Smithfield Foods (SFD) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025)

Smithfield Foods (SFD) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.12 for Q4 2025, up 108.9% on a QoQ basis from 1.32 in Q3 2025, and up 292.11% year-over-year from 0.03 in Q4 2024.

Smithfield Foods (SFD) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Smithfield Foods' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.12 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 292.11% year-over-year to 0.12 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.41 (down 18.39% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.55, up 8.39% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.12 for Q4 2025 at Smithfield Foods, up from 1.32 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.72 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 1.32 in Q3 2025.
  • A 3-year average of 0.03 and a median of 0.07 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 292.11% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 320.5% in 2025.
  • Smithfield Foods' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.13 in 2023, then surged by 122.74% to 0.03 in 2024, then soared by 292.11% to 0.12 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SFD's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.12 in Q4 2025, 1.32 in Q3 2025, and 0.51 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.62
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.57
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 2.98
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.41
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn -
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn -
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn -
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn -
10 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.87 Bn 6.81 Bn 331.60 Mn -1.42

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 28, 2025 0.12
Sep 28, 2025 -1.32
Jun 29, 2025 0.51
Dec 29, 2024 0.03
Sep 30, 2024 0.60
Jun 30, 2024 0.72
Mar 31, 2024 -0.28
Dec 31, 2023 -0.13
Oct 2, 2016 0.20
Jul 3, 2016 2.08
Apr 3, 2016 -0.19
Jan 3, 2016 -0.06
Jun 28, 2015 -2.24