SFD Smithfield Foods Inc
$18.62
▲ 0.8%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
SFD at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.
Key Metrics
Market Cap
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P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
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ROE
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Revenue Growth
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EPS Growth
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Profit Margin
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FCF Yield
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Debt / Equity
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ROIC
11.0%
Interest Coverage
7.66x
Current Ratio
2.56x
Dividend Yield
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Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
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Rating Score
Not rated
Business Overview
Smithfield Foods Inc (SFD) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Food Products industry, within the Consumer Staples sector.
In its latest reported year it generated about $15.53B in revenue and $987.00M in net profit.
Our model hasn't rated SFD yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.
Revenue Growth
2Y CAGR
3.0%
Revenue moved from $14.64B in 2023 to $15.53B in 2025, a 3.0% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
13.5%
Operating Margin
8.3%
Net Margin
6.4%
ROE
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Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$1.99B
Net Debt
$1.71B
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.32x
Debt / Equity
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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 7.7x, with a current ratio of 2.6x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $1.99B of total debt against $277.60M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$1.06B
Free Cash Flow
$718.00M
FCF Margin
4.6%
In the latest year Smithfield Foods Inc produced about $1.06B of operating cash flow and $718.00M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.
Per share (latest FY)
$1.00
Total paid (latest FY)
$396.00M
History on record
3 years
dividend uses 55% of free cash flow
40% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 1 year in a row
payout was cut at least once in the last 3 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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EV / EBITDA
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SFD trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$31.31
Current price
$18.62
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$718.00M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where SFD sits versus the Consumer Staples companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 48 Consumer Staples companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How SFD stacks up against its Consumer Staples peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
SFD doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 48 rated Consumer Staples companies we cover.
P/E vs sector
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median 22x
ROE vs sector
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median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
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median 3.4%
Sector rank
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not rated yet
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Consumer Staples companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 48 rated companies among the 74 Consumer Staples stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$41.73 – $69.54
vs. $18.62 today · implied CAGR 18% – 30%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
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| Revenue | $16.77B | $18.12B | $19.56B | $21.13B | $22.82B |
| Net income | $1.01B | $1.09B | $1.17B | $1.27B | $1.37B |
| EPS | $2.56 | $2.76 | $2.98 | $3.22 | $3.48 |
| Share price (low) | $30.67 | $33.12 | $35.77 | $38.64 | $41.73 |
| Share price (high) | $51.12 | $55.21 | $59.62 | $64.39 | $69.54 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 65% / 175% | 33% / 72% | 24% / 47% | 20% / 36% | 18% / 30% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.
Key Risks
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Analyst Ratings
What 10 Wall Street analysts covering SFD recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
SFD's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
SFD — frequently asked questions
Is SFD a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Smithfield Foods Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does SFD's data come from?
Live price data plus the annual financials in Smithfield Foods Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.
How is the 5-year projection for SFD calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this SFD analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell SFD. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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