Bushels	30		37
Soybean Meal	Tons	404,200		1,026,733
Live Cattle	Pounds	255		417
Lean Hogs	Pounds	426		413
Foreign Currency	United States dollar	$	218	$	130

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the pretax impact of the cash flow, fair value and undesignated derivative instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (in millions):

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income Classification		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Cost of Sales	Gain (Loss) on cash flow hedges reclassified from OCI to Earnings:
	Commodity contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(1)
	Gain (Loss) on fair value hedges:
	Commodity contracts (a)	(13)		(13)		(16)		(15)
	Gain (Loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Commodity contracts	99		(2)		180		96
Total		$	86	$	(15)	$	164	$	80
Interest Expense	Gain (Loss) on cash flow hedges reclassified from OCI to Earnings:
	Interest rate contracts	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	(1)	$	(1)
Other, net	Gain (Loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Foreign exchange contracts	$	4	$	—	$	4	$	1

Schedule of Income Statement Items Impacted by Derivatives [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the total amounts of each income and expense line item presented in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income in which the effects of hedges are recorded (in millions):

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income Classification	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Cost of Sales	$	11,382	$	10,047	$	22,300	$	19,330
Interest Expense	97		110		197		220
Other, net	(25)		(12)		(77)		(31)

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Fair Value Hedging [Member]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the carrying amount of fair value hedge (assets) liabilities as of April 2, 2022 and October 2, 2021 (in millions):

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets Classification	April 2, 2022		October 2, 2021
Inventory	$	23	$	(6)

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis according to the valuation techniques we used to determine their fair values (in millions): 

April 2, 2022	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting (a)		Total
Other Current Assets:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	(1)	$	1
Undesignated	—		320		—		(215)		105
Other Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	—		59		46		—		105
Deferred compensation assets	28		400		—		—		428
Total assets	$	28	$	781	$	46	$	(216)	$	639
Other Current Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	25	$	—	$	(25)	$	—
Undesignated	—		207		—		(203)		4
Total liabilities	$	—	$	232	$	—	$	(228)	$	4

October 2, 2021	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting (a)		Total
Other Current Assets:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	18	$	—	$	(10)	$	8
Undesignated	—		169		—		(89)		80
Other Assets:
Available-for-sale securities	—		61		48		—		109
Deferred compensation assets	14		397		—		—		411
Total assets	$	14	$	645	$	48	$	(99)	$	608
Other Current Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments:
Designated as hedges	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	(12)	$	—
Undesignated	—		159		—		(143)		16
Total liabilities	$	—	$	171	$	—	$	(155)	$	16

(a) Our derivative assets and liabilities are presented in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets on a net basis when a legally enforceable master netting arrangement exists between the counterparty to a derivative contract and us. Additionally, at April 2, 2022, and October 2, 2021, we had $12 million and $56 million, respectively, of net cash collateral with various counterparties where master netting arrangements exist and held no cash collateral.

Schedule Of Debt Securities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation

The following table provides a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balance of marketable debt securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the table above that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in millions): 

	Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Balance at beginning of year	$	48	$	53
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(2)		(1)
Purchases	4		14
Issuances	—		—
Settlements	(4)		(13)
Balance at end of period	$	46	$	53
Total gains (losses) for the six month period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets and liabilities still held at end of period	$	—	$	—

Schedule Of Fair Value And Carrying Value Of Debt

Fair value of our debt is principally estimated using Level 2 inputs based on quoted prices for those or similar instruments. Fair value and carrying value for our debt are as follows (in millions):

	April 2, 2022				October 2, 2021
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Total debt	$	8,874	$	8,349	$	10,810	$	9,348

Debt Securities, Available-for-sale

The following table sets forth our available-for-sale securities’ amortized cost basis, fair value and unrealized gain (loss) by significant investment category (in millions):

	April 2, 2022						October 2, 2021
	Amortized Cost Basis		Fair Value		Unrealized Gain (Loss)		Amortized Cost Basis		Fair Value		Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Available-for-sale securities:
Debt securities:
U.S. treasury and agency	$	62	$	59	$	(3)	$	61	$	61	$	—
Corporate and asset-backed	47		46		(1)		47		48		1

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Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, By Segment

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income before income taxes are as follows (in millions): 

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Sales:
Beef	$	5,034	$	4,046	$	10,036	$	8,033
Pork	1,565		1,477		3,191		2,916
Chicken	4,086		3,553		7,976		6,384
Prepared Foods	2,393		2,164		4,726		4,277
International/Other	565		487		1,115		956
Intersegment	(526)		(427)		(994)		(806)
Total Sales	$	13,117	$	11,300	$	26,050	$	21,760

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021		April 2, 2022		April 3, 2021
Operating Income (Loss):
Beef(a)	$	638	$	445	$	1,594	$	973
Pork	59		67		223		183
Chicken(b)	198		6		338		(210)
Prepared Foods	263		217		449		483
International/Other(c)	(2)		(15)		7		(4)
Total Operating Income	1,156		720		2,611		1,425
Total Other (Income) Expense	69		96		114		185
Income before Income Taxes	$	1,087	$	624	$	2,497	$	1,240

(a) Beef segment results for the six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $55 million gain from the recovery of cattle inventory from a cattle supplier that misappropriated Company funds.

(b) Chicken segment results for the three months ended April 2, 2022 included $5 million of costs related to a fire at one of our production facilities, net of insurance proceeds. Chicken segment results for the six months ended April 2, 2022 included $18 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, recognized in Cost of Sales. Additionally, Chicken segment results for the six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $320 million charge related to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual. The accrual was recorded as a reduction to Sales pursuant to FASB guidance related to accounting for revenue from contracts with customers.

(c) International/Other results for the three and six months ended April 3, 2021 included a $19 million loss related to the relocation of a production facility in China.

Disaggregation of Revenue, By Segment and Distribution Channel

The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):

	Three months ended April 2, 2022
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	2,213	$	1,264	$	808	$	603	$	146	$	5,034
Pork	430		122		267		401		345		1,565
Chicken	1,699		1,590		277		485		35		4,086
Prepared Foods	1,410		897		44		42		—		2,393
International/Other	—		—		565		—		—		565
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(526)		(526)
Total	$	5,752	$	3,873	$	1,961	$	1,531	$	—	$	13,117

	Three months ended April 3, 2021
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	2,036	$	945	$	593	$	368	$	104	$	4,046
Pork	410		101		296		361		309		1,477
Chicken	1,576		1,356		166		441		14		3,553
Prepared Foods	1,306		787		30		41		—		2,164
International/Other	—		—		487		—		—		487
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(427)		(427)
Total	$	5,328	$	3,189	$	1,572	$	1,211	$	—	$	11,300

	Six months ended April 2, 2022
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	4,431	$	2,500	$	1,664	$	1,165	$	276	$	10,036
Pork	908		258		571		799		655		3,191
Chicken	3,332		3,150		498		933		63		7,976
Prepared Foods	2,735		1,826		90		75		—		4,726
International/Other	—		—		1,115		—		—		1,115
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(994)		(994)
Total	$	11,406	$	7,734	$	3,938	$	2,972	$	—	$	26,050

	Six months ended April 3, 2021
	Retail(a)		Foodservice(b)		International(c)		Industrial and Other(d)		Intersegment		Total
Beef	$	4,170	$	1,766	$	1,211	$	691	$	195	$	8,033
Pork	842		193		589		703		589		2,916
Chicken	3,012		2,541		318		491		22		6,384
Prepared Foods	2,609		1,527		61		80		—		4,277
International/Other	—		—		956		—		—		956
Intersegment	—		—		—		—		(806)		(806)
Total	$	10,633	$	6,027	$	3,135	$	1,965	$	—	$	21,760

(a) Includes sales to consumer products and food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores and internet-based retailers.

(b) Includes sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.

(c) Includes sales to international markets for internationally produced products or export sales of domestically produced products.

(d) Includes sales to industrial food processing companies that further process our product to sell to end consumers and any remaining sales not included in the Retail, Foodservice or International categories. For the six months ended April 3, 2021, the Chicken segment included a $320 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual.

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Accounting Policies Changes in Accounting Principles (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Oct. 02, 2021
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Selling, General and Administrative	$ 579	$ 533	$ 1,139	$ 1,005
Operating Income (Loss)	1,156	720	2,611	1,425
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	1,087	624	2,497	1,240
Income Tax Expense	254	147	538	291
Net Income	833	477	1,959	949
Net income attributable to Tyson	$ 829	$ 476	$ 1,950	$ 943
Diluted (USD per share)	$ 2.28	$ 1.30	$ 5.35	$ 2.58
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 861	$ 429	$ 1,987	$ 978
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	857	428	1,978	972
Inventory, Net	4,990		4,990		$ 4,382
Assets, Current	8,997		8,997		9,822
Assets	35,898		35,898		36,309
Deferred Income Taxes	2,297		2,297		2,195
Retained earnings	(19,119)		(19,119)		(17,502)
Total Tyson Shareholders’ Equity	19,014		19,014		17,723
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	19,156	16,070	19,156	16,070	17,854
Liabilities and Equity	35,898		35,898		$ 36,309
Deferred income taxes			98	27
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital			(1,455)	(277)
Restricted Cash	$ 64	$ 95	$ 64	$ 95
Class A [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Basic (USD per share)	$ 2.34	$ 1.34	$ 5.50	$ 2.65
Class B [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Basic (USD per share)	$ 2.11	$ 1.20	$ 4.95	$ 2.38

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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments		$ 96	$ 0
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments		$ 96	$ 0
Malaysian Producer of Feed and Poultry
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 44
Equity Method Investment, Future Contingent Payments	$ 65
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	49.00%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 44
Equity Method Investment, Future Contingent Payments	$ 65

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Dispositions (Details) - Pet Treats Business $ in Millions	Jul. 06, 2021 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration	$ 1,200
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Net Carrying Value	411
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Working Capital	44
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Property, Plant and Equipment	17
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Goodwill	350
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	784
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Net of Tax	$ 510

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Inventories (Schedule Of Inventory) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Processed products	$ 2,778	$ 2,426
Livestock	1,361	1,215
Supplies and other	851	741
Total inventory	$ 4,990	$ 4,382

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Property, Plant And Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 17,209	$ 16,516
Less accumulated depreciation	9,016	8,679
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	8,193	7,837
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	219	210
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	5,496	5,370
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	9,690	9,507
Land improvements and other
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	478	453
Buildings and equipment under construction
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 1,326	$ 976

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Other Current Liabilities (Schedule of Other Current Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	$ 774	$ 897
Taxes Payable	466	729
Loss Contingency Accrual	267	567
Other	802	840
Other current liabilities	2,309	3,033
Other Current Assets [Member]
Restricted Cash, Current	$ 64	$ 127

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Debt (Major Components Of Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Document Period End Date	Apr. 02, 2022
Discount on senior notes	$ (40)	$ (42)
Other	207	212
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(46)	(50)
Total debt	8,349	9,348
Less current debt	79	1,067
Less current debt	8,270	8,281
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial paper	$ 0	0
2.25% Notes due August 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.25%
4.50% Senior notes due June 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.50%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 0	1,000
3.90% Senior notes due September 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.90%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 400	400
3.95% Notes due August 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.95%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,250	1,250
4.00% Notes due March 2026 (“2026 Notes”)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 800	800
3.55% Notes due June 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.55%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,350	1,350
7.00% Notes due January 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 18	18
4.35% Notes due March 2029 (“2029 Notes”)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.35%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,000	1,000
6.13% Notes due November 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.13%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 160	160
4.88% Notes due August 2034
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.88%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 500	500
5.15% Notes due August 2044
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.15%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 500	500
4.55% Notes due June 2047
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.55%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 750	750
5.10% Notes due September 2048 (“2048 Notes”)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.10%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,500	$ 1,500

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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2022	Apr. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Document Period End Date		Apr. 02, 2022
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		$ 40	$ 42
2.25% Notes due August 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.25%
4.50% Senior notes due June 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 0	1,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.50%
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	$ 1,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			2,250	$ 1,750
Amount available for borrowing under credit facility		$ 2,250
Revolving credit facility		0	0
Line of Credit Facility, Contingent Additional Borrowing Capacity			500
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		0
Bilateral Letters Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		93
Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		1,500
Commercial paper		$ 0	$ 0

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Equity (Schedule of Share Repurchases) (Details) - Class A [Member] - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	2.0	0.2	6.2	0.5
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 175	$ 17	$ 523	$ 34
Under share repurchase program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	1.5	0.0	5.1	0.0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 132	$ 0	$ 432	$ 0
To fund certain obligations under equity compensation plans
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	0.5	0.2	1.1	0.5
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 43	$ 17	$ 91	$ 34

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Equity (Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions	Apr. 02, 2022 shares
Class A [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	13.8

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Income Taxes (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 MXN ($)	Apr. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2021	Oct. 02, 2021 USD ($)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rate for continuing operations			23.40%	23.50%	21.60%	23.50%
Unrecognized tax benefits			$ 157		$ 157		$ 152
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount					$ 36
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent			23.40%	23.50%	21.60%	23.50%
Mexican Tax Authority | Tax Year 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Examination, Estimate of Possible Loss	$ 380	$ 7,800
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Income Tax Examination, Estimate of Possible Loss	$ 380	$ 7,800

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Earnings Per Share (Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Net Income	$ 833	$ 477	$ 1,959	$ 949
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	4	1	9	6
Net income attributable to Tyson	829	476	1,950	943
Undistributed earnings	$ 666	$ 317	$ 1,617	$ 616
Stock options, restricted stock and performance units	3	2	3	2
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions	364	365	364	365
Diluted	$ 2.28	$ 1.30	$ 5.35	$ 2.58
Class A [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Less dividends declared:	$ 134	$ 131	$ 274	$ 269
Undistributed earnings	$ 547	$ 261	$ 1,329	$ 507
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic	291	293	291	293
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson - Basic	$ 2.34	$ 1.34	$ 5.50	$ 2.65
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.460	$ 0.445	$ 0.935	$ 0.915
Class B [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Less dividends declared:	$ 29	$ 28	$ 59	$ 58
Undistributed earnings	$ 119	$ 56	$ 288	$ 109
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic	70	70	70	70
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Tyson - Basic	$ 2.11	$ 1.20	$ 4.95	$ 2.38
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.414	$ 0.401	$ 0.842	$ 0.824

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Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022 shares	Apr. 03, 2021 shares	Apr. 02, 2022 Classes shares	Apr. 03, 2021 shares
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Number Of Classes Of Common Stock | Classes			2
Percentage amount of per share cash dividends paid to holders of Class B stock that cannot exceed paid to holders of Class A stock	90.00%		90.00%
Class A [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Undistributed earnings (losses), ratio used to calculate allocation to class of stock			1.0
Class B [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Undistributed earnings (losses), ratio used to calculate allocation to class of stock			0.9
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, shares | shares	2	5	2	5

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Aggregate Outstanding Notionals) (Details) lb in Millions, bu in Millions, $ in Millions	Apr. 02, 2022 USD ($) lb bu T	Oct. 02, 2021 USD ($) T bu lb
Corn (in bushels)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | bu	30	37
Soy Meal (in tons)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | T	404,200	1,026,733
Live Cattle (in pounds)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount	255	417
Lean Hogs (in pounds)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount	426	413
Foreign Currency [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount | $	$ 218	$ 130

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Pretax Impact Of Fair Value Hedge Derivative Instruments On The Consolidated Statements of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Oct. 02, 2021
Cost of Sales
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	$ 86	$ (15)	$ 164	$ 80
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net	$ 23		$ 23		$ (6)

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Pretax Impact Of Undesignated Derivative Instruments On The Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Derivative [Line Items]
Cost of Sales	$ 11,382	$ 10,047	$ 22,300	$ 19,330
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(25)	(12)	(77)	(31)
Interest expense	97	110	197	220
Cost of Sales
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	86	(15)	164	80
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Commodity contracts | Cost of Sales
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	99	(2)	180	96
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign exchange contracts | Other income/expense
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	4	0	4	1
Fair Value Hedging [Member] | Commodity contracts | Cost of Sales
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	(13)	(13)	(16)	(15)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Commodity contracts | Cost of Sales
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	0	0	0	(1)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	$ (1)	$ (1)	$ (1)	$ (1)

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax	$ 0	$ 0
Treasury Rate Locks
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified Over Life of Forecasted Fixed-Rate Debt	$ 14

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Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Collateral, Right to Reclaim Cash, Offset	$ 12	$ 56
Other income/expense
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other Nonrecurring Gain	37
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Netting	(216)	(99)
Total assets	639	608
Derivative Liability, Netting	(228)	(155)
Total liabilities	4	16
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	28	14
Total liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	781	645
Total liabilities	232	171
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	46	48
Total liabilities	0	0
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Designated as hedges
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets	1	8
Derivative Asset, Netting	(1)	(10)
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Undesignated
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets	105	80
Derivative Asset, Netting	(215)	(89)
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 | Designated as hedges
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets	0	0
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 | Undesignated
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets	0	0
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 | Designated as hedges
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets	2	18
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 | Undesignated
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets	320	169
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 | Designated as hedges
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets	0	0
Other Current Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 | Undesignated
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets	0	0
Other Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets	428	411
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	105	109
Other Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets	28	14
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	0	0
Other Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets	400	397
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	59	61
Other Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Deferred compensation assets	0	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	46	48
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Designated as hedges
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities	0	0
Derivative Liability, Netting	(25)	(12)
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Undesignated
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities	4	16
Derivative Liability, Netting	(203)	(143)
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 | Designated as hedges
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities	0	0
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 | Undesignated
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities	0	0
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 | Designated as hedges
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities	25	12
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 | Undesignated
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities	207	159
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 | Designated as hedges
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities	0	0
Other Current Liabilities [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 | Undesignated
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Debt Securities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 48	$ 53
Total unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(2)	(1)
Purchases	4	14
Issuances	0	0
Settlements	(4)	(13)
Balance at end of period	46	53
Fair Value, Asset, Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
U.S. treasury and agency
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss), before Tax	$ (3)	$ 0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	59	61
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	62	61
Corporate and asset-backed
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss), before Tax	(1)	1
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	46	48
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	$ 47	$ 47

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Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Fair Value And Carrying Value Of Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Total Debt, Fair Value	$ 8,874	$ 10,810
Total Debt, Carrying Value	$ 8,349	$ 9,348

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Fair Value Measurement (Narrative) (Details) - Maximum [Member]	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short Term Investment Maturity Period	12 months
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturity Period	50 years

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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information, By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Oct. 02, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 13,117	$ 11,300	$ 26,050	$ 21,760
Operating Income (Loss)	1,156	720	2,611	1,425
Total Other (Income) Expense	69	96	114	185
Income before income taxes	1,087	624	2,497	1,240
Assets Disposed of by Method Other than Sale, in Period of Disposition, Gain (Loss) on Disposition		(19)		(19)
Loss Contingency Accrual	267		267		$ 567
Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	5,034	4,046	10,036	8,033
Beef [Member] | Revised Results due to misappropriated Company funds [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net (Gain) Loss				55
Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,565	1,477	3,191	2,916
Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	4,086	3,553	7,976	6,384
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Insurance Proceeds			18
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net of Insurance Proceeds	5
Prepared Foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	2,393	2,164	4,726	4,277
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	565	487	1,115	956
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	5,034	4,046	10,036	8,033
Operating Income (Loss)	638	445	1,594	973
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,565	1,477	3,191	2,916
Operating Income (Loss)	59	67	223	183
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	4,086	3,553	7,976	6,384
Operating Income (Loss)	198	6	338	(210)
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	2,393	2,164	4,726	4,277
Operating Income (Loss)	263	217	449	483
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	565	487	1,115	956
Operating Income (Loss)	(2)	(15)	7	(4)
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ (526)	$ (427)	$ (994)	(806)
Sales | Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period				$ 320

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Segment Reporting Disaggregation of Revenue (By Segment and Distribution Channel) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022		Apr. 03, 2021		Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ 13,117		$ 11,300		$ 26,050	$ 21,760
Beef [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	5,034		4,046		10,036	8,033
Pork [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1,565		1,477		3,191	2,916
Chicken [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	4,086		3,553		7,976	6,384
Prepared Foods [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	2,393		2,164		4,726	4,277
Corporate and Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	565		487		1,115	956
Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	5,752	[1]	5,328	[1]	11,406	10,633
Retail | Beef [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	2,213		2,036		4,431	4,170
Retail | Pork [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	430		410		908	842
Retail | Chicken [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1,699		1,576		3,332	3,012
Retail | Prepared Foods [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1,410		1,306		2,735	2,609
Retail | Corporate and Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0		0		0	0
Foodservice
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	3,873	[2]	3,189	[2]	7,734	6,027
Foodservice | Beef [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1,264		945		2,500	1,766
Foodservice | Pork [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	122		101		258	193
Foodservice | Chicken [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1,590		1,356		3,150	2,541
Foodservice | Prepared Foods [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	897		787		1,826	1,527
Foodservice | Corporate and Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0		0		0	0
International
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1,961	[3]	1,572	[3]	3,938	3,135
International | Beef [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	808		593		1,664	1,211
International | Pork [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	267		296		571	589
International | Chicken [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	277		166		498	318
International | Prepared Foods [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	44		30		90	61
International | Corporate and Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	565		487		1,115	956
Industrial and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1,531	[4]	1,211	[4]	2,972	1,965
Industrial and Other | Beef [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	603		368		1,165	691
Industrial and Other | Pork [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	401		361		799	703
Industrial and Other | Chicken [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	485		441		933	491
Industrial and Other | Prepared Foods [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	42		41		75	80
Industrial and Other | Corporate and Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0		0		0	0
Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0		0		0	0
Intersegment Eliminations | Beef [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	146		104		276	195
Intersegment Eliminations | Pork [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	345		309		655	589
Intersegment Eliminations | Chicken [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	35		14		63	22
Intersegment Eliminations | Prepared Foods [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0		0		0	0
Intersegment Eliminations | Corporate and Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0		0		0	0
Intersegment Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ (526)		$ (427)		$ (994)	$ (806)

[1] (a) Includes sales to consumer products and food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores and internet-based retailers

[2] (b) Includes sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.

[3] (c) Includes sales to international markets for internationally produced products or export sales of domestically produced products.

[4] (d) Includes sales to industrial food processing companies that further process our product to sell to end consumers and any remaining sales not included in the Retail, Foodservice or International categories. For the six months ended April 3, 2021, the Chicken segment included a $320 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual.

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Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022 USD ($) Segments	Apr. 03, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments | Segments	4
Sales	$ 13,117	$ 11,300	$ 26,050	$ 21,760
Loss Contingency Accrual	267		267		$ 567
Operating Income (Loss)	1,156	720	2,611	1,425
Assets Disposed of by Method Other than Sale, in Period of Disposition, Gain (Loss) on Disposition		(19)		(19)
Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	5,034	4,046	10,036	8,033
Beef [Member] | Revised Results due to misappropriated Company funds [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Net (Gain) Loss				55
Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,565	1,477	3,191	2,916
Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	4,086	3,553	7,976	6,384
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both, Insurance Proceeds			18
Prepared Foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	2,393	2,164	4,726	4,277
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	565	487	1,115	956
Operating Segments [Member] | Beef [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	5,034	4,046	10,036	8,033
Operating Income (Loss)	638	445	1,594	973
Operating Segments [Member] | Pork [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,565	1,477	3,191	2,916
Operating Income (Loss)	59	67	223	183
Operating Segments [Member] | Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	4,086	3,553	7,976	6,384
Operating Income (Loss)	198	6	338	(210)
Operating Segments [Member] | Prepared Foods [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	2,393	2,164	4,726	4,277
Operating Income (Loss)	263	217	449	483
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	565	487	1,115	956
Operating Income (Loss)	(2)	(15)	7	(4)
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ (526)	$ (427)	$ (994)	(806)
Sales | Chicken [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period				$ 320

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Commitments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021	Apr. 03, 2021
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value	$ 0	$ 0
Potential maximum obligation under cash flow assistance programs	295,000,000
Total receivables under cash flow assistance programs	5,000,000	5,000,000
Cash Flow Assistance Program, Estimated Allowance For Uncollectible Receivables	0	0
Restricted Cash	64,000,000		$ 95,000,000
Other Assets [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Restricted Cash, Noncurrent	0	$ 3,000,000
Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Industrial Revenue Bonds	$ 717,000,000

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Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)				12 Months Ended
	Jan. 19, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2016 USD ($) plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2004 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2021 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual					$ 267,000,000	$ 567,000,000
Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment and the National Labor Relations Commission [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs, Award Increase | plaintiff			4,922
Estimated Percentage of Settling Complainants		18.00%
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs | plaintiff			5,984
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss Per Complainant		$ 1,300
Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	$ 221,500,000
Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value			$ 292,000,000	$ 68,000,000

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Label	Element	Value
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	$ 2,637,000,000
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	$ 1,466,000,000