Smithfield Foods (SFD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Smithfield Foods (SFD) posted Return on Capital Employed of 13.03% for Q1 2026, up 1.99% on a QoQ basis from 12.77% in Q4 2025, and down 11.0% year-over-year from 14.64% in Q1 2025.
Smithfield Foods (SFD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Smithfield Foods' Return on Capital Employed history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.03% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 11.0% year-over-year to 13.03% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.03% (down 11.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.08%, up 242.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 13.03% for Q1 2026 at Smithfield Foods, up from 12.77% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.13% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.61% in Q4 2023.
- A 3-year average of 10.49% and a median of 12.59% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 11 bps in 2026, while the deepest fall reached 11 bps in 2026.
- Smithfield Foods' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.61% in 2023, then soared by 2179 bps to 12.77% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 13.03% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SFD's Return on Capital Employed at 13.03% in Q1 2026, 12.77% in Q4 2025, and 12.42% in Q3 2025.
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| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.03% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 13.03% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 12.77% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 12.42% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 12.22% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.61% |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 12.77% |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 11.18% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 9.57% |
| Jan 3, 2016 | 9.74% |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 9.14% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 10.23% |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 10.57% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 10.87% |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 7.49% |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 5.47% |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 3.58% |
| Apr 28, 2013 | 9.04% |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 9.96% |
| Oct 28, 2012 | 10.90% |