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) Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025)

Smithfield Foods' (SFD) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.31 in Q4 2025, up 260.28% on a YoY basis from 0.09 in Q4 2024, and down 21.84% quarter-over-quarter from 0.4 in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Smithfield Foods (SFD) Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has reported Payout Ratio for 5 consecutive years, with 0.31 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Payout Ratio rose 260.28% year-over-year to 0.31; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.3 (up 6.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.4, up 35.69% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio eased to 0.31 in Q4 2025 per SFD's latest filing, from 0.4 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 0.53 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.09 in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.31 across 3 years, with a median of 0.3 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Payout Ratio retreated 19.36% in 2024, then soared 260.28% in 2025.
  • Over 3 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2023, then declined by 19.36% to 0.09 in 2024, then jumped by 260.28% to 0.31 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.31, 0.4, and 0.52 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Tyson Foods 18.23 Bn 17.49 Bn 921.00 Mn
2 Jbs 13.49 Bn 10.02 Bn 4.91 Bn
3 Smithfield Foods 8.07 Bn 6.72 Bn 478.00 Mn
4 Pilgrims Pride 7.21 Bn 6.82 Bn 339.75 Mn
5 Seaboard 4.14 Bn 2.94 Bn 221.00 Mn
6 Cal-Maine Foods 3.48 Bn 3.38 Bn 34.07 Mn
7 Beyond Meat 183.39 Mn 6.51 Mn 5.87 Mn
8 Wing Yip Food Holdings 63.15 Mn -22.23 Mn 10.36 Mn
9 Aquabounty Technologies 5.51 Mn 3.61 Mn -
10 Nocera 2.89 Mn -1.91 Mn 17,998.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 28, 2025 0.31
Sep 28, 2025 0.40
Jun 29, 2025 0.52
Dec 29, 2024 0.09
Sep 30, 2024 0.30
Jun 30, 2024 0.27
Mar 31, 2024 0.53
Dec 31, 2023 0.11
Oct 2, 2016 0.28
Jul 3, 2016 1.90
Apr 3, 2016 0.61
Jan 3, 2016 -0.36
Jun 28, 2015 0.29