Growth Metrics

Smithfield Foods (SFD) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 7 consecutive years, with 0.32% as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.32%, compared with a TTM value of 0.32% through Sep 2025, down 1.0%, and an annual FY2024 reading of 0.21%, up 22.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.32% for Q3 2025 at Smithfield Foods, up from 5.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.46% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 5.27% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 3 years is 0.44%, with a median of 0.29% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital hit 45bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached -552bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 472976bps to 0.38% in 2024, then dropped by -18bps to 0.32% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for SFD at 0.32% in Q3 2025, 5.27% in Q2 2025, and 0.46% in Q1 2025.