Smithfield Foods Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Smithfield Foods' CEO is C. Smith, appointed in Jul 2021, has a tenure of 4.08 years. total yearly compensation is $14.90M, comprised of 10.1% salary and 89.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.008% of the company’s shares, worth $769.66K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 0.6 years respectively.
Key information
C. Smith
Chief executive officer
US$14.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 10.07% |
| CEO tenure | 4.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.008% |
| Management average tenure | 2.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$824m |
| Mar 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$891m |
| Dec 29 2024 | US$15m | US$2m | US$781m |
Compensation vs Market: C.'s total compensation ($USD14.90M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.58M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare C.'s compensation with company performance.
CEO
C. Smith (51 yo)
Mr. C. Shane Smith serves as President & Chief Executive Officer since July 9, 2021 and Director since July 2021 at Smithfield Foods Inc. He was Chief Strategy Officer at Smithfield Foods Inc. since Januar...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.1yrs | US$14.90m | 0.0076% $ 769.7k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.6yrs | US$7.89m | 0.0025% $ 256.2k | |
| President of Packaged Meats | 4.6yrs | US$9.83m | 0.0019% $ 192.7k | |
| Chief Business Officer | 2.6yrs | US$8.72m | 0.0028% $ 282.4k | |
| Chief Manufacturing Officer | 2.6yrs | US$7.41m | 0.0013% $ 128.1k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.00051% $ 51.4k | |
| Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 1.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Sustainability Officer | 9.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Mexico Operations | 6.6yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SFD's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.1yrs | US$14.90m | 0.0076% $ 769.7k | |
| Chairman of the Board | 11.9yrs | no data | 0.81% $ 82.1m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Director | 9.6yrs | no data | 0.0043% $ 435.8k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Director | 10.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: SFD's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/08/28 17:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/28 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/29 |
| 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 25 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 |
| William Dotterer | BB&T Capital Markets |
| Heather Jones | BB&T Capital Markets |