Smithfield Foods (SFD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Smithfield Foods (SFD) reported Operating Margin of 7.84% for Q2 2026, up 0.97 percentage points from 6.87% a year earlier but down 0.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Smithfield Foods (SFD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 28, 2026, Smithfield Foods' Operating Margin came in at 8.61%, up 0.52 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.32%, up 0.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a three-year change of +1.42 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 7.91% in FY2024 (+8.29 pp), -0.38% in FY2023 (-7.28 pp) and 6.90% in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -17.42% in Q4 2023 and a high of 9.79% in Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.10 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 8.76% (Q1 2026), 9.46% (Q4 2025) and 8.27% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.28 Bn | 34.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.79 Bn | 18.30 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.47% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.93 Bn | 14.29 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.60 Bn | -20.51 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 2.50% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.52 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.49 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.49 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 1.43% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.09 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.16% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.89 Bn | -931.52 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.22 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 34.07 Mn | -10.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 7.84% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 8.76% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 9.46% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 8.27% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 6.87% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.51% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 8.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -17.42% |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 6.96% |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 6.79% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 6.35% |
| Jan 3, 2016 | 6.76% |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 4.51% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 5.34% |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 5.20% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 5.49% |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 6.76% |
API Access
Smithfield Foods Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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-margin&ticker=SFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();