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

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

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

Smithfield Foods' Debt Ratio history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.17 for 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 was 0.17 for Q1 2026 at Smithfield Foods, up from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.18 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 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 rose 17.69% — and 2025, when it dropped 8.45%.
  • Smithfield Foods' Debt Ratio stood at 0.15 in 2023, then increased by 17.69% to 0.18 in 2024, then declined by 8.45% to 0.16 in 2025, then climbed by 1.46% to 0.17 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SFD's Debt Ratio at 0.17 in Q1 2026, 0.16 in Q4 2025, and 0.17 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.26
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.45
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.21
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.22
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - 0.44
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 0.17
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 0.39
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 0.42
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 0.53
10 Pilgrims Pride 6.64 Bn 6.11 Bn 345.49 Mn 0.30

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 0.25
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
Apr 28, 2013 0.14