Smithfield Foods Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Smithfield Foods is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.54% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
4.5%
Dividend yield
-2.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 1.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 5.4% |
| Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 34% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFD) After Its Third-Quarter Results
Oct 31
Smithfield Foods: Value And Yield Anchor A Defensive Buy (Rating Downgrade)
Oct 30Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet
Jul 27Smithfield Foods: Not Tasty In This Environment
Apr 18Smithfield Foods: A Pig Business
Jan 29Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: Too early to tell whether SFD's dividend payments have been stable as they only just started paying a dividend.
Growing Dividend: Too early to tell if SFD's dividend payments are increasing as they only just started paying a dividend.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Smithfield Foods Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
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| Company (SFD) | 4.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Food) | 4.0% |
| Analyst forecast (SFD) (up to 3 years) | 5.4% |
Notable Dividend: SFD's dividend (4.54%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.44%).
High Dividend: SFD's dividend (4.54%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.41%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (33.6%), SFD's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (84.4%), SFD's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/12/05 17:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/04 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/29 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is covered by 18 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Benjamin Theurer | Barclays |
| Max Andrew Gumport | BNP Paribas |
| Peter Galbo | BofA Global Research |