Smithfield 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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 2.27%, EPS grew 27.1%, free cash flow fell 1.54% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Operating cash flow growth for three consecutive years.

18.64 0.16 +0.87%
Market cap
$7.3B
P/E
6.9×
Fwd P/E
10.0×
Dividend yield
6.38%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
3.37
Beneish M
−1.78
Dividend safety
n/a

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 4.40
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — — — — — — 3 — — — —
Insider Ownership 88.37%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 7,280.00
Revenue 15,474.00
Net Income 1,072.00
Free Cash Flow 821.00
Net Debt 654.00
Current Ratio 2.56 (at or above 1.5: strong)
Debt/Equity 0.29 (at or below 0.5: strong)
P/E ratio 6.90
Fwd P/E 9.98
P/S ratio 0.47
P/B ratio 1.05
Past 5Y EPS Growth —
This Y EPS Growth (14.88%) (below 0%: weak)
Next Y EPS Growth (0.96%) (below 0%: weak)
Next Y revenue growth (0.12%) (below 0%: weak)
Next 5Y EPS Growth (4.25%) (below 0%: weak)

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Valuation vs history

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.44
Annual Dividend Rate 1.19
Annual Dividend Yield 6.38%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 1.25
0.31
0.31
0.31
2025 1.00
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
2024 Powerpack
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 687 943 1,539 1,350
Receivables 577 558 1,023 1,010
Inventory 2,536 2,412 2,328 2,380
Other — — — —
4,921 4,202 5,166 5,006
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 789 777 856 461
ST’ Debt 27 3 3 602
Other — — — —
2,450 1,706 1,741 1,954

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales — — (1.39%)
Cash Flow — — 26.67%
Earnings — — 4.30%
Book Value — — 12.15%

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 3,800 3,700 — — —
’25 3,771 3,786 3,747 4,227 15,531
’24 3,444 3,412 3,334 3,952 14,142
’23 — — — — 14,640
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 (65) 269 — — —
’25 (166) 274 13 938 1,059
’24 (219) 210 242 683 916
’23 — — — — 688
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 (153) 192 — — —
’25 (245) 195 (69) 851 732
’24 (311) 129 155 692 665
’23 — — — — 554
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 0.62 0.60 — — —
’25 0.57 0.48 0.63 0.83 2.51
’24 0.41 0.81 0.79 0.54 2.51
’23 — — — — 0.06
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

1.9
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low — — — — — — — — — 18.43

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High — — — — — — — — — 26.07
People
People Employees — — — — — — — 37,417 34,000 34,500
Revenue/emp, $m — — — — — — 0.00 0.39 0.42 0.45
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue — — — — — — 16,199 14,640 14,142 15,531
Gross margin, % — — — — — — 9.23 6.07 13.42 13.45
EBT — — — — — — 1,047 (129) 1,061 1,270
EBT margin, % — — — — — — 6.46 (0.88) 7.50 8.18
Net income — — — — — — 881 23 970 998
Depreciation — — — — — — 440 427 339 332
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue — — — — — — 42.62 38.52 37.21 39.62
Earnings — — — — — — 2.32 0.06 2.51 2.52
Cash flow — — — — — — 1.37 1.81 2.41 2.70
Capex — — — — — — (0.87) (0.35) (0.66) (0.83)
Free cash flow — — — — — — 0.50 1.46 1.75 1.87
Book value — — — — — — 0.00 19.05 15.35 17.35
Shares, m — — — — — — 380 380 380 392
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E — — — — — — 7.78 7.78 7.78 8.90
P/S — — — — — — 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.56
P/B — — — — — — 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29
EV/Sales — — — — — — 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.59
EV/FCF — — — — — — 12.88 12.88 12.88 12.59
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow — — — — — — 521 688 916 1,059
Capex — — — — — — (330) (134) (251) (327)
Free cash flow — — — — — — 191 554 665 732
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital — — — — — — — 2,471 2,496 3,425
Total debt — — — — — — — 2,033 2,002 2,003
Net debt — — — — — — — 1,346 1,059 464
Shareholders’ equity — — — — — — — 7,241 5,834 6,801
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA — — — — — — 17.59 0.15 7.82 8.50
ROIC — — — — — — 0.00 (0.41) 10.14 11.11
ROE — — — — — — 0.00 0.28 14.58 15.62
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Smithfield Foods, Inc. vs peers in Packaged Foods (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. $11.3B — — — — — — — Compare
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation $11.1B 32.4× 16.1× −2.36% (below 0%: shrinking) −66.67% (below 0%: shrinking) +107.16% (above 0%: growing) 15.92% 2.49% Compare
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. $9.6B 16.3× 13.8× +16.37% (above 0%: growing) +2,950.00% (above 0%: growing) +428.22% (above 0%: growing) 29.20% 32.20% Compare
LW Lamb Weston $7.5B 28.9× 14.4× +0.66% (above 0%: growing) −54.02% (below 0%: shrinking) −47.29% (below 0%: shrinking) 15.96% 4.92% Compare
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. $7.3B 6.9× 10.0× −2.27% (below 0%: shrinking) +27.08% (above 0%: growing) −1.54% (below 0%: shrinking) 12.95% 7.86%
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation $6.9B 12.8× 8.9× −2.76% (below 0%: shrinking) −96.00% (below 0%: shrinking) −67.46% (below 0%: shrinking) 7.34% 1.43% Compare
CAG Conagra Brands $6.8B — (loss-making) 8.2× −1.39% (below 0%: shrinking) +6.97% (above 0%: growing) −464.50% (below 0%: shrinking) 23.83% 10.34% Compare
INGR Ingredion Incorporated $6.1B 10.5× 9.5× +0.93% (above 0%: growing) −40.79% (below 0%: shrinking) +34.38% (above 0%: growing) 23.03% 10.16% Compare
CPB The Campbell's Company $5.9B 14.8× 10.7× −7.93% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m +5.43% (above 0%: growing) 27.28% 0.19% Compare
Median of peers $7.2B 15.6× 10.7× −1.39% −47.40% +5.43% 23.03% 4.92%

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Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) key facts

  • Strength: Smithfield Foods, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $15.5 billion, up 9.82% from fiscal 2024.
  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) is a Packaged Foods company in the Consumer Defensive sector, listed on Nasdaq.
  • As of October 16, 2026, SFD traded at $18.64, a market capitalization of $7.3 billion.
  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share, a yield of 6.38%, with a payout ratio of 44.4%.
  • Return on equity was 15.6% and debt-to-equity 0.29.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.37 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.

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