Smithfield Foods Inc (SFD) stock
SFDNasdaqMeat Packing PlantsFiscal year ends January 3
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 19/3055% below fair value
$18.98−0.16 (-0.84%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $7.47BP/E 8.3Yield 5.27%
Smithfield Foods statistics
100 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 23, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 12, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 27, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.81
- 3.66
- P/OCF Ratio
- 5.74
- 10.40
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.55
- 1.02
- EV / EBIT
- 7.22
- 17.22
- EV / FCF
- 8.95
- 19.22
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.40%
- 0.58%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.01%
- 0.00%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 13.8%
- 57.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -4.20%
- 1.45%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.43%
- 4.93%
- Days to Cover
- 2.60
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $29.80
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $17.91
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $18.78
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $19.21
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $23.84
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.53
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -3.16%
- -1.23%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 3.72%
- 2.47%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -16.6%
- -7.48%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -23.9%
- -6.36%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -15.0%
- -15.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -13.6%
- -15.5%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.01
- 0.72
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 49.2
- 48.2
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 26.1%
- 46.0%
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 7.49%
- 4.13%
- EBITDA Margin
- 9.81%
- 5.70%
- FCF Margin
- 6.11%
- 6.11%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 13.4%
- 5.06%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 7.60%
- 1.47%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 11.6%
- 5.12%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 11.5%
- 5.34%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.39
- 1.39
- Quick Ratio
- 1.02
- 0.56
- Debt / Equity
- 0.29
- 0.60
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.35
- 3.17
- Debt / FCF
- 2.16
- 4.95
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.56
- 2.76
- Interest Coverage
- 38.33
- 1.36
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -0.60%
- 2.72%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 4.17%
- -12.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 2.70%
- -12.0%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 94.3%
- -0.54%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -1.39%
- 1.93%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 3.10%
- 1.12%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.28
- 0.91
- Inventory Turnover
- 5.29
- 5.29
- Revenue Per Employee
- $473.88K
- $664.16K
- Profits Per Employee
- $28.13K
- $16.51K
- Employee Count
- 32,000
- 600
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.14B
- $11.82M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$826.00M
- -$484.86K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$2.10
- -$0.04
- Equity (Book Value)
- $7.02B
- $143.59M
- Book Value Per Share
- $17.81
- $5.66
- Tangible Book Value
- $4.14B
- $4.47M
- Working Capital
- $2.98B
- $25.54M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$376.00M
- -$60.96M
- FCF Per Share
- $2.35
- $1.41
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 12.0%
- 2.59%
- FCF Yield
- 12.4%
- 4.87%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.27%
- 3.57%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.00%
- 0.64%
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.27%
- 3.39%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.00
- $1.56
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 4
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $30.00M
- $13.84M
- Income Tax
- $244.00M
- $11.70M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.5%
- 23.6%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $30.23
- $22.77
- Graham Upside
- 59.3%
- -32.2%
- Altman Z-Score
- 3.19
- 2.52
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -1.78
- -2.62
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SFD | S&P 500 | Difference | SFD per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +4.4% | -2.7% | +7.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -14.0% | -1.7% | −12.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | -10.3% | +11.9% | −22.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | -7.3% | +12.0% | −19.3 pts |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M SFD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.2% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 2.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 60.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,634,372 | -4.2% | 2,171,205 | 2.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,881,281 | +13.7% | 1,921,389 | 3.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,171,534 | -7.9% | 2,273,789 | 2.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 5,613,748 | +22.8% | 2,007,886 | 2.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,572,265 | +23.4% | 1,396,579 | 3.3 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,704,271 | -15.5% | 1,812,886 | 2.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,382,887 | -24.3% | 993,521 | 4.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 5,789,222 | -7.2% | 1,469,509 | 3.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,236,099 | +13.8% | 1,329,459 | 4.7 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5,480,526 | +24.0% | 1,144,094 | 4.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 4,420,319 | +35.6% | 1,139,256 | 3.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,259,000 | +10.4% | 1,262,907 | 2.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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