Smithfield FoodsSFD +2.95%30 Shareholder Yield % is 4.07% as of Mar. 2026, which is 248% above its 10-year median of 1.17. GuruFocus rates SFD with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,923 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Smithfield Foods ranks better than 67.86% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Smithfield Foods's Shareholder Yield % was 4.07%.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
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Smithfield Foods Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Smithfield Foods's Shareholder Yield % can be seen below:
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SFD vs DAR, SJM, MKC: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Smithfield Foods's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Smithfield Foods Shareholder Yield % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Smithfield Foods's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Smithfield Foods's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Smithfield Foods (SFD) has a Shareholder Yield % of 4.07% as of Mar. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Smithfield Foods and its competitors. This is 248% above median its historical median of 1.17. According to the industry distribution chart, Smithfield Foods ranks #618 out of 1923 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 32.1%.
Is Smithfield Foods' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Smithfield Foods' current Shareholder Yield % of 4.07% is 248% above median its 10-year median of 1.17. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.87. Smithfield Foods' value of 4.07% is 367.8% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Smithfield Foods ranks #618 out of 1923 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Smithfield Foods has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Smithfield Foods' Shareholder Yield % compare to DAR and SJM?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Smithfield Foods ranks #618 out of 1923 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Smithfield Foods in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.87. Smithfield Foods' value of 4.07% is 367.8% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 1.17 vs. the industry median of 0.87, Smithfield Foods has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 0.87, based on 1,923 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Smithfield Foods's current Shareholder Yield % of 4.07% is 367.8% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Smithfield Foods and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.87 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Smithfield Foods's current Shareholder Yield % is 4.07%, which is 248% above median its own 10-year median of 1.17. 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 Shareholder Yield % of 4.07%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 4.07%, which is 248% above median its 10-year median of 1.17 and 367.8% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 0.87. 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 Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Smithfield Foods (SFD), the current Shareholder Yield % is 4.07% 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 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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