Smithfield Foods SFD
NASDAQ SFD
$22.25 -0.03 (-0.13%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Smithfield Foods' (SFD) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.03% in Q1 2026, down 209.0% YoY from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and down 96.1% on a QoQ basis from 0.84% in Q4 2025.

Smithfield Foods (SFD) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has 11 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.03% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 209.0% year-over-year to 0.03% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.03% (down 209.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.35%, up 279.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.03% in Q1 2026, from 0.84% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 2.12% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.0% in Q1 2024.
  • A 4-year average of 0.56% and a median of 0.3% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Invested Capital jumped 212 bps — and 2026, when it sank 209 bps.
  • Tracing SFD's Return on Invested Capital over 4 years: stood at 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 192090 bps to 0.55% in 2024, then soared by 51 bps to 0.84% in 2025, then tumbled by 96 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.84% (Q4 2025), and 0.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.37 Bn 27.69 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.00%
2 General Mills 21.49 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.00%
3 Mccormick 14.93 Bn 14.60 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.00%
4 Jbs 14.80 Bn 11.34 Bn 4.91 Bn -0.01%
5 J M Smucker 13.21 Bn 13.15 Bn 862.10 Mn 0.00%
6 Hormel Foods 13.14 Bn 12.28 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.02%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.22 Bn 11.50 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.40 Bn 10.24 Bn 503.37 Mn 0.00%
9 Smithfield Foods 8.75 Bn 7.40 Bn 478.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Conagra Brands 7.86 Bn 7.64 Bn 704.10 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 0.01%
Mar 29, 2026 0.03%
Dec 28, 2025 0.84%
Sep 28, 2025 0.86%
Jun 29, 2025 1.17%
Mar 30, 2025 2.12%
Dec 29, 2024 0.55%
Sep 30, 2024 0.06%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Oct 2, 2016 0.01%
Jul 3, 2016 0.02%
Apr 3, 2016 0.06%
Jan 3, 2016 0.05%
Sep 27, 2015 0.05%
Jun 28, 2015 0.04%
Mar 29, 2015 0.03%
Dec 28, 2014 0.03%
Sep 28, 2014 0.02%