Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFD) Raises Dividend to $0.31 Per Share

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFD) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 7th will be given a dividend of 0.3125 per share on Tuesday, April 21st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 7th. This is a 25.0% increase from Smithfield Foods’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.

Smithfield Foods has a payout ratio of 43.5% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings.

Smithfield Foods Stock Performance

NASDAQ SFD traded up $1.00 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $24.48. 4,809,866 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 972,484. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $24.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.98. The stock has a market cap of $9.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.12. Smithfield Foods has a 1 year low of $18.55 and a 1 year high of $26.07.

Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.16. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.52 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Trending Headlines about Smithfield Foods

Here are the key news stories impacting Smithfield Foods this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and strong margins — Smithfield reported Q4 EPS of $0.83 vs. ~$0.67 consensus, revenue up 7% y/y and adjusted operating profit +27.8% in the quarter; the beat and margin expansion are driving upside momentum. Smithfield Foods Shares Rise After Strong Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Record fiscal year and dividend raise — Smithfield posted record FY2025 operating profit (~$1.3B) and announced a dividend increase to $1.25 for 2026, signaling strong cash generation and shareholder returns. Smithfield Foods Reports Record Fiscal 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Nathan’s Famous acquisition announced — Management flagged a ~$450M deal to buy Nathan’s Famous (brand ownership vs. licensing), expected to be immediately accretive and expand branded margins. That strategic M&A supports a re-rating toward branded-packaged-meats multiples. Smithfield Foods Shares Rise After Strong Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Resilient end-market demand and cost actions — Reuters and other outlets note resilient packaged-meats demand and realized cost savings (hog production rightsizing and network optimization) helped results, improving confidence in near-term profitability. Smithfield Foods beat quarterly results estimates on resilient demand for pork
• Neutral Sentiment: Guidance and slide materials provided — Management issued FY2026 targets (low-single-digit sales growth; adjusted operating profit $1.325–$1.475B) and published slides; guidance is constructive but excludes the Nathan’s deal impact. View Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript and analyst revisions — Full call transcript and pre-earnings analyst adjustments are available for deeper diligence; these explain segment drivers but add no new surprises beyond the press release. SFD Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Rising labor and input costs remain a risk — broader market reports highlight higher labor costs and the company noted ~$525M of input cost headwinds in 2025; continued inflationary pressure could compress margins if not offset by price or productivity. Labor Costs Move Higher

Smithfield Foods Company Profile

Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) is one of the world’s largest pork processors and hog producers. Founded in 1936 in Smithfield, Virginia, the company has grown from a regional ham producer into a fully integrated food company offering a broad range of fresh pork, value-added meats and prepared foods. Its product portfolio includes bacon, ham, sausage, ribs and deli meats marketed under well-known brands such as Smithfield®, Nathan’s Famous® and Eckrich®.

Smithfield operates a network of hog production facilities, processing plants and distribution centers across the United States, Europe and Latin America.