Last 19 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Agricultural Farm Products
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s quarterly P/E stands at 10.8x, up 23.4% year-over-year — indicating the stock has re-rated higher or earnings have softened. EV/EBITDA has expanded 55.5% YoY to 8.9x, reflecting rising market expectations or slowing EBITDA growth.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '16 | Q2 '16 | Q1 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 9.94 | 10.76 | 6.76 | 9.27 | 12.04 | 8.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +23.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +32.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.25 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +20.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | 13.65 | — | 2.62 | — | 11.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| EV / EBITDA | 6.56 | 8.93 | 4.62 | 6.94 | 7.72 | 5.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +55.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 12.68 | 8.93 | 6.03 | 8.23 | 9.97 | 7.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +21.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s operating margin was 8.8% in Q1 2026, down 1.7 pp QoQ and up 0.3 pp YoY.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '16 | Q2 '16 | Q1 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 13.5% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 10.5% | 7.1% | 13.4% | 13.1% | 12.5% |
| — | -0.6% | +5.6% | -10.3% | +25.4% | +89.7% | +1.0% | +8.9% | -15.7% | -48.7% | +18.1% | +9.0% | +11.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 8.3% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 4.7% | -2.9% | 7.0% | 6.8% | 6.4% |
| — | +2.9% | +23.1% | -4.2% | +45.1% | +393.4% | +21.8% | +25.9% | -25.5% | -142.9% | +54.2% | +27.2% | +22.1% | |
| Net Margin | 6.4% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 6.6% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 5.2% | 8.8% | 4.5% | -2.4% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| — | +8.5% | +49.9% | -24.4% | +9.6% | +347.4% | +27.0% | +122.0% | +23.8% | -156.2% | +66.2% | +32.0% | +36.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '16 | Q2 '16 | Q1 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 14.0% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 2.1% | -1.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| — | -3.8% | +38.8% | -14.4% | +38.7% | +332.8% | +16.9% | +55.3% | -15.2% | -144.4% | +68.3% | +27.0% | +16.8% | |
| ROA | 8.1% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.7% | — | -0.8% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| — | +0.4% | +46.8% | -20.3% | — | +343.1% | +26.0% | +88.7% | — | -148.0% | +69.2% | +31.9% | +26.4% | |
| ROIC | 12.2% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 1.5% | -1.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| — | -1.1% | +25.0% | -2.7% | +61.3% | +394.3% | +24.1% | +14.5% | -34.8% | -136.0% | +57.8% | +25.7% | +14.9% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 7.4x, up from 4.6x last quarter — elevated, raising questions about debt serviceability. The current ratio has weakened 22.5% YoY to 2.41x, tightening the short-term liquidity position. Debt/Equity has declined for 4 consecutive quarters, reflecting a deleveraging trend.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '16 | Q2 '16 | Q1 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.40 | — | 0.33 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.47 |
| — | -7.8% | -12.9% | -11.6% | — | +9.7% | -16.2% | -16.5% | — | -29.9% | -2.7% | +0.4% | -11.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.48 | 7.40 | 4.56 | 6.13 | 6.99 | 5.78 | 5.60 | 6.34 | — | 164.20 | 7.56 | 7.82 | 8.66 |
| — | +28.0% | -18.5% | -3.3% | — | -96.5% | -25.9% | -18.8% | — | +2232.2% | -30.2% | -16.6% | -12.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.97 | 2.41 | 2.97 | 3.10 | 3.21 | 3.11 | 2.46 | 2.46 | — | 2.01 | 1.67 | 1.89 | 2.84 |
| — | -22.5% | +20.5% | +26.0% | — | +54.9% | +47.1% | +30.3% | — | -17.1% | -40.5% | -34.8% | -3.3% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.63 | 1.29 | 1.63 | 1.44 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.05 | 0.71 | — | 0.97 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.96 |
| — | -8.0% | +55.4% | +103.1% | — | +43.7% | +78.7% | +15.1% | — | -8.4% | -38.9% | -43.0% | -4.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 31.98 | 40.38 | 50.25 | 29.91 | 24.09 | 28.64 | 23.57 | 17.24 | 10.50 | -6.47 | 7.70 | 7.23 | 6.57 |
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Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s current P/E is 9.9x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 9.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s current operating margin is 8.3%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.