Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Daily Values
Growth Metrics
Income Statement
Others
Ratios
Asset Utilization RatioAssets AverageDebt RatioDebt to EquityEBIT MarginEBITDA MarginEBT MarginEnterprise ValueEquity AverageEquity RatioFCF MarginFCF Payout RatioGross MarginInterest Coverage RatioInventory AverageInvested CapitalNet MarginOperating MarginReturn on AssetsReturn on Capital EmployedReturn on EquityReturn on Invested CapitalReturn on SalesTimes Interest Earned

Smithfield Foods (SFD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Smithfield Foods filings provide 10 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 13.03% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 11.0% to 13.03% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.03%, a 11.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 13.08%, up 242.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 13.03% in Q1 2026 for Smithfield Foods, up from 12.77% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.13% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.61% in Q4 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 3 years was 12.59% (2025), compared with a mean of 10.49%.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Capital Employed: up -11bps in 2026, down -11bps in 2026.
  • Smithfield Foods' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.61% in 2023, then soared by 2179bps to 12.77% in 2025, then rose by 2bps to 13.03% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 13.03% (Q1 2026), 12.77% (Q4 2025), and 12.42% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.