stockrowSmithfield Foods, Inc.
SFD Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Smithfield Foods, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $15.5 billion, up 9.82% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −8.27%
- EPS
- −63.3%
- Free cash flow
- +160.0%
- Total debt
- 0.00%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) Gross margin
Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 12.6%, down 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (13.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.07% (fiscal 2023) to 13.5% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Packaged Foods industry median of 28.4% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.6%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.5% | 0.03 |
| FY2024 | 13.4% | 7.35 |
| FY2023 | 6.07% | (3.16) |
| FY2022 | 9.23% | (2.93) |
| FY2015 | 12.2% | — |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 9.11% | (3.84) |
| Jun 2026 | 13.0% | (0.50) |
| Mar 2026 | 13.5% | (0.82) |
| Dec 2025 | 14.3% | 1.49 |
| 14 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| CPB The Campbell's Company compare | 28.1% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 26.8% |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | 23.8% |
| INGR Ingredion Incorporated compare | 23.7% |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | 19.4% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 15.7% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. | 12.6% |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 7.90% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 28.4% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 34.6% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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