How many employees does Tyson Foods, Inc. have?

Tyson Foods, Inc. reported 133,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on November 10, 2025.

What is Tyson Foods, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Tyson Foods, Inc. brought in $54.4B of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $409K per employee. That ranks 36 of 48 companies we track in Consumer Defensive, where the median is $606K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Tyson Foods, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

TSN · Agricultural Farm Products · $18.4B market cap

Tyson Foods, Inc. had 133,000 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025. Revenue for the year was $54.4B, or $409K per employee.

Employees

133,000

Revenue

$54.4B

Revenue / employee

$409K

Peer median $606K

Rank in sector

36 of 48

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Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Oct 2016

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TSN employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Sep 2025	133,000	$54.4B	$409K	—	—
Sep 2023	139,000	$52.9B	$380K	-2.1%	-0.8%
Oct 2022	142,000	$53.3B	$375K	+3.6%	+13.2%
Oct 2021	137,000	$47.0B	$343K	-1.4%	+8.9%
Oct 2020	139,000	$43.2B	$311K	-1.4%	+1.8%
Sep 2019	141,000	$42.4B	$301K	+16.5%	+5.9%
Sep 2018	121,000	$40.1B	$331K	-0.8%	+4.7%
Sep 2017	122,000	$38.3B	$314K	+7.0%	+3.7%
Oct 2016	114,000	$36.9B	$324K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Tyson Foods, Inc. against similar companies

The closest sector peers by revenue, from Consumer Defensive.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
BG Bunge Global S.A.	34,000	$70.3B	$2.07M	Hiring ahead
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	41,496	$80.3B	$1.93M	Contracting
PFGC Performance Food Group Co	44,000	$67.8B	$1.54M	Efficient growth
USFD US Foods Holding Corp.	30,000	$39.4B	$1.31M	Leaner
KO The Coca-Cola Company	65,900	$47.9B	$727K	Leaner
PM Philip Morris International Inc.	84,900	$40.6B	$479K	Efficient growth
MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc.	91,000	$38.5B	$423K	Efficient growth
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.	133,000	$54.4B	$409K	—
DG Dollar General Corporation	194,000	$42.7B	$220K	Leaner

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Questions about Tyson Foods, Inc.

How many employees does Tyson Foods, Inc. have?: Tyson Foods, Inc. reported 133,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on November 10, 2025.
What is Tyson Foods, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Tyson Foods, Inc. brought in $54.4B of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $409K per employee. That ranks 36 of 48 companies we track in Consumer Defensive, where the median is $606K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Tyson Foods, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed November 10, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell TSN.