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Tyson Foods Executive Compensation (FY25)

TSN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Donnie King
Median of the other named officers
$6,664,303
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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February 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Donnie King: $22,773,094 → $34,469,569 (51.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 525:1 → 798:1 (52.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Tyson Foods' chief executive and what were they paid?
Donnie King, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $34,469,569 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $22,773,094 reported for fiscal 2024, King's total was 51.4% higher.
What was Tyson Foods' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 82.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Tyson Foods' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Caterpillar, Inc., Deere & Co., J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and Kellanova, among others.
What is Tyson Foods' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 798:1, against median employee compensation of $43,206.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Tyson
Chairman of the Board
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Donnie King
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donnie King
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Tyson
Chairman of the Board
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Melanie Boulden
Group President Prepared Foods and Chief Growth Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brady Stewart
former Group President Beef, Pork and Chief Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donnie King
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Tyson
Chairman of the Board
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brady Stewart
Group President Beef, Pork and Chief Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Wes Morris
former Group President Poultry
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Curt Calaway
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donnie King
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Tyson
Chairman of the Board
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Devin Cole
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brady Stewart
former Group President Beef, Pork and Chief Supply Chain Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Wes Morris
former Group President Poultry
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Curt Calaway
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Adam Deckinger
Chief Legal & Administrative Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Adam DeckingerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Adam DeckingerRSU◇——◇——◇
Adam DeckingerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Brady StewartPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brady StewartRSU◇——◇——◇
Brady StewartOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Curt CalawayPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Curt CalawayRSU◇——◇——◇
Curt CalawayRSU◇——◇——◇
Curt CalawayOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Devin ColePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Devin ColeRSU◇——◇——◇
Devin ColeRSU◇——◇——◇
Devin ColeOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Donnie KingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Donnie KingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Donnie KingRSU◇——◇——◇
Donnie KingRSU◇——◇——◇
Donnie KingOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
John H. TysonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
John H. TysonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John H. TysonRSU◇——◇——◇
Wes MorrisOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Wes MorrisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Wes MorrisRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Donnie KingRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/17/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/18/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John TysonRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/17/2033
Option◇—◇11/18/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Wes MorrisRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/17/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Devin ColeOption◇—◇11/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Curt CalawayOption◇—◇11/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/17/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/18/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Adam DeckingerOption◇—◇11/18/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/17/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/18/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John H. Tyson
Board chair
—————◇◇
John R. Tyson
—————◇◇
Noel White
◇◇———◇◇
Kevin M. McNamara
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
David J. Bronczek
◇◇————◇
Cheryl S. Miller
◇◇————◇
Jeffrey K. Schomburger
◇◇————◇
Barbara A. Tyson
◇◇———◇◇
Kate B. Quinn
◇◇————◇
Maria N. Martinez
◇◇————◇
Les R. Baledge
◇◇———◇◇
Mike Beebe
◇◇————◇
Maria Claudia Borras
◇◇————◇
Olivia L. Tyson
◇◇———◇◇
Sarah Bond
—◇————◇
Jonathan D. Mariner
◇—————◇
Donnie King served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Archer-Daniels-Midland Company ADM
  • Caterpillar, Inc. CAT
  • Deere & Co. DE
  • J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. JBHT
  • Kellanova K
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB
  • Mondelez International, Inc. MDLZ
  • PepsiCo, Inc. PEP
  • Performance Food Group Co. PFGC
  • Sysco Corp. SYY
  • The Coca-Cola Company KO
  • The Kraft Heinz Company KHC
  • The Procter & Gamble Company PG
  • U.S. Foods Holding Corp. USFD
  • Walmart Inc. WMT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025February 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2022February 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2019February 6, 2020=◇◇◇
2016February 9, 2017=◇◇◇
2015February 5, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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384 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000100493-26-000011
  2. 0000100493-25-000114
    CEO Pay Ratio · Changes to Director Compensation Policy · Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal Year 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000100493-24-000195
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2024
  4. 0000100493-23-000136
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2023
  5. 0000100493-23-000049
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000100493-20-000043
  7. 0000100493-17-000037
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000100493-16-000194
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Peers Tyson Foods discloses

The companies named in TSN's own disclosed peer group.

Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyCaterpillar, Inc.Deere & Co.J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.KellanovaKimberly-Clark CorporationMondelez International, Inc.PepsiCo, Inc.Performance Food Group Co.Sysco Corp.The Coca-Cola CompanyThe Kraft Heinz CompanyThe Procter & Gamble CompanyU.S. Foods Holding Corp.Walmart Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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