Smithfield Foods (SFD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Smithfield Foods (SFD) reported Operating Expenses of $180.0 million for Q1 2026, down 8.63% on a YoY basis from $197.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.62% quarter-over-quarter from $206.0 million in Q4 2025.

Smithfield Foods (SFD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smithfield Foods has reported Operating Expenses for 12 years, with the latest figure at $180.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 8.63% year-over-year to $180.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $832.0 million (down 0.6% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $849.0 million, up 1.07% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $180.0 million, down from $206.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $380.3 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $178.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $224.8 million across 4 years, with a median of $199.5 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses plunged 35.31% — and 2025, when it surged 38.14%.
  • Smithfield Foods' Operating Expenses stood at $380.3 million in 2023, then sank by 35.31% to $246.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 16.26% to $206.0 million in 2025, then fell by 12.62% to $180.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $180.0 million (Q1 2026), $206.0 million (Q4 2025), and $178.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 12,507.92 Bn 12,507.92 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 27.05 Bn 22.98 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn 837.30 Mn
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn -1.84 Bn
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn 456.30 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn 362.30 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
10 Darling Ingredients 8.51 Bn 8.55 Bn 404.92 Mn 1.43 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 29, 2014 219.20 Mn