Smithfield FoodsSFD -1.09%30 Dividend Yield % is 4.61% as of Jun. 26, 2026, which is 35% above its 10-year median of 3.42. GuruFocus rates SFD with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,174 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Smithfield Foods ranks better than 73.34% on this metric.
As of today (2026-06-26), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Smithfield Foods is 4.61%.
Good Sign:
Smithfield Foods Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 2-year high.
The historical rank and industry rank for Smithfield Foods's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
SFD'
s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.06 Med: 3.42 Max: 4.61
Current: 4.61
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Smithfield Foods was 4.61%. The lowest was 1.06%. And the median was 3.42%.
SFD's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than 73.34% of 1174
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.91
vs SFD: 4.61
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
The historical data trend for Smithfield Foods's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:
* 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.
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Smithfield Foods's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend 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 Dividend Yield % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Smithfield Foods's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Smithfield Foods's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Smithfield Foods Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.312500
2026-05-14
2026-05-14
2026-05-28
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.312500
2026-04-07
2026-04-07
2026-04-21
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.250000
2025-11-13
2025-11-13
2025-11-26
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.250000
2025-08-14
2025-08-14
2025-08-28
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Smithfield Foods's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
* 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.
Smithfield Foods (SFD) has a Dividend Yield % of 4.61% as of Jun. 26, 2026. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Smithfield Foods and its competitors. This is 35% above median its historical median of 3.42. Over the past decade, Smithfield Foods' Dividend Yield % has ranged from 1.06 to 4.61. According to the industry distribution chart, Smithfield Foods ranks #313 out of 1174 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 26.7%.
Is Smithfield Foods' Dividend Yield % too high?
Smithfield Foods' current Dividend Yield % of 4.61% is 35% above median its 10-year median of 3.42. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.06 to a high of 4.61. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Dividend Yield % is 2.91. Smithfield Foods' value of 4.61% is 58.4% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Smithfield Foods ranks #313 out of 1174 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' Dividend Yield % compare to DAR and SJM?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Smithfield Foods ranks #313 out of 1174 companies for Dividend Yield %. This puts Smithfield Foods in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Dividend Yield % is 2.91. Smithfield Foods' value of 4.61% is 58.4% above this benchmark. Historically, Smithfield Foods' own Dividend Yield % has ranged from 1.06 to 4.61 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.42 vs. the industry median of 2.91, 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 Dividend Yield % for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Dividend Yield % among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 2.91, based on 1,174 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Smithfield Foods's current Dividend Yield % of 4.61% is 58.4% 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 Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Smithfield Foods and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Dividend Yield % is 2.91 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Smithfield Foods's current Dividend Yield % is 4.61%, which is 35% above median its own 10-year median of 3.42. 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 Dividend Yield % of 4.61%. The current Dividend Yield % is 4.61%, which is 35% above median its 10-year median of 3.42 and 58.4% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 2.91. 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 Dividend Yield % calculated?
Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Smithfield Foods (SFD), the current Dividend Yield % is 4.61% as of Jun. 26, 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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