Smithfield Foods (SFD) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Smithfield Foods (SFD) posted Gross Margin of 13.45% for Q1 2026, down 5.58% on a QoQ basis from 14.24% in Q4 2025, and down 8.0% year-over-year from 14.62% in Q1 2025.

Smithfield Foods (SFD) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smithfield Foods' Gross Margin history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.45% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 8.0% year-over-year to 13.45% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.44% (down 70.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.45%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 13.45% for Q1 2026 at Smithfield Foods, down from 14.24% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 15.45% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 10.53% in Q4 2023.
  • A 4-year average of 11.04% and a median of 13.47% in 2026 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Gross Margin soared 2401 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 227 bps.
  • Smithfield Foods' Gross Margin stood at 10.53% in 2023, then soared by 228 bps to 13.49% in 2024, then gained by 6 bps to 14.24% in 2025, then retreated by 6 bps to 13.45% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SFD's Gross Margin at 13.45% in Q1 2026, 14.24% in Q4 2025, and 12.78% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn 36.70%
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 34.79%
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 17.44%
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 40.18%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.45%
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn 26.11%
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn 33.43%
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn 24.43%
10 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.87 Bn 6.81 Bn 331.60 Mn 21.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 13.45%
Dec 28, 2025 14.24%
Sep 28, 2025 12.78%
Jun 29, 2025 13.18%
Mar 30, 2025 13.52%
Dec 29, 2024 13.49%
Sep 30, 2024 14.28%
Jun 30, 2024 15.45%
Mar 31, 2024 10.51%
Dec 31, 2023 -10.53%
Oct 2, 2016 13.35%
Jul 3, 2016 13.08%
Apr 3, 2016 12.47%
Jan 3, 2016 13.89%
Sep 27, 2015 11.30%
Jun 28, 2015 12.00%
Mar 29, 2015 11.23%
Dec 28, 2014 11.15%
Sep 28, 2014 12.26%
Jun 29, 2014 12.28%