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This page provides access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFD), an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. Through these filings, investors can review how Smithfield reports its financial condition, segment results and material corporate events.
Key documents available for Smithfield Foods include current reports on Form 8-K, which the company uses to announce items such as quarterly results and material agreements. For example, recent 8-K filings describe the release of fiscal quarter financial results and an omnibus amendment to a credit and receivables facility, including the termination of a monetization component and the continuation of a securitization component.
Smithfield Foods has also filed a registration statement on Form S-1 related to offerings of common stock by its principal shareholder, SFDS UK Holdings Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of WH Group Limited. The S-1 prospectus describes the company’s business, segment structure, historical financial information, risk factors, dividend policy, ownership structure and status as a controlled company under Nasdaq corporate governance standards.
On Stock Titan, Smithfield’s SEC filings are updated in near real time as documents are posted to the EDGAR system. AI-powered summaries can help explain the contents of lengthy filings, such as registration statements or earnings-related 8-Ks, by highlighting segment performance, liquidity disclosures, capital structure information and the use of non-GAAP measures like adjusted operating profit, adjusted EBITDA and net debt.
Users interested in Smithfield Foods’ regulatory history can use this page to locate quarterly and annual reporting (when filed), current reports on material events, registration statements and exhibits related to credit facilities and other agreements. This provides a structured view of how Smithfield communicates with regulators and investors about its packaged meats, fresh pork and hog production operations.
Smithfield Foods, Inc. outlines a large, integrated pork and packaged meats business focused on higher-margin packaged products, which generated 56% of sales and 85% of operating profit in fiscal 2025. The company operates three main segments—Packaged Meats, Fresh Pork and Hog Production—plus Mexico and Bioscience.
Smithfield completed an IPO on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker “SFD,” issuing 13,043,479 of the 26,086,958 IPO shares at $20.00 each, receiving net proceeds of $236 million, while majority owner WH Group retained about 87% ownership after a later secondary sale. Strategy centers on growing branded packaged meats, optimizing hog production through minority supply partnerships, and reducing costs with automation, logistics efficiencies and supply-chain optimization.
Recent developments include a proposed Sioux Falls processing complex with a preliminary investment of up to $1.3 billion, contingent on board and regulatory approvals, and an agreement to acquire Nathan’s Famous Inc. for $102.00 per share in cash, which would bring the Nathan’s brand fully in‑house if completed.
Smithfield Foods, Inc. reported record fiscal 2025 results with strong growth in sales, profit and cash flow. Net sales reached $15.5 billion, up 9.8% from 2024, while operating profit rose 15.6% to $1.292 billion and adjusted operating profit increased 30.5% to $1.336 billion. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $2.51, with adjusted diluted EPS of $2.55.
The Packaged Meats segment delivered $1.094 billion of operating profit, its fourth consecutive year above $1 billion. Smithfield generated more than $1 billion in operating cash flows and ended December 28, 2025 with $3.837 billion of available liquidity, including $1.539 billion in cash, and a net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.3x.
The company paid dividends of $1.00 per share in 2025 and expects an annual dividend rate of $1.25 per share in 2026, subject to board discretion. For fiscal 2026, Smithfield guides to low-single-digit sales growth and total company adjusted operating profit between $1.325 billion and $1.475 billion, excluding the proposed Nathan’s Famous acquisition and planned Sioux Falls facility.
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC President, Hog Production Kraig A. Westerbeek received equity awards as compensation. He was granted stock options for 91,390 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, contingent on continued service.
He also received 34,319 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock and vesting on the same three annual dates, also subject to continuous service. Following the grant, he directly holds 53,319 Common shares and 209,259 options.
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Business Officer Watts Keller D. reported equity compensation awards rather than open-market trades. He received stock options for 216,889 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028. He also received 81,446 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock, with the same three-year vesting schedule, contingent on continued service. Following these awards, he directly holds 609,786 stock options and 156,303 Common Stock shares.
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Manufacturing Officer Doug Sutton reported equity awards rather than market trades. He received stock options for 216,889 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.7600 per share, vesting in three equal annual installments through March 10, 2028. He also received 81,446 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock, with the same three-year vesting schedule. After these awards, Sutton directly holds 150,366 shares of Common Stock and 609,786 stock options, reflecting a larger long-term incentive position without any open-market buying or selling.
Smithfield Foods President & CEO Charles Shane Smith received new equity awards as part of his compensation. On March 10, 2026, he was granted stock options for 389,303 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, expiring on March 10, 2036. Following this award, he holds 978,648 stock options directly.
He also received 146,190 shares of Common Stock in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs), bringing his direct Common Stock holdings to 266,190 shares after the grant. Both the RSUs and the options vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to his continuous service with the company.
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC President, North America Pork, Owens Donovan received equity-based compensation on March 10, 2026. He was granted 78,637 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to continued service.
He was also granted stock options for 209,409 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, expiring March 10, 2036, which vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028. Following these grants, he directly holds 155,637 shares of Common Stock and 602,306 stock options.
Smithfield Foods director Hank Shenghua He received new equity awards as part of his compensation. He was granted stock options for 208,653 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, and expiring on March 10, 2036.
He also received 78,353 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock, which will vest in three equal annual installments on the same dates, subject to his continued service. After these awards, he directly holds 601,550 stock options and 165,353 shares of Common Stock.
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Financial Officer Mark L. Hall received new equity awards as part of his compensation. He was granted stock options for 208,653 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, bringing his stock option holdings to 601,550 shares. He also received 78,353 shares of Common Stock in the form of restricted stock units, increasing his direct common share holdings to 150,353 shares. Both the RSUs and options vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to his continued service.
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC granted equity awards to executive Steven France, President, Packaged Meats. He received stock options for 248,470 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, expiring on March 10, 2036, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to continued service.
France also received 93,305 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, contingent on continued service. After these awards, he directly holds 163,305 shares of Common Stock and 641,367 stock options in total. These are compensation-related grants, not open‑market purchases.