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SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:SFD - US8322482071 - Common Stock

23.45 USD
+0.04 (+0.17%)
Last: 1/16/2026, 8:00:02 PM
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After Hours: 1/16/2026, 8:00:02 PM
Fundamental Rating

6

Overall SFD gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated SFD against 87 industry peers in the Food Products industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of SFD get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. SFD may be a bit undervalued, certainly considering the very reasonable score on growth These ratings would make SFD suitable for value investing!


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • SFD had positive earnings in the past year.
  • SFD had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
SFD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFSFD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 7.50%, SFD belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 87.36% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Equity of SFD (13.36%) is better than 80.46% of its industry peers.
  • SFD has a Return On Invested Capital of 8.57%. This is amongst the best in the industry. SFD outperforms 85.06% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for SFD is significantly below the industry average of 27.80%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (8.57%) for SFD is above the 3 year average (5.37%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 7.5%
ROE 13.36%
ROIC 8.57%
ROA(3y)5.01%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)9.46%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)5.37%
ROIC(5y)N/A
SFD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICSFD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2021 2022 2023 2024 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • With a decent Profit Margin value of 5.66%, SFD is doing good in the industry, outperforming 73.56% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of SFD has grown nicely.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 7.56%, SFD is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 70.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SFD has grown nicely.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 13.37%, SFD is not doing good in the industry: 60.92% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of SFD has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 7.56%
PM (TTM) 5.66%
GM 13.37%
OM growth 3Y11.67%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y28.92%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y9.14%
GM growth 5YN/A
SFD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsSFD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2021 2022 2023 2024 2 4 6 8 10

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), SFD is creating some value.
  • SFD has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, SFD has a worse debt to assets ratio.
SFD Yearly Shares OutstandingSFD Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M
SFD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsSFD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • SFD has an Altman-Z score of 3.50. This indicates that SFD is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • SFD has a better Altman-Z score (3.50) than 72.41% of its industry peers.
  • SFD has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.21. This is a neutral value as SFD would need 4.21 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • SFD has a Debt to FCF ratio of 4.21. This is in the better half of the industry: SFD outperforms 78.16% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.31 indicates that SFD is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • SFD's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.31 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. SFD outperforms 58.62% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.31
Debt/FCF 4.21
Altman-Z 3.5
ROIC/WACC1.08
WACC7.96%
SFD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFSFD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

2.3 Liquidity

  • SFD has a Current Ratio of 3.10. This indicates that SFD is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With an excellent Current ratio value of 3.10, SFD belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.06% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.44 indicates that SFD should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of SFD (1.44) is better than 75.86% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 3.1
Quick Ratio 1.44
SFD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesSFD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • SFD shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 6150.00%, which is quite impressive.
  • Measured over the past years, SFD shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 27.72% on average per year.
  • SFD shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -3.40%.
  • The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.96% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)6150%
EPS 3Y27.72%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-66.92%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3.4%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.96%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-63.23%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, SFD will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 9.47% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, SFD will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.94% on average per year.
EPS Next Y27.56%
EPS Next 2Y13.03%
EPS Next 3Y9.47%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year8.84%
Revenue Next 2Y4.78%
Revenue Next 3Y3.94%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
SFD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesSFD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 5B 10B 15B
SFD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesSFD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2024 2025 2026 2027 0.5 1 1.5 2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 10.33, which indicates a very decent valuation of SFD.
  • 86.21% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SFD, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of SFD to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.47), we can say SFD is valued rather cheaply.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 9.75, which indicates a very decent valuation of SFD.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, SFD is valued cheaply inside the industry as 91.95% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.26. SFD is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 10.33
Fwd PE 9.75
SFD Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsSFD Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 79.31% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SFD, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of SFD indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: SFD is cheaper than 65.52% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 19.37
EV/EBITDA 7.01
SFD Per share dataSFD EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • SFD has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0.37
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y13.03%
EPS Next 3Y9.47%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • SFD has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.27%, which is a nice return.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.43, SFD pays a better dividend. On top of this SFD pays more dividend than 81.61% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • SFD's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.89.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 4.27%

5.2 History

  • SFD does not have a reliable dividend history as it only pays dividend since a couple or years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
SFD Yearly Dividends per shareSFD Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2025 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

5.3 Sustainability

DPN/A
EPS Next 2Y13.03%
EPS Next 3Y9.47%
SFD Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendSFD Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

NASDAQ:SFD (1/16/2026, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 23.45 0 (0%)

23.45

+0.04 (+0.17%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupFood, Beverage & Tobacco
GICS IndustryFood Products
Earnings (Last)10-28
Earnings (Next)03-18
Inst Owners12.74%
Inst Owner Change0.05%
Ins Owners1.3%
Ins Owner Change31.28%
Market Cap9.22B
Revenue(TTM)15.26B
Net Income(TTM)864.00M
Analysts80
Price Target29.94 (27.68%)
Short Float %5.71%
Short Ratio2.8
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 4.27%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)6.87%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.99%
Max EPS beat(2)14.74%
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)3.3%
Min Revenue beat(2)3.02%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.58%
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-0.48%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-6.03%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.48%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.17%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.08%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 10.33
Fwd PE 9.75
P/S 0.6
P/FCF 19.37
P/OCF 11.47
P/B 1.43
P/tB 2.57
EV/EBITDA 7.01
EPS(TTM)2.27
EY9.68%
EPS(NY)2.41
Fwd EY10.26%
FCF(TTM)1.21
FCFY5.16%
OCF(TTM)2.05
OCFY8.72%
SpS38.81
BVpS16.45
TBVpS9.12
PEG (NY)0.37
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number28.98
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 7.5%
ROE 13.36%
ROCE 11.49%
ROIC 8.57%
ROICexc 9.29%
ROICexgc 13.48%
OM 7.56%
PM (TTM) 5.66%
GM 13.37%
FCFM 3.12%
ROA(3y)5.01%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)9.46%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)5.37%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)5.83%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)8.5%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)7.2%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y11.67%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y28.92%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y9.14%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.32
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.31
Debt/FCF 4.21
Debt/EBITDA 1.34
Cap/Depr 98.2%
Cap/Sales 2.15%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 54.03%
Profit Quality 55.09%
Current Ratio 3.1
Quick Ratio 1.44
Altman-Z 3.5
F-Score6
WACC7.96%
ROIC/WACC1.08
Cap/Depr(3y)87.58%
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)2.32%
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)1367.7%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)6150%
EPS 3Y27.72%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-66.92%
EPS Next Y27.56%
EPS Next 2Y13.03%
EPS Next 3Y9.47%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3.4%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.96%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-63.23%
Revenue Next Year8.84%
Revenue Next 2Y4.78%
Revenue Next 3Y3.94%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y338.8%
EBIT growth 3Y9.48%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year57.46%
EBIT Next 3Y17.45%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y15%
FCF growth 3Y10.73%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y9.58%
OCF growth 3Y13.07%
OCF growth 5YN/A

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC / SFD FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to SFD.


Can you provide the valuation status for SMITHFIELD FOODS INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 8 / 10 to SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD). This can be considered as Undervalued.


What is the profitability of SFD stock?

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for SMITHFIELD FOODS INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD) is expected to grow by 27.56% in the next year.