Smithfield Foods (SFD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has 10 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.03% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 11.0% year-over-year to 13.03%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.03% (down 11.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.08%, up 242.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 13.03%, 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.
• The 3-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.59% (2025), against an average of 10.49%.
• Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 11 bps in 2026, while the deepest fall reached 11 bps in 2026.
• A 3-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.61% in 2023, then surged by 2179 bps to 12.77% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 13.03% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.03% (Q1 2026), 12.77% (Q4 2025), and 12.42% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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