SFD (Smithfield Foods) EBIT: $1,327 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

What is Smithfield Foods EBIT?

Smithfield Foods SFD -1.09% 30 EBIT is $1,327 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates SFD with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

Smithfield Foods's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $331 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,327 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Smithfield Foods's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 11.12%. Smithfield Foods's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 23.24%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Smithfield Foods's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 12.16%.

Smithfield Foods (NAS:SFD) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Smithfield Foods's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Mar. 2026 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2025 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2026 ))	/ count )
=	1324 * ( 1 - 22.29% )	/	( (9307	+	9205)	/ 2 )
=	1028.8804	/	9256
=	11.12 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	12177	-	1331	-	( 1539	-	max(0, 1741	-	5166	+	1539	))
=	9307

	Invested Capital		(Q: Mar. 2026 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	12002	-	1411	-	( 1386	-	max(0, 2086	-	5031	+	1386	))
=	9205

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Smithfield Foods's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Mar. 2026 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Dec. 2025		Q: Mar. 2026
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	1324	/	( ( (3613 + max(1960, 0))	+	(3585 + max(2234, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	1324	/	( ( 5573	+	5819 )	/	2 )
=	1324	/	5696
=	23.24 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(1023	+	2328	+	276)	-	(1331	+	0	+	336)
=	1960

	Working Capital		(Q: Mar. 2026 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(1066	+	2347	+	232)	-	(1411	+	0	+	0)
=	2234

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Smithfield Foods's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Mar. 2026 )
	=	1327	/	10914.845
	=	12.16 %

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SFD vs DAR, SJM, MKC: EBIT Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Smithfield Foods's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

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Smithfield Foods EV-to-EBIT vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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Smithfield Foods EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,327 Mil.

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What does a EBIT of $1,327 Mil mean?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has a EBIT of $1,327 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Smithfield Foods.

Is Smithfield Foods' EBIT too high?

Smithfield Foods' current EBIT is $1,327 Mil. Overall, Smithfield Foods has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.

How does Smithfield Foods' EBIT compare to DAR and SJM?

Smithfield Foods' EBIT of $1,327 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.

What is a good EBIT for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?

A good EBIT depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, EBIT should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.

What does a high EBIT mean?

A high EBIT can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Smithfield Foods. Smithfield Foods's current EBIT is $1,327 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.

Is Smithfield Foods stock overvalued right now?

Smithfield Foods (SFD) has a current EBIT of $1,327 Mil. The current EBIT is $1,327 Mil. Smithfield Foods' overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.

How is EBIT calculated?

EBIT is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Smithfield Foods (SFD), the current EBIT is $1,327 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Smithfield Foods Business Description

Industry Consumer Defensive Consumer Packaged Goods

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Address 200 Commerce Street, Smithfield, VA, USA, 23430

Website https://www.smithfieldfoods.com

Smithfield Foods Inc is a hog producer and pork processor based in the United States of America. The company conducts its operations through three reportable segments: Packaged Meats, Fresh Pork, and Hog Production. The company generates the maximum of its revenue from the Packaged Meats segment. The Packaged Meats segment consists of the company's U.S. operations that process fresh meat into a wide variety of packaged meats products, including bacon, sausage, hot dogs, deli and lunch meats, dry sausage products (such as pepperoni and genoa), ham products, ready-to-eat products and prepared foods (such as pre-cooked entrees, bacon and sausage).

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