Smithfield Foods SFD
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$22.28 -0.27 (-1.20%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Smithfield Foods (SFD) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Smithfield Foods' (SFD) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.17 in Q1 2026, down 7.13% YoY from 0.18 in Q1 2025, and up 1.46% on a QoQ basis from 0.16 in Q4 2025.

Smithfield Foods (SFD) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has 11 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.17 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 7.13% year-over-year to 0.17 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.17 (down 7.13% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.16, down 8.45% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio rose to 0.17 in Q1 2026, from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.18 in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.15 in Q4 2023.
  • A 4-year average of 0.17 and a median of 0.17 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio climbed 17.69% — and 2025, when it retreated 8.45%.
  • Tracing SFD's Debt Ratio over 4 years: stood at 0.15 in 2023, then climbed by 17.69% to 0.18 in 2024, then slipped by 8.45% to 0.16 in 2025, then gained by 1.46% to 0.17 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.17 (Q1 2026), 0.16 (Q4 2025), and 0.17 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.23 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.26
2 General Mills 21.36 Bn 20.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.48
3 Mccormick 14.89 Bn 14.56 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.30
4 Jbs 14.54 Bn 11.07 Bn 4.91 Bn 0.49
5 Hormel Foods 13.26 Bn 12.40 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.21
6 J M Smucker 13.17 Bn 13.11 Bn 862.10 Mn 0.43
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.10 Bn 11.38 Bn - 0.35
8 Darling Ingredients 10.78 Bn 10.62 Bn 503.37 Mn 0.36
9 Smithfield Foods 8.77 Bn 7.42 Bn 478.00 Mn 0.17
10 Conagra Brands 7.80 Bn 7.58 Bn 704.10 Mn 0.46

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 0.17
Mar 29, 2026 0.17
Dec 28, 2025 0.16
Sep 28, 2025 0.17
Jun 29, 2025 0.18
Mar 30, 2025 0.18
Dec 29, 2024 0.18
Dec 31, 2023 0.15
Oct 2, 2016 0.24
Jul 3, 2016 0.25
Apr 3, 2016 0.25
Jan 3, 2016 0.23
Sep 27, 2015 0.24
Jun 28, 2015 0.24
Mar 29, 2015 0.26
Dec 28, 2014 0.27
Sep 28, 2014 0.31
Jun 29, 2014 0.32
Mar 30, 2014 0.33
Dec 29, 2013 0.06