Last 20 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Meat & Protein Producers
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '16 | Q2 '16 | Q1 '16 | Q4 '15 | Q3 '15 | Q2 '15 | Q1 '15 | Q4 '14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 8.48 | 20.70 | 10.47 | 10.76 | 6.76 | 9.27 | 12.04 | 8.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +123.4% | -13.1% | +23.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | -10.5% | +12.8% | +32.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 1.25 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | -24.7% | -2.3% | +20.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | 8.19 | 34.81 | 13.58 | — | 2.62 | — | 11.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | +16.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.67 | 10.49 | 8.06 | 6.93 | 4.62 | 6.94 | 7.72 | 5.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +51.1% | +4.3% | +20.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 10.05 | 17.89 | 10.73 | 8.93 | 6.03 | 8.23 | 9.97 | 7.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +117.4% | +7.7% | +21.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '16 | Q2 '16 | Q1 '16 | Q4 '15 | Q3 '15 | Q2 '15 | Q1 '15 | Q4 '14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | — | 9.2% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 10.5% | 7.1% | 13.4% | 13.1% | 12.5% | 13.9% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 11.2% | 11.2% |
| — | -28.4% | -8.3% | -0.6% | +5.6% | -10.3% | -14.7% | +28.7% | +89.2% | +6.7% | +18.0% | -15.7% | -48.7% | +18.1% | +9.0% | +11.1% | +24.6% | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | — | 3.6% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 4.7% | -2.9% | 7.0% | 6.8% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% |
| — | -56.4% | +1.7% | +2.9% | +23.1% | -4.2% | -29.8% | +79.9% | +392.1% | +22.8% | +44.2% | -25.5% | -142.9% | +54.2% | +27.2% | +22.1% | +23.1% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | — | 2.6% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 6.6% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 5.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 4.5% | -2.4% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| — | -60.7% | +30.7% | +8.5% | +49.9% | -24.4% | -43.7% | +31.1% | +315.0% | +115.5% | +123.6% | +23.8% | -156.2% | +66.2% | +32.0% | +36.4% | +14.5% | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '16 | Q2 '16 | Q1 '16 | Q4 '15 | Q3 '15 | Q2 '15 | Q1 '15 | Q4 '14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | — | 1.2% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 5.0% | — | 2.1% | -1.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| — | -67.4% | +13.7% | -3.8% | +38.8% | -24.7% | — | +71.6% | +322.4% | +69.8% | — | -15.2% | -144.4% | +68.3% | +27.0% | +16.8% | +3.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| ROA | — | 0.7% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.7% | — | — | -0.8% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| — | -66.3% | +17.7% | +0.4% | +46.8% | -20.3% | — | — | +326.5% | +83.8% | — | — | -148.0% | +69.2% | +31.9% | +26.4% | +13.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| ROIC | 8.2% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.1% | — | 1.5% | -1.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| — | -61.5% | -5.4% | -1.1% | +25.0% | -8.7% | — | +106.1% | +405.2% | +17.7% | — | -34.8% | -136.0% | +57.8% | +25.7% | +14.9% | +26.5% | — | — | — | — |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '16 | Q2 '16 | Q1 '16 | Q4 '15 | Q3 '15 | Q2 '15 | Q1 '15 | Q4 '14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.40 | — | — | 0.33 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.59 |
| — | -7.8% | -10.3% | -7.8% | -12.9% | -11.6% | — | — | +18.3% | -13.4% | — | — | -29.9% | -2.7% | +0.4% | -11.1% | -21.0% | — | — | — | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.03 | 11.49 | 7.03 | 5.74 | 4.56 | 6.13 | 6.99 | 5.78 | 5.60 | 6.34 | — | — | 164.20 | 7.56 | 7.82 | 8.66 | 7.04 | 10.83 | 9.37 | 9.90 | 9.61 |
| — | +87.4% | +0.5% | -0.6% | -18.5% | -3.3% | — | — | -96.6% | -16.1% | — | — | +2232.2% | -30.2% | -16.6% | -12.6% | -26.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 2.97 | 2.39 | 2.56 | 2.41 | 2.97 | 3.10 | 3.21 | 3.11 | 2.46 | 2.46 | — | — | 2.01 | 1.67 | 1.89 | 2.84 | 2.42 | 2.81 | 2.90 | 2.94 | 2.55 |
| — | -22.9% | -20.1% | -22.5% | +20.5% | +26.0% | — | — | +22.6% | +47.1% | — | — | -17.1% | -40.5% | -34.8% | -3.3% | -5.1% | — | — | — | — | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.63 | 1.20 | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.63 | 1.44 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.05 | 0.71 | — | — | 0.97 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 0.96 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.05 |
| — | -16.2% | -10.2% | -8.0% | +55.4% | +103.2% | — | — | +7.8% | +20.4% | — | — | -8.4% | -38.9% | -43.0% | -4.8% | +1.2% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Coverage | 15.87 | 20.33 | 32.00 | 40.38 | 50.25 | 29.91 | 24.09 | 28.64 | 23.57 | 17.24 | 17.68 | 10.50 | -6.47 | 7.70 | 7.23 | 6.57 | 7.53 | 4.76 | 5.93 | 5.05 | 5.78 |
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Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s current P/E is 8.5x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 12.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
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