# Smithfield Foods Inc: overview

SFD · Nasdaq · CIK 91388 · [Consumer staples](/sectors/consumer-staples.md) · fiscal year ends Jan 3

Pages: [Overview](/companies/sfd.md) · [Financials](/companies/sfd/financials.md) · [Filings](/companies/sfd/filings.md) · [Insiders](/companies/sfd/insiders.md)

Latest reported revenue: [$3.44bn](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) for Q3 FY2026, three months to 2026-09-27, from the 10-Q filed Oct 27, 2026 (XBRL us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, accession 0000091388-26-000069).

## Last eight quarters

| Line item | Unit | Q4 FY2024 (2024-12-29) | Q1 FY2025 (2025-03-30) | Q2 FY2025 (2025-06-29) | Q3 FY2025 (2025-09-28) | Q4 FY2025 (2025-12-28) | Q1 FY2026 (2026-03-29) | Q2 FY2026 (2026-06-28) | Q3 FY2026 (2026-09-27) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Revenue | $m | [3,952 d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [3,771](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [3,786](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [3,747](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) | [4,227 d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [3,800](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [3,700](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [3,437](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) |
| Gross margin | % | [13.5% d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [13.5%](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [13.2%](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [12.8%](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) | [14.2% d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [13.4%](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [12.9%](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [9.1%](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) |
| Operating margin | % | [8.5% d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [8.5%](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [6.9%](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [8.3%](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) | [9.5% d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [8.8%](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [7.8%](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [3.7%](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) |
| Net margin | % | [5.2% d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [5.9%](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [5.0%](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [6.6%](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) | [7.7% d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [6.5%](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [6.4%](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [2.6%](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) |
| Diluted EPS | $ per share | not reported | [0.57](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [0.48](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [0.63](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) | not reported | [0.62](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [0.60](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [0.23](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) |
| Free cash flow | $m | [601 d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [(245)](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [196 d](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [(75.0) d](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) | [843 d](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [(153)](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | [192 d](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | [45.0 d](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) |

- Revenue. XBRL Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax. Derived values: 12-month figure less the 9-month figure.
- Gross margin (gross profit / revenue). XBRL Gross profit: us-gaap:GrossProfit; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax. Derived values: 12-month figure less the 9-month figure.
- Operating margin (operating income / revenue). XBRL Operating income: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax. Derived values: 12-month figure less the 9-month figure.
- Net margin (net income / revenue). XBRL Net income: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax. Derived values: 12-month figure less the 9-month figure.
- Diluted EPS. XBRL Diluted EPS: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow − capital expenditure). XBRL Operating cash flow: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations; Capital expenditure: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets; Operating cash flow: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities. Derived values: 12-month figure less the 9-month figure; 6-month figure less the 3-month figure; 9-month figure less the 6-month figure.

## Last five fiscal years

| Line item | Unit | FY2015 (2016-01-03) | FY (2023-01-01) | FY (2023-12-31) | FY2024 (2024-12-29) | FY2025 (2025-12-28) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Revenue | $bn | [14.4](/filings/0000091388-16-000064.md) | [16.2](/filings/0000091388-25-000017.md) | [14.6](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [14.1](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [15.5](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) |
| Gross margin | % | [12.2%](/filings/0000091388-16-000064.md) | [9.2%](/filings/0000091388-25-000017.md) | [6.1%](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [13.4%](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [13.5%](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) |
| Operating margin | % | [5.5%](/filings/0000091388-16-000064.md) | [6.9%](/filings/0000091388-25-000017.md) | [(0.4%)](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [7.9%](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [8.3%](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) |
| Net margin | % | [3.1%](/filings/0000091388-16-000064.md) | [5.4%](/filings/0000091388-25-000017.md) | [0.1%](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [6.7%](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [6.4%](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) |
| Diluted EPS | $ per share | not reported | [2.29](/filings/0000091388-25-000017.md) | [0.05](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [2.51](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [2.51](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) |
| Free cash flow | $bn | not reported | [0.2](/filings/0000091388-25-000017.md) | [0.3](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [0.6](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) | [0.7](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md) |

- Revenue. XBRL Revenue: us-gaap:SalesRevenueGoodsNet; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Gross margin (gross profit / revenue). XBRL Gross profit: us-gaap:GrossProfit; Revenue: us-gaap:SalesRevenueGoodsNet; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Operating margin (operating income / revenue). XBRL Operating income: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss; Revenue: us-gaap:SalesRevenueGoodsNet; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Net margin (net income / revenue). XBRL Net income: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss; Revenue: us-gaap:SalesRevenueGoodsNet; Revenue: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
- Diluted EPS. XBRL Diluted EPS: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow − capital expenditure). XBRL Operating cash flow: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations; Capital expenditure: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets.

Each value links to the filing it came from. d marks a derived value. A ratio is not reported when any input is missing.

## Insider purchases and sales

The last 20 open-market transactions on Form 4 (codes P and S). Reported price is as stated on the form, not a market price. [All insider transactions](/companies/sfd/insiders.md)

None in coverage.

## Funds that report holding it

From each manager’s latest Form 13F, largest reported value first. Reported value is as filed: filing data, not a price. [All funds](/funds.md)

| Fund | Quarter ended | Reported value | Shares | Put or call | Change on the quarter before |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP](/funds/1179392.md) | 2026-06-30 | $102.8m | 4,238,865 |  | Added +21,935 |
| [AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC](/funds/1167557.md) | 2026-06-30 | $99.8m | 4,112,981 |  | Added +2,996,668 |
| [FMR LLC](/funds/315066.md) | 2026-06-30 | $70.5m | 2,906,527 |  | Reduced −39,381 |
| [GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC](/funds/886982.md) | 2026-06-30 | $55.3m | 2,277,419 |  | Added +1,853,497 |
| [DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP](/funds/354204.md) | 2026-06-30 | $41.0m | 1,689,196 |  | Added +1,318,065 |
| [BlackRock, Inc.](/funds/2012383.md) | 2026-06-30 | $33.1m | 1,366,224 |  | Reduced −476,426 |
| [Qube Research & Technologies Ltd](/funds/1729829.md) | 2026-06-30 | $30.2m | 1,243,534 |  | Reduced −67,654 |
| [UBS Group AG](/funds/1610520.md) | 2026-06-30 | $28.5m | 1,173,238 |  | Added +148,943 |
| [Fourth Sail Capital LP](/funds/1803158.md) | 2026-06-30 | $25.9m | 1,067,579 |  | Reduced −48,586 |
| [Gotham Asset Management, LLC](/funds/1510387.md) | 2026-06-30 | $25.3m | 1,042,592 |  | Added +19,923 |

## Recent filings

[All 770 filings](/companies/sfd/filings.md)

| Filed | Accepted | Form | What it is | Accession |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-27 | 08:01 ET | [10-Q](/filings/0000091388-26-000069.md) | Quarterly report, period 2026-09-27 | 0000091388-26-000069 |
| 2026-10-27 | 08:00 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000091388-26-000070.md) | 2.02 Results of operations; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000091388-26-000070 |
| 2026-10-16 | 08:16 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000091388-26-000060.md) | 1.01 Entry into a material agreement; 2.03 New direct financial obligation; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000091388-26-000060 |
| 2026-09-08 | 16:20 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000091388-26-000056.md) | 7.01 Regulation FD disclosure; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000091388-26-000056 |
| 2026-08-11 | 08:01 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000091388-26-000052.md) | 2.02 Results of operations; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000091388-26-000052 |
| 2026-08-11 | 08:00 ET | [10-Q](/filings/0000091388-26-000051.md) | Quarterly report, period 2026-06-28 | 0000091388-26-000051 |
| 2026-06-03 | 16:16 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000091388-26-000038.md) | 5.07 Shareholder vote results | 0000091388-26-000038 |
| 2026-04-28 | 08:01 ET | [8-K](/filings/0000091388-26-000034.md) | 2.02 Results of operations; 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits | 0000091388-26-000034 |
| 2026-04-28 | 08:00 ET | [10-Q](/filings/0000091388-26-000033.md) | Quarterly report, period 2026-03-29 | 0000091388-26-000033 |
| 2026-04-20 | 16:14 ET | [DEF 14A](/filings/0000091388-26-000022.md) | Proxy statement, period 2026-06-02 | 0000091388-26-000022 |

## Latest annual report

[Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec 28, 2025](/filings/0000091388-26-000014.md), filed Mar 24, 2026.

## Forecast league

Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 2026-09-28, has been scored from the reported figures. [See the target](/leagues/2026q3/targets/1bf6f99d-7db8-4d35-afc2-4c3b5a327cb0)

## About the filer

- CIK: 91388
- Tickers: SFD
- Exchange: Nasdaq
- SIC code: 2011 Meat Packing Plants
- State of incorporation: VA
- Filer category: Non-accelerated filer

Source: SEC EDGAR, XBRL company facts, the filing index and Forms 4. Last ingested by Listed: Oct 27, 2026, 08:07 ET. No prices; not investment advice.