Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) Key Metrics
SFD valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $7.34B
- Enterprise value
- $8.51B
- P/E (TTM)
- 6.9
- Forward P/E
- 10.5
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.5
- Price / book
- 1.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 5.0
- Dividend yield
- 6.71% $1.25 a year
- Beta
- —
SFD key metrics, 2010–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsSFD returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SFD per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SFD financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SFD efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SFD valuation history
SFD returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SFD debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SFD cash returned to shareholders
SFD price vs earnings per share
SFD key metrics
2010–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2015 | 2014 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $8.77B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $9.63B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 12.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 13.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 11.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 8.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 4.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $22.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $39.55 | $35.97 | $37.24 | $41.21 | $38.18 | $36.73 | $38.24 | $90.31 | $80.09 | $72.98 |
| Earnings per share | $2.51 | $2.42 | $0.04 | $2.21 | $1.20 | $1.15 | $1.41 | $1.26 | $2.21 | $3.12 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.70 | $2.89 | $2.63 | $1.32 | $2.00 | $2.03 | $2.07 | $1.18 | $3.49 | $3.69 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.83 | $2.00 | $1.61 | $0.46 | $1.46 | $1.08 | $1.30 | −$0.72 | $1.71 | $2.63 |
| Cash per share | $3.92 | $2.40 | $1.75 | $1.39 | — | $1.79 | $1.10 | $2.12 | $1.98 | $2.24 |
| Book value per share | $17.32 | $15.41 | $19.05 | $19.26 | — | $12.40 | $11.68 | $21.15 | $20.72 | $21.21 |
| Tangible book value per share | $9.98 | $8.09 | $11.67 | $11.89 | — | $4.81 | $4.03 | $13.14 | $13.68 | $14.15 |
| Dividends per share | $1.01 | $0.73 | $0.82 | $1.26 | $0.49 | $0.08 | — | — | — | — |
| Capex per share | $0.87 | $0.89 | $1.02 | $0.86 | $0.54 | $0.95 | $0.77 | $1.90 | $1.78 | $1.06 |
| Debt per share | $6.10 | $6.00 | $6.27 | $6.28 | — | $5.82 | $6.94 | $17.11 | $12.01 | $12.69 |
| Shares outstanding | 392.7M | 393.1M | 393.1M | 393.1M | 393.1M | 393.1M | 393.1M | 146.4M | 163.5M | 167.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +168.5% | −10.5% | −2.2% | +6.4% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 15.3% | 14.1% | 0.2% | 11.5% | — | 9.6% | 14.5% | 5.7% | 10.4% | 16.5% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 13.3% | 10.0% | −0.5% | 9.2% | — | 8.3% | 11.0% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 14.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 8.5% | 7.8% | 0.1% | 6.3% | — | 4.5% | 6.2% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| Return on tangible assets | 10.6% | 11.7% | 0.2% | 7.9% | — | 6.5% | 7.8% | 2.8% | 5.8% | 8.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.6% | 5.6% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 3.4% | −0.8% | 2.1% | 3.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.07 | 1.19 | 60.82 | 0.59 | 1.67 | 1.76 | 1.46 | 0.94 | 1.58 | 1.18 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.40B | $2.36B | $2.46B | $2.47B | — | $2.29B | $2.73B | $2.51B | $1.96B | $2.12B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.54B | $943.0M | $687.0M | $547.0M | — | $704.9M | $433.5M | $310.6M | $324.3M | $374.7M |
| Net debt | $857.0M | $1.42B | $1.78B | $1.92B | — | $1.58B | $2.29B | $2.19B | $1.64B | $1.75B |
| Debt / equity | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.33 | — | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 0.58 | 0.60 |
| Debt / assets | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.18 | — | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.52 | 0.97 | 4.75 | 1.22 | — | 1.56 | 1.97 | 3.44 | 1.72 | 1.42 |
| Current ratio | 2.97 | 2.46 | 2.01 | 2.14 | — | 2.42 | 2.55 | 2.03 | 2.90 | 2.72 |
| Quick ratio | 1.63 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 1.01 | — | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.69 | 1.08 | 1.07 |
| Interest coverage | 31.5 | 16.9 | -0.7 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Working capital | $3.42B | $2.50B | $2.47B | $2.95B | — | $2.20B | $2.28B | $1.81B | $2.16B | $2.11B |
| Invested capital | $7.66B | $7.47B | $9.26B | $9.49B | — | $6.46B | $6.88B | $5.29B | $5.03B | $5.29B |
| Tangible asset value | $4.18B | $3.18B | $4.59B | $4.67B | — | $1.89B | $1.58B | $1.94B | $2.24B | $2.37B |
| Net current asset value | $54.0M | −$793.0M | −$909.0M | −$733.0M | — | −$1.28B | −$1.79B | −$1.05B | −$733.2M | −$725.3M |
| Graham number | $31.29 | $28.99 | $4.30 | $30.97 | — | $17.92 | $19.28 | $24.45 | $32.09 | $38.56 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$4.18 | −$6.18 | −$8.76 | −$9.40 | — | −$6.85 | −$8.54 | −$17.92 | −$13.48 | −$12.84 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $396.0M | $288.0M | $323.0M | $496.0M | $192.0M | $30.0M | — | — | — | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $386.4M | $189.5M | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | 40.1% | 30.2% | — | 57.0% | 40.7% | 6.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 55.2% | 36.6% | 51.0% | 277.1% | 33.5% | 7.1% | — | — | 67.8% | — |
| Capex / revenue | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 32.2% | 30.8% | 38.8% | 65.4% | 27.1% | 47.0% | 37.1% | 161.0% | 51.0% | 28.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.94 | 0.77 | 0.64 | 1.60 | 1.31 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 0.76 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D / revenue | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | — | — | — |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.5% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 6.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 18.6 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 17.0 | — | 20.5 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 19.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 64.4 | 73.8 | 72.6 | 72.8 | — | 62.0 | 62.7 | 67.8 | 64.7 | 67.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 22.2 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 25.2 | — | 19.6 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 14.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 60.8 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 64.7 | — | 62.9 | 66.1 | 72.6 | 69.8 | 73.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 19.65 | 24.92 | 21.97 | 21.43 | — | 17.78 | 19.68 | 20.53 | 19.63 | 18.33 |
| Payables turnover | 16.46 | 15.64 | 15.25 | 14.49 | — | 18.64 | 24.01 | 28.17 | 27.16 | 25.64 |
| Inventory turnover | 5.67 | 4.95 | 5.03 | 5.01 | — | 5.89 | 5.82 | 5.38 | 5.64 | 5.41 |
| Asset turnover | 1.34 | 1.16 | 1.08 | 1.17 | — | 1.44 | 1.68 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.59 |
| Average receivables | $790.5M | $567.5M | $666.5M | $756.0M | — | $812.0M | $763.6M | $644.0M | $667.1M | $665.5M |
| Average payables | $816.5M | $783.0M | $902.0M | $1.01B | — | $680.6M | $552.1M | $422.4M | $425.1M | $409.1M |
| Average inventory | $2.37B | $2.47B | $2.73B | $2.93B | — | $2.15B | $2.28B | $2.21B | $2.05B | $1.94B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 23.7% | 26.0% | 21.8% | 20.9% | — | 30.2% | 29.7% | 15.2% | 15.5% | 15.5% |
Computed from SFD's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 24, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SFD valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Smithfield Foods traded at 8.9 times earnings. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 6.9 and the forward P/E is 10.5. Smithfield Foods earned a return on equity of 15.3% and a return on invested capital of 13.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $2.4 billion of debt and $1.5 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $857.0 million. It returned $396.0 million to shareholders: $396.0 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 55% of free cash flow. The share count rose 134.9% from 167.2M to 392.7M over 9 years.
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SFD key metrics FAQ
What is Smithfield Foods's P/E ratio?
Smithfield Foods's trailing P/E ratio is 6.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 10.5. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 8.9.
What is Smithfield Foods's EV/EBITDA?
Smithfield Foods's enterprise value was 5.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $9.6 billion, EBITDA $1.6 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 5.0.
What is Smithfield Foods's return on equity?
Smithfield Foods's return on equity (ROE) was 15.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of $987.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $6.4 billion.
What is Smithfield Foods's ROIC?
Smithfield Foods's return on invested capital was 13.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Smithfield Foods have?
Smithfield Foods had total debt of $2.4 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35 and $857.0 million of net debt (0.52 times EBITDA).
What is Smithfield Foods's dividend yield?
Smithfield Foods's forward dividend yield is 6.71%. Smithfield Foods paid $396.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.01 per share), a payout ratio of 40.1%.
What is Smithfield Foods's free cash flow yield?
Smithfield Foods generated $718.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 8.2% on its market value at year-end ($8.8 billion).
What is Smithfield Foods's current ratio?
Smithfield Foods's current ratio was 2.97 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.97 times current liabilities.