Smithfield Foods (SFD) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Smithfield Foods posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$153.0 million for Q1 2026, up 37.55% year-on-year from -$111.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 118.15% on a QoQ basis from $843.0 million in Q4 2025.
Smithfield Foods (SFD) has 12 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$153.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 37.55% year-over-year to -$153.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $811.0 million (up 28.12% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $718.0 million, up 26.86% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$153.0 million, down from $843.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $843.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$311.0 million in Q1 2024.
- The 4-year median for Free Cash Flow is $138.5 million (2024), against an average of $153.5 million.
- Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 50.77% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 151.02% in 2025.
- A 4-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $401.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 49.65% to $601.0 million in 2024, then soared by 40.27% to $843.0 million in 2025, then sank by 118.15% to -$153.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$153.0 million (Q1 2026), $843.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$75.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 94,654.50 Bn | 94,654.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 28.03 Bn | 23.95 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 766.00 Mn |
| 3 | Jbs | 19.23 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 117.88 Mn |
| 4 | General Mills | 18.04 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 295.50 Mn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 12.87 Bn | 11.99 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 180.90 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.46 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 18.40 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.56 Bn | 11.08 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 10.74 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 487.00 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.23 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -153.00 Mn |
| 10 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 58.19 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -153.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -153.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 843.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 843.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -75.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -75.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 196.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 196.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -245.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -245.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 601.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 601.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 147.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 147.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 130.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 130.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -311.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -311.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 401.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 401.60 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 203.50 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 203.50 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 125.90 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 125.90 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2016 | -396.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2016 | -396.00 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2016 | 888.10 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2016 | 888.10 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2015 | -67.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2015 | -67.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2015 | -13.40 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2015 | -13.40 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2015 | -72.20 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2015 | -72.20 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 875.90 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 875.90 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2014 | -11.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2014 | -11.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 237.50 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 237.50 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2014 | -410.20 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2014 | -410.20 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 421.90 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 421.90 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2013 | -77.40 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2013 | -77.40 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2012 | 6.10 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2012 | 6.10 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2012 | 267.70 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2012 | 267.70 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2012 | 217.40 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2012 | 217.40 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2011 | -78.60 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2011 | -78.60 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2011 | -127.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2011 | -127.10 Mn |
| May 1, 2011 | 161.10 Mn |
| May 1, 2011 | 161.10 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2011 | 109.00 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2011 | 109.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 97.60 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 97.60 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2010 | 71.90 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2010 | 71.90 Mn |
| May 2, 2010 | 66.80 Mn |
| May 2, 2010 | 66.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2010 | -22.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2010 | -22.80 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2009 | 3.40 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2009 | 3.40 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2009 | 36.10 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2009 | 36.10 Mn |