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

Smithfield Foods (SFD) reported Debt Ratio of 0.17 for Q1 2026, down 7.13% on a YoY basis from 0.18 in Q1 2025, and up 1.46% quarter-over-quarter from 0.16 in Q4 2025.

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

Smithfield Foods has reported Debt Ratio for 11 years, with the latest figure at 0.17 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 7.13% year-over-year to 0.17; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.17 (down 7.13% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.16, down 9.18% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.17, up from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.18 in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.15 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.17 across 4 years, with a median of 0.17 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio grew 18.64% — and 2025, when it fell 9.18%.
  • Smithfield Foods' Debt Ratio stood at 0.15 in 2023, then climbed by 18.64% to 0.18 in 2024, then retreated by 9.18% 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 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 12,507.92 Bn 12,507.92 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 27.05 Bn 22.98 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.26
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn 0.37
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.45
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.21
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn 0.30
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - 0.44
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn 0.42
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn 0.17
10 Darling Ingredients 8.51 Bn 8.55 Bn 404.92 Mn 0.39

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 0.24
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 0.31
Mar 30, 2014 0.33
Dec 29, 2013 0.31
Apr 28, 2013 0.32