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Segment Reporting
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2024
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, South Korea, Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 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 meat cuts and case-ready products. Products are marketed domestically to 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 specialty products such as hides, rendered products 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 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 specialty 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 specialty products. Our value-added chicken products primarily include breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts. Products are marketed domestically to food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, convenience stores, 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 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 food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, convenience stores, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, 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 for which we recorded no expense in fiscal 2024 and $3 million and $5 million in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively, and corporate overhead related to Tyson New Ventures, LLC, which are included in International/Other. Intersegment sales transactions, which were at market prices, are included in the segment sales in the table below. Assets and additions to property, plant and equipment relating to corporate activities remain in International/Other.
Information on segments and a reconciliation to income from continuing operations before income taxes are as follows for fiscal years ended 2024, 2023 and 2022 (in millions):
BeefPorkChickenPrepared FoodsInternational/OtherIntersegment SalesConsolidated
2024
Sales$20,479 $5,903 $16,425 $9,851 $2,353 $(1,702)$53,309 
Operating Income (Loss)(381)(40)988 879 (37)1,409 
Total Other (Income) Expense317 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes1,092 
Depreciation and amortization164 125 639 389 71 1,388 
Total Assets3,730 1,570 12,121 15,138 4,541 37,100 
Additions to property, plant and equipment138 41 505 334 114 1,132 
2023
Sales$19,325 $5,768 $17,060 $9,845 $2,515 $(1,632)$52,881 
Operating Income (Loss)(91)(139)(770)823 (218)(395)
Total Other (Income) Expense
283 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes(678)
Depreciation and amortization128 68 693 373 67 1,329 
Total Assets3,772 1,696 12,143 15,198 3,442 36,251 
Additions to property, plant and equipment
169 62 834 578 296 1,939 
2022
Sales$19,854 $6,414 $16,961 $9,689 $2,355 $(1,991)$53,282 
Operating Income (Loss)2,502 193 955 746 14 4,410 
Total Other (Income) Expense261 
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes4,149 
Depreciation and amortization128 70 563 372 58 1,191 
Total Assets3,883 1,697 12,386 14,920 3,935 36,821 
Additions to property, plant and equipment136 82 906 456 307 1,887 
Our largest customer, Walmart Inc., accounted for 18.4%, 18.6% and 17.7% of consolidated sales in fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Sales to Walmart Inc. were included in all the segments. Any extended discontinuance of sales to this customer could, if not replaced, have a material impact on our operations.
The majority of our operations are domiciled in the United States. Approximately 95% of sales to external customers for each of fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 were sourced from the United States. Approximately $25.9 billion and $26.1 billion of long-lived assets were located in the United States at September 28, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively. Excluding goodwill and intangible assets, long-lived assets located in the United States totaled approximately $10.6 billion and $10.5 billion at September 28, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively. Approximately $1.4 billion of long-lived assets were located in foreign locations, primarily Brazil, China, the European Union, Malaysia, the Middle East and Thailand at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023. Excluding goodwill and intangible assets, long-lived assets in foreign countries totaled approximately $1,062 million and $1,101 million at September 28, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.
We sell certain products in foreign markets, primarily Australia, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, the Middle East, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Our export sales from the United States totaled $5.2 billion, $5.1 billion and $5.8 billion for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Substantially all of our export sales are facilitated through unaffiliated brokers, marketing associations and foreign sales offices. Sales of products produced in a country other than the United States were less than 10% of consolidated sales for each of fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022.
The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):
Twelve months ended September 28, 2024
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$9,915 $5,215 $2,659 $2,245 $20,034 $445 $20,479 
Pork1,804 498 1,364 1,078 4,744 1,159 5,903 
Chicken6,994 6,432 957 1,944 16,327 98 16,425 
Prepared Foods5,794 3,629 225 203 9,851 — 9,851 
International/Other— — 2,353 — 2,353 — 2,353 
Intersegment— — — — — (1,702)(1,702)
Total$24,507 $15,774 $7,558 $5,470 $53,309 $— $53,309 
Twelve months ended September 30, 2023
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$8,947 $4,839 $2,633 $2,395 $18,814 $511 $19,325 
Pork1,677 477 1,235 1,338 4,727 1,041 5,768 
Chicken7,483 6,589 1,007 1,901 16,980 80 17,060 
Prepared Foods5,795 3,690 213 147 9,845 — 9,845 
International/Other— — 2,515 — 2,515 — 2,515 
Intersegment— — — — — (1,632)(1,632)
Total$23,902 $15,595 $7,603 $5,781 $52,881 $— $52,881 
Twelve months ended October 1, 2022
Retail(a)
Foodservice(b)
International(c)
Industrial and Other(d)
Total External CustomersIntersegmentTotal
Beef$8,687 $4,940 $3,247 $2,439 $19,313 $541 $19,854 
Pork1,817 516 1,180 1,616 5,129 1,285 6,414 
Chicken7,194 6,475 1,131 1,996 16,796 165 16,961 
Prepared Foods5,587 3,751 191 160 9,689 — 9,689 
International/Other— — 2,355 — 2,355 — 2,355 
Intersegment— — — — — (1,991)(1,991)
Total$23,285 $15,682 $8,104 $6,211 $53,282 $— $53,282 
(a) Includes external sales to consumer products and food retailers, such as grocery retailers, warehouse club stores, and internet-based retailers.
(b) Includes external sales to foodservice distributors, restaurant operators, hotel chains and noncommercial foodservice establishments such as schools, convenience stores, healthcare facilities and the military.
(c) Includes external sales to international markets related to internationally produced products and export sales of domestically produced products.
(d) Includes external 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 fiscal 2024, the Pork segment included a $45 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of a legal contingency accrual. For fiscal 2023, the Chicken segment included a $156 million reduction in Other due to the recognition of legal contingency accruals