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

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

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

Smithfield Foods' Operating Expenses history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $180.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 8.63% year-over-year to $180.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $832.0 million (down 0.6% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $849.0 million, up 1.07% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $180.0 million for Q1 2026 at Smithfield Foods, 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.
  • A 4-year average of $224.8 million and a median of $199.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses tumbled 35.31% — and 2025, when it surged 38.14%.
  • Smithfield Foods' Operating Expenses stood at $380.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 35.31% to $246.0 million in 2024, then declined by 16.26% to $206.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 12.62% to $180.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SFD's Operating Expenses at $180.0 million in Q1 2026, $206.0 million in Q4 2025, and $178.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.70 Bn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 441.80 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 1.43 Bn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 401.10 Mn
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 192.60 Mn
10 Pilgrims Pride 6.64 Bn 6.11 Bn 345.49 Mn 182.93 Mn

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