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16
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph shows a five-year comparison of cumulative total returns for our Class A stock, the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500
Index and a group of peer companies described below.
Years Ending
Base Period
9/30/06
9/29/07
9/27/08
10/3/09
10/2/10
10/1/11
Tyson Foods, Inc.
100
113.35
81.41
80.40
107.22
115.51
S&P 500 Index
100
116.44
90.85
84.58
93.17
94.24
Peer Group
100
106.89
106.09
96.68
114.50
126.61
The total cumulative return on investment (change in the year-end stock price plus reinvested dividends), which is based on the stock
price or composite index at the end of fiscal 2006, is presented for each of the periods for the Company, the S&P 500 Index and a peer
group. The peer group includes: Campbell Soup Company, ConAgra Foods, Inc., General Mills, Inc., H.J. Heinz Co., Hershey Foods
Corp., Hormel Foods Corp., Kellogg Co., McCormick & Co., Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, Sara Lee Corp. and Smithfield Foods, Inc.
The graph compares the performance of the Company with that of the S&P 500 Index and peer group, with the investment weighted
on market capitalization.
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
9/30/06
9/29/07
9/27/08
10/3/09
10/2/10
10/1/11
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
Among Tyson Foods, Inc., the S&P 500 Index
and a Peer Group
Tyson Foods, Inc.
S&P 500
Peer Group