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NYSE Shariah screener · October 2026

Is Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) Halal?

FAIL

Tyson Foods, Inc. · NYSE: TSN · Consumer Staples

The short answer

Tyson Foods fails this Shariah screener on two gates: pork is a core business segment with $5.78 billion in FY2025 sales (~11% of revenue), and its $8.83 billion of interest-bearing debt is 50.1% of its ~$17.61 billion market cap, above the 33% ceiling. Interest income of about 0.13% of revenue is well under the 5% ceiling, but gates 1 and 2 both fail.

Gate 1 — Business activity: FAIL

Gate 1 — business activity: FAIL. Tyson Foods, Inc., founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, is a global food company and recognized leader in protein. Per its FY2025 Form 10-K (Item 1 - Business and Note 17 segment reporting), the company operates through four reportable segments — Beef, Pork, Chicken and Prepared Foods — under brands including Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, State Fair®, Aidells® and ibp®.

The Pork segment processes live market hogs and fabricates pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products, and is a core segment of the business: FY2025 Pork segment sales were $5,781 million, about 10.6% of the company's $54,441 million in total sales. Pork is categorically impermissible under Shariah, and this is a material operating segment rather than an incidental line — so the business fails gate 1.

Gate 2 — Debt and cash: FAIL

Gate 2 — interest-bearing debt: FAIL (50.1%, ceiling 33%). Per Tyson Foods's FY2025 Form 10-K consolidated balance sheet at September 27, 2025, interest-bearing debt was $8,830 million: long-term debt of $7,921 million plus current debt of $909 million. Operating lease liabilities are recorded within other current liabilities and other liabilities — separately from these debt lines — and are excluded as they are not interest-bearing debt.

$8,830 million of interest-bearing debt against a market capitalization of about $17.61 billion (Finnhub, October 2, 2026) is 50.1% — above the 33% ceiling, so this gate also fails. Cash and cash equivalents of $1,229 million at September 27, 2025 represent about 7.0% of market cap.

Gate 3 — Non-compliant income: PASS

Gate 3 — non-compliant income: PASS (0.13%, ceiling 5%). Tyson Foods's FY2025 Form 10-K separately discloses interest income on its Consolidated Statements of Income: interest income of $(73) million and interest expense of $449 million for fiscal 2025 (in millions).

FY2025 interest income of $73 million against FY2025 sales of $54,441 million is about 0.13% — well under the 5% ceiling, so this gate passes.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Tyson Foods do?

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is a global food company founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas. Per its FY2025 Form 10-K, it is a recognized leader in protein with brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, State Fair, Aidells and ibp. It operates through four reportable segments - Beef, Pork, Chicken and Prepared Foods - processing live fed cattle and hogs and producing a wide range of fresh, value-added, frozen and refrigerated food products sold to grocery retailers, restaurants, foodservice operators and export markets.

Is Tyson Foods's business Shariah compliant?

Tyson Foods's Pork segment is one of its four core reportable business segments: per the FY2025 Form 10-K (Item 1 and Note 17 segment reporting), the Pork segment processes live market hogs and fabricates pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products, with FY2025 sales of $5,781 million - about 10.6% of the company's $54,441 million in total sales. Pork is categorically impermissible under Shariah, and this is a material core segment rather than an incidental line, so the business fails this screener's first gate.

How much interest-bearing debt does Tyson Foods have?

Tyson Foods reports total interest-bearing debt of $8,830 million at September 27, 2025, per its FY2025 Form 10-K balance sheet: long-term debt of $7,921 million plus current debt of $909 million. Operating lease liabilities are reported separately within other liabilities and are excluded - they are not interest-bearing debt. $8,830 million against a market capitalization of about $17.61 billion is 50.1% - above the 33% ceiling, so this gate fails.

How much interest income does Tyson Foods earn?

Tyson Foods's FY2025 Form 10-K separately discloses interest income on its Consolidated Statements of Income: interest income of $(73) million and interest expense of $449 million for fiscal 2025 (in millions). FY2025 interest income of $73 million against FY2025 sales of $54,441 million is about 0.13% - well under the 5% non-compliant income ceiling, so this gate passes.

What do third-party Shariah screeners say about Tyson Foods?

Zoya publishes a Tyson Foods (TSN) page and currently flags the stock as not Shariah-compliant, based on the FY2025 financial reports - consistent with this screener's FAIL result. I could not verify a Musaffa rating page for TSN or a ShariaPortfolio rating from public sources. Third-party screeners apply different assumptions and update on different schedules, and their results can change when new financial statements are published - always check the latest screening before investing.

Sources

Screened 2026-10-02 from published company figures and market data. Figures change; this page is educational, not financial advice and not a religious ruling.

Screened with our two-gate Shariah screening methodology (business-activity gate, then AAOIFI-style financial ratios).