# Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $21.97, market value $8.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 8.2×** (5-yr avg 8.7×, 3-yr avg 8.7×). Smithfield Foods Inc. trades at 8.2× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 8.7×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 9.0×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.4×**. Enterprise value is 6.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.3%** (5-yr avg 8.3%). Free cash flow equals 9.3% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 8.3%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 12.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 12.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 13.4%**. Smithfield Foods Inc. keeps 13.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 8.6%**. 8.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.4%**. 6.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.5%**. 14.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.0%.
- **Return on assets: 8.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.8%** (3-yr -1.4%/yr). Revenue grew 9.8% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 0.0%** (3-yr 3.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 0.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 57.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 57.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.29**. Debt is 0.29 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 2.97** (quick 2.97). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.97 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.69%** ($1.13 per share, trailing). Smithfield Foods Inc. yields 5.69%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 40%**. 40% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Smithfield Foods Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $30.25 (+38% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -6.1%** (YTD 0.7%, 3-mo -18.2%). The shares are down 6.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -26.3%** (4.2% above the low). Trading 26% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 33**. An RSI of 33 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.08** (volatility 25%). Beta of -0.08 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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