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Smithfield Foods profit margin SFD

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.

Net margin, 12 months
6.8%
Operating margin, 12 months
8.6%
Net margin on a year earlier
+0.7 pts
Peer median
4.0%

Over the twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Smithfield Foods kept 6.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 8.6% and a gross margin of 13.4%.

The median for 10 packaged Foods stocks of a similar size is 4.0%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20256.4%8.3%13.5%
FY20246.7%7.9%13.4%
FY20153.1%5.5%12.2%
FY20143.7%6.2%11.8%
FY2013n/an/an/a
FY2013n/an/an/a
FY20122.8%5.5%11.8%
FY20114.3%9.0%14.0%
FY2010−0.9%0.6%6.5%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY266.8%+0.7 pts8.6%
Q1 FY266.5%−0.6 pts8.4%
Q4 FY256.4%−0.4 pts8.3%
Q3 FY255.7%n/a8.0%
Q2 FY256.1%n/a8.1%
Q1 FY257.0%n/a8.8%
Q4 FY246.7%n/a7.9%
Q3 FY24n/an/an/a
Q2 FY24n/an/an/a
Q1 FY24n/an/an/a
Q3 FY164.0%+1.0 pts6.7%
Q2 FY163.6%+0.2 pts6.1%

Against its peers

Companies in Packaged Foods nearest Smithfield Foods' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
SFDSmithfield Foods6.8%
LWLamb Weston3.8%
CPBCAMPBELL'S4.1%
INGRIngredion8.2%
HRLHormel Foods2.8%
MKCMccormick19.4%
SJMJ M SMUCKER2.5%
POSTPost3.5%
FRPTFreshpet17.3%
MZTIMarzetti9.9%
KHCKraft Heinz−13.6%
Peer median4.0%

Where Smithfield Foods ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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