Smithfield Foods (SFD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Smithfield Foods posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $180.0 million for Q1 2026, down 8.63% year-on-year from $197.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.62% on a QoQ basis from $206.0 million in Q4 2025.
Smithfield Foods (SFD) has 12 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $380.3 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $178.0 million in Q3 2025.
- The 4-year median for Operating Expenses is $199.5 million (2024), against an average of $224.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Expenses slumped 35.31%; it then surged 38.14% in 2025.
- A 4-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $380.3 million in 2023, then plunged by 35.31% to $246.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 16.26% to $206.0 million in 2025, then retreated 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 | 94,654.50 Bn | 94,654.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 28.03 Bn | 23.95 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 3 | Jbs | 19.23 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -1.84 Bn |
| 4 | General Mills | 18.04 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 837.30 Mn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 12.87 Bn | 11.99 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.46 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 456.30 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.56 Bn | 11.08 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 10.74 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 368.20 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.23 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 180.00 Mn |
| 10 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 1.43 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 215.40 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 237.30 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2013 | 212.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 213.90 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 198.90 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2012 | 205.70 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2012 | 201.10 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2012 | 190.10 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2012 | 187.30 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2011 | 200.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 238.70 Mn |
| May 1, 2011 | 195.70 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2011 | 220.30 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 172.80 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2010 | 201.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2010 | 147.60 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 207.60 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2009 | 180.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2009 | 183.80 Mn |