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Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2025

Sep. 28, 2024

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, By Segment

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income from continuing operations before income taxes are as follows for fiscal years ended 2025, 2024 and 2023 (in millions):

			Twelve months ended September 27, 2025
			Beef						Pork						Chicken						Prepared Foods												International/Other						Intersegment						Total
Sales(a)			$	21,623					$	5,781					$	16,837					$	9,930											$	2,291					$	(2,021)					$	54,441
Segment Cost of Sales			22,117						5,884						14,526						8,321												1,995						(2,021)						50,822
Segment Selling, General and Administrative			250						96						829						762												159						—						2,096
Facility fire related costs (insurance proceeds)			—						—						—						—												(18)						—						(18)
Brand and product line discontinuations			—						—						23						—												—						—						23
Restructuring and related charges			48						—						9						(26)												14						—						45
Legal contingency accruals			—						—						—						—												40						—						40
Plant closure and disposal charges			—						—						23						—												(6)						—						17
Goodwill and intangible impairments			343						—						—						—												—						—						343
Product recall			—						—						—						(25)												—						—						(25)
Operating Income (Loss)			$	(1,135)					$	(199)					$	1,427					$	898											$	107					$	—					$	1,098
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income																																													$	(73)
Interest expense																																													449
Other, net																																													(47)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes																																													$	769
Other segment information:
Depreciation and amortization			$	178					$	63					$	645					$	387											$	77					—						$	1,350
Total Assets			3,949						1,532						12,186						14,982												4,009						—						36,658
Additions to property, plant and equipment			156						66						511						155												90						—						978

			Twelve months ended September 28, 2024
			Beef						Pork						Chicken						Prepared Foods												International/Other						Intersegment						Total
Sales(a)			$	20,479					$	5,903					$	16,425					$	9,851											$	2,353					$	(1,702)					$	53,309
Segment Cost of Sales			20,542						5,707						14,604						8,113												2,091						(1,702)						49,355
Segment Selling, General and Administrative			228						99						806						833												213						—						2,179
Facility fire related costs (insurance proceeds)			—						—						(70)						—												86						—						16
Brand and product line discontinuations			—						—						6						2												—						—						8
Restructuring and related charges			4						1						2						24												—						—						31
Legal contingency accruals			45						28						56						—												—						—						129
Plant closure and disposal charges			41						108						33						—												—						—						182
Operating Income (Loss)			$	(381)					$	(40)					$	988					$	879											$	(37)					$	—					$	1,409
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income																																													$	(89)
Interest expense																																													481
Other, net																																													(75)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes																																													$	1,092
Other segment information:
Depreciation and amortization			$	164					$	125					$	639					$	389											$	71					—						$	1,388
Total Assets			3,730						1,570						12,121						15,138												4,541						—						37,100
Additions to property, plant and equipment			138						41						505						334												114						—						1,132

			Twelve months ended September 30, 2023
			Beef						Pork						Chicken						Prepared Foods												International/Other						Intersegment						Total
Sales(a)			$	19,325					$	5,768					$	17,060					$	9,845											$	2,515					$	(1,632)					$	52,881
Segment Cost of Sales			18,863						5,790						16,495						8,123												2,315						(1,632)						49,954
Segment Selling, General and Administrative			229						106						798						833												184						—						2,150
Facility fire related costs (insurance proceeds)			(42)						—						(11)						—												—						—						(53)
Brand and product line discontinuations			—						—						—						17												—						—						17
Restructuring and related charges			33						11						16						49												15						—						124
Plant closure and disposal charges			—						—						322						—												(19)						—						303
Goodwill and intangible impairments			333						—						210						—												238						—						781
Operating Income (Loss)			$	(91)					$	(139)					$	(770)					$	823											$	(218)					$	—					$	(395)
Other (Income) Expense:
Interest income																																													$	(30)
Interest expense																																													355
Other, net																																													(42)
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes																																													$	(678)
Other segment information:
Depreciation and amortization			$	128					$	68					$	693					$	373											$	67					—						$	1,329
Total Assets			3,772						1,696						12,143						15,198												3,442						—						36,251
Additions to property, plant and equipment			169						62						834						578												296						—						1,939

Disaggregation of Revenue, By Segment and Distribution Channel

The following tables further disaggregate our sales to customers by major distribution channels (in millions):

			Twelve months ended September 27, 2025
			Retail(a)						Foodservice(b)						International(c)						Industrial and Other(d)						Total External Customers						Intersegment						Total
Beef			$	10,920					$	5,786					$	2,249					$	2,150					$	21,105					$	518					$	21,623
Pork			1,880						548						1,186						767						4,381						1,400						5,781
Chicken			6,942						6,660						1,104						2,028						16,734						103						16,837
Prepared Foods			5,788						3,636						242						264						9,930						—						9,930
International/Other			—						—						2,291						—						2,291						—						2,291
Intersegment			—						—						—						—						—						(2,021)						(2,021)
Total			$	25,530					$	16,630					$	7,072					$	5,209					$	54,441					$	—					$	54,441

			Twelve months ended September 28, 2024
			Retail(a)						Foodservice(b)						International(c)						Industrial and Other(d)						Total External Customers						Intersegment						Total
Beef			$	9,915					$	5,215					$	2,659					$	2,245					$	20,034					$	445					$	20,479
Pork			1,804						498						1,364						1,078						4,744						1,159						5,903
Chicken			6,994						6,432						957						1,944						16,327						98						16,425
Prepared Foods			5,794						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 Customers						Intersegment						Total
Beef			$	8,947					$	4,839					$	2,633					$	2,395					$	18,814					$	511					$	19,325
Pork			1,677						477						1,235						1,338						4,727						1,041						5,768
Chicken			7,483						6,589						1,007						1,901						16,980						80						17,060
Prepared Foods			5,795						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

(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 2025, the Beef and Pork segments included a $318 million and $380 million reduction in Other, respectively, due to the recognition of legal contingency accruals. 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.

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