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Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) Stock Analysis

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) is a Packaged Foods stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

SFD

$18.30

−$0.35 (−1.88%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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SFD Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$18.59
Previous Close
$18.65
Day's Range
18.24–18.64
52-Week Range
18.17–29.81
Volume
1.74M
Valuation
Market Cap
$7.21B
P/E Ratio
6.80
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
8.79
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.47
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
2.69
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$15.53B+9.82%
Net Income (FY)
$987.00M+3.57%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
6.84%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
393.77M
1-Year Return
−13.82%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.25+6.70%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 13, 2026
Earnings Date
October 27, 2026
Avg Volume
1.78M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, SFD closed at $18.30, −13.82% over 1 year.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) has a market capitalization of $7.21B.

In fiscal 2025, SFD reported revenue of $15.53B.

SFD Stock Return by Calendar Year

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) return since Jan 2025: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $8,618
−13.82%
Since Jan 2025
$10,000 $9,924
−0.76%

If you had invested $10,000 in Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) at the close on January 28, 2025, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $9,924 at the close on October 21, 2026: −0.76% in total, −0.44% a year, with dividends reinvested, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−16.11%
2025+18.29%

As of October 21, 2026.

SFD Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$15.53B$987.00M6.4%
2024$14.14B$953.00M6.7%
2023$14.64B$17.00M0.1%
2022$16.20B$870.00M5.4%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$15.53B$2.09B$1.29B$987.00M6.4%
2024$14.14B$1.90B$1.12B$953.00M6.7%
2023$14.64B$889.00M−$56.00M$17.00M0.1%
2022$16.20B$1.50B$694.00M$870.00M5.4%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

SFD Dividend History

$1.00

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.943—
2025$1.004—

Most recent payment: $0.31 per share, ex-dividend August 13, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

SFD Valuation vs Packaged Foods Median

Median of 70 stocks
MetricSFDPackaged Foods medianvs median
P/E6.8014.4753% below
P/S ratio0.470.6730% below
Profit margin6.84%2.27%4.6 pts above

Medians across 70 Packaged Foods stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) carries a market capitalisation of $7.21B. The company sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Packaged Foods industry. Headcount on file is 34,000.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $18.17 to $29.81. SFD last closed at $18.30 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.35 (−1.88%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 0.72% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Smithfield Foods, Inc. reported revenue of $15.53B. That is +9.82% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $14.14B. Net income for the same year was $987.00M. That is +3.57% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 6.84%. That is 4.6 percentage points above the Packaged Foods median of 2.27%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 2.69.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $16.20B in 2022 to $15.53B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 6.8 times earnings. That is 52.99% below the Packaged Foods median of 14.47. On forward earnings the ratio is 8.79. The price-to-sales ratio is 0.47. On price-to-sales that is 30.04% below the Packaged Foods median of 0.67. 70 Packaged Foods companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Daily returns over the trailing 1 year annualize to a volatility of 25.39%. The trailing one-year total return is −13.82%. The stored price history starts on January 28, 2025, and the total return since then is −0.76%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 6.7%. That is 2.7 percentage points above the Packaged Foods median yield of 4.04%. The indicated annual rate is $1.25 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is August 13, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 2 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.94 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.00 a share.

The record holds one complete calendar year, 2025, which returned +18.29%. 2026 is still running; the total return is −16.11% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) operates in the Packaged Foods industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Smithfield Foods, Inc. SFD $7.21B 6.8
The Kraft Heinz Company KHC $27.87B —
General Mills, Inc. GIS $17.41B —
Saputo Inc. SAP.TO CA$16.14B 23.7

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Packaged Foods industry average P/E ratio is 14.5x. Smithfield Foods, Inc. trades at a P/E of 6.8.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Smithfield Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces various packaged meats and fresh pork products in the United States and internationally. It operates through Packaged Meats, Fresh Pork, Hog Production, and Other segments. The Packaged Meats segment processes fresh meat into various packaged meats products, including bacon, sausage, hot dogs, deli and lunch meats, dry sausage products, ham products, ready-to-eat products, and prepared foods to retail and foodservice customers. This segment markets its packaged meat products under the Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, Farmland, Armour, Farmer John, Kretschmar, Krakus, John Morrell, Cook's, Gwaltney, Carando, Margherita, Curly's and Smithfield Culinary, as well as under private labels. The Fresh Pork segment processes live hogs into a variety of primal, sub-primal, and offal products, such as bellies, butts, hams, loins, trimmings, picnics, and ribs. This segment sells its fresh pork products to retail, foodservice and industrial customers, as well as to export markets, including China, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Canada. The Hog Production segment produces and raises its hogs on various company-owned farms and farms that are owned and operated by contract farmers. This segment also sells livestock feed and grains; and provides transportation and other ancillary services. The Other segment engages in the bioscience operations uses raw materials from hogs that process to manufacture heparin products, including an active pharmaceutical ingredient that mitigates the risk of blood clots; and produces fresh pork products in Mexico. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia. Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a subsidiary of SFDS UK Holdings Limited.

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