Smithfield Foods (SFD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Smithfield Foods (SFD) posted Operating Expenses of $191 million for Q2 2026, down 28.7% from $268 million a year earlier but up 6.1% from the prior quarter.
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Smithfield Foods (SFD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, Operating Expenses at Smithfield Foods was $755 million, down 17.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $849 million, up 1.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses shows a three-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Smithfield Foods' Operating Expenses was $840 million in FY2024 (-20.0%), $1.05 billion in FY2023 (+30.1%) and $807 million in FY2022.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has run from a low of $178 million in Q3 2025 to a high of $380.3 million in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 9.0% over the last seven quarters.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $180 million (Q1 2026), $206 million (Q4 2025) and $178 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.74 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.95 Bn | 18.46 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 606.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.92 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 559.00 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.87 Bn | -20.24 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.56 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 1.52 Bn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.54 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 191.00 Mn |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.69 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 273.80 Mn |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.08 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 45.00 Mn |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.94 Bn | -881.67 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 121.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.16 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 93.59 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 191.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 180.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 206.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 178.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 268.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 197.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 246.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 200.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 194.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 199.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 380.30 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 233.80 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 227.80 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 208.10 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2016 | 280.40 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 238.40 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 232.60 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 221.90 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 249.20 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 218.40 Mn |
API Access
Smithfield Foods Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=SFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "SFD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=SFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();