Smithfield Foods SFD
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$20.50 -1.51 (-6.84%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Smithfield Foods' (SFD) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $191.0 million in Q2 2026, down 28.73% on a YoY basis from $268.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 6.11% quarter-over-quarter from $180.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has reported Operating Expenses for 12 consecutive years, with $191.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 28.73% year-over-year to $191.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $755.0 million (down 17.12% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $849.0 million, up 1.07% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $191.0 million in Q2 2026 per SFD's latest filing, from $180.0 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.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $221.8 million across 4 years, with a median of $199.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses sank 35.31% in 2024, then soared 38.14% in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, 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 dropped by 7.28% to $191.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $191.0 million, $180.0 million, and $206.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tyson Foods 18.09 Bn 17.46 Bn 921.00 Mn 559.00 Mn
2 Jbs 14.47 Bn 11.00 Bn 4.91 Bn 3.83 Bn
3 Smithfield Foods 8.65 Bn 7.61 Bn 478.00 Mn 191.00 Mn
4 Pilgrims Pride 7.26 Bn 6.88 Bn 339.75 Mn 273.80 Mn
5 Seaboard 4.14 Bn 2.95 Bn 221.00 Mn 121.00 Mn
6 Cal-Maine Foods 3.50 Bn 3.40 Bn 34.07 Mn 93.59 Mn
7 Beyond Meat 202.71 Mn 25.82 Mn 5.87 Mn 36.68 Mn
8 Wing Yip Food Holdings 51.09 Mn -34.29 Mn 10.36 Mn -6.70 Mn
9 Aquabounty Technologies 5.92 Mn 4.02 Mn - 799,258.00
10 Nocera 2.82 Mn -1.97 Mn 17,998.00 1.19 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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