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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.
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Smithfield Foods reported record first‑quarter fiscal 2026 results, with net sales of $3.8 billion, up 0.8% year over year. Operating profit rose to $333 million, a 3.4% increase, driving a consolidated operating margin of 8.7%, up from 8.5%.
Net income attributable to Smithfield grew to $246 million, or $0.62 diluted EPS, while adjusted diluted EPS reached $0.64, compared with $0.57 and $0.58 in the prior‑year quarter. Packaged Meats delivered operating profit of $275 million, though its margin eased to 12.8% from 13.1%.
The company ended the quarter with $3,683 million of available liquidity, including $1,386 million in cash and a net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.4x. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3125 per share, implying an annual rate of $1.25, and management reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 outlook, including low‑single‑digit sales growth and adjusted operating profit of $1,325–$1,475 million.
Smithfield Foods reported record first‑quarter fiscal 2026 results, with net sales of $3.8 billion, up 0.8% year over year. Operating profit rose to $333 million, a 3.4% increase, driving a consolidated operating margin of 8.7%, up from 8.5%.
Net income attributable to Smithfield grew to $246 million, or $0.62 diluted EPS, while adjusted diluted EPS reached $0.64, compared with $0.57 and $0.58 in the prior‑year quarter. Packaged Meats delivered operating profit of $275 million, though its margin eased to 12.8% from 13.1%.
The company ended the quarter with $3,683 million of available liquidity, including $1,386 million in cash and a net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.4x. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3125 per share, implying an annual rate of $1.25, and management reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 outlook, including low‑single‑digit sales growth and adjusted operating profit of $1,325–$1,475 million.
Smithfield Foods delivered modestly stronger results for the quarter ended March 29, 2026. Sales rose slightly to $3.8 billion from $3.77 billion, while net income attributable to Smithfield increased to $246 million from $224 million, lifting diluted EPS to $0.62 from $0.57.
Growth was driven mainly by the Packaged Meats segment, where sales grew 6.2% on higher volumes and pricing, partly offset by weaker Hog Production sales after prior-year one-time hog inventory sales. SG&A expenses fell 8.6%, supporting operating profit margin expansion to 8.7%.
The company ended the quarter with $1.39 billion in cash and cash equivalents and total assets of $12.0 billion. It is pursuing several strategic moves, including a pending all-cash acquisition of Nathan’s Famous at $102.00 per share and a proposed new Sioux Falls production facility with a preliminary investment estimate of up to $1.3 billion, both subject to approvals. Smithfield is also closing its Springfield, Massachusetts dry sausage facility and rolling out automation and process optimization initiatives. Contingent litigation-related liabilities totaled $149 million as of March 29, 2026.
Smithfield Foods delivered modestly stronger results for the quarter ended March 29, 2026. Sales rose slightly to $3.8 billion from $3.77 billion, while net income attributable to Smithfield increased to $246 million from $224 million, lifting diluted EPS to $0.62 from $0.57.
Growth was driven mainly by the Packaged Meats segment, where sales grew 6.2% on higher volumes and pricing, partly offset by weaker Hog Production sales after prior-year one-time hog inventory sales. SG&A expenses fell 8.6%, supporting operating profit margin expansion to 8.7%.
The company ended the quarter with $1.39 billion in cash and cash equivalents and total assets of $12.0 billion. It is pursuing several strategic moves, including a pending all-cash acquisition of Nathan’s Famous at $102.00 per share and a proposed new Sioux Falls production facility with a preliminary investment estimate of up to $1.3 billion, both subject to approvals. Smithfield is also closing its Springfield, Massachusetts dry sausage facility and rolling out automation and process optimization initiatives. Contingent litigation-related liabilities totaled $149 million as of March 29, 2026.
Smithfield Foods is asking shareholders to vote at its virtual 2026 annual meeting on June 2, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Shareholders will elect three Class II directors, ratify Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2027, and cast an advisory vote on 2025 executive pay.
The company explains how to attend and vote online, broker voting rules, and quorum requirements. The proxy also details board structure, WH Group’s control at about 87% ownership, committee compositions, independent director pay, and a pay-for-performance program where Smithfield’s named executives receive most target compensation through performance-based incentives tied primarily to Normalized Net Income and meat sales metrics.
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.