SMITHFIELD FOODS INC SFD
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 4.01% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $15.5B at a 6.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -1.81 — grey zone (between the usual thresholds). A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-02 | B of A Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-29 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-03-25 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2025-10-08 | B of A Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2025-08-13 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.281 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.31 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.106 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.265 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFD | SMITHFIELD FOODS INC | 6/9 | 4.9 | 10 | +9.8% |
| HRL | HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ | 5/9 | 4.7 | 30.5 | +1.6% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
About SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
Smithfield Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces various packaged meats and fresh pork products in the United States and internationally. It operates through Packaged Meats, Fresh Pork, Hog Production, and Other segments. The Packaged Meats segment processes fresh meat into various packaged meats products, including bacon, sausage, hot dogs, deli and lunch meats, dry sausage products, ham products, ready-to-eat products, and prepared foods to retail and foodservice customers. This segment markets its packaged meat products under the Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, Farmland, Armour, Farmer John, Kretschmar, Krakus, John Morrell, Cook's, Gwaltney, Carando, Margherita, Curly's and Smithfield Culinary, as well as under private labels. The Fresh Pork segment processes live hogs into a variety of primal, sub-primal, and offal products, such as bellies, butts, hams, loins, trimmings, picnics, and ribs. This segment sells its fresh pork products to retail, foodservice and industrial customers, as well as to export markets, including China, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Canada. The Hog Production segment produces and raises its hogs on various company-owned farms and farms that are owned and operated by contract farmers. This segment also sells livestock feed and grains; and provides transportation and other ancillary services. The Other segment engages in the bioscience operations uses raw materials from hogs that process to manufacture heparin products, including an active pharmaceutical ingredient that mitigates the risk of blood clots; and produces fresh pork products in Mexico. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia. Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a subsidiary of SFDS UK Holdings Limited.
FAQ
Is SFD financially healthy?
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does SFD pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. SMITHFIELD FOODS INC pays a dividend yielding about 4.01% with a 40.1% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is SFD?
In FY2025, SMITHFIELD FOODS INC had a net margin of 6.4% and a return on equity of 14.5%.
What is SFD's P/E ratio?
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC's trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 10.0×, based on its latest annual earnings.
What is the analyst price target for SFD?
The average Wall-Street price target for SMITHFIELD FOODS INC is $31.42, about 38.2% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is SFD a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 10.0×, a dividend yield of 4.01%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.