Tyson Foods prices $1B senior notes offering: $500M 5.100% 2031 notes, $500M 5.600% 2037 notes

Filed August 11, 2026 · ~2 min read

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  Tyson Foods is issuing $1 billion in unsecured senior notes across two tranches: $500 million of 5.100% notes due August 2031 and $500 million of 5.600% notes due January 2037. Net proceeds to the company are $1.3 billion.

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  Net proceeds of approximately $989 million, together with cash on hand, will be used to purchase outstanding notes in a tender offer (targeting $2.9 billion of existing 2027 and 2029 notes), with any remainder for general corporate purposes.

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  The notes are unsecured obligations of the parent company only, not guaranteed by subsidiaries (which hold a substantial portion of consolidated assets), and rank behind all subsidiary debt. Total debt was $8.0 billion as of June 27, 2026, before this offering.

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