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Annual · values2025202420232016201420132012201120102009
Gross Margin13.45%13.41%6.07%12.16%11.81%8.67%11.83%14.05%6.52%5.00%
Operating Margin8.32%7.91%-0.38%5.50%6.20%2.44%5.52%8.97%0.56%-1.79%
EBITDA Margin10.46%10.30%2.53%4.16%7.37%10.87%2.72%0.37%
Net Margin6.36%6.74%0.12%3.13%3.70%0.87%2.76%4.27%-0.91%-1.59%
Current Ratio2.972.462.012.032.902.722.79
Quick Ratio1.631.050.970.691.081.071.23
Debt / Equity0.290.340.270.800.570.59
ROE14.51%16.34%0.23%3.90%10.66%14.69%-3.68%
ROA8.11%8.62%0.13%4.57%5.48%1.21%4.87%6.84%-1.32%
Asset Turnover1.281.281.101.461.481.401.761.601.45
Book Value / Share17.3215.3519.0521.1620.7221.2117.56

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a leading American packaged meats and fresh pork producer operating through three core business segments. The Packaged Meats segment processes fresh meat into a diverse portfolio of products including bacon, sausage, hot dogs, deli meats, ham, and ready-to-eat prepared foods, marketed under prominent brands such as Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, Farmland, and Armour. The Fresh Pork segment converts live hogs into various primal and sub-primal cuts for retail, foodservice, and industrial customers, with significant export operations to markets including China, Mexico, Japan, and South Korea. The Hog Production segment raises hogs on company-owned and contract farms across the United States and Mexico, while also operating bioscience operations that manufacture heparin products for pharmaceutical applications. Founded in 1936 and headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, the company serves a broad customer base including retailers, foodservice operators, and industrial processors both domestically and internationally.