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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091388-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SFD"
cik: "0000091388"
company_name: "SMITHFIELD FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:18:35.948070+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smithfield Foods reports record fiscal 2025; revenue up 9.8% to $15.5B, dividend raised to $1.25/share

## Summary
- Annual operating profit of $1.292B (+15.6% YoY); adjusted EPS $2.55 vs $2.51 GAAP EPS.
- Packaged Meats operating profit of $1.094B, fourth consecutive year above $1B.
- Hog Production swung to $176M operating profit from -$144M loss on rightsizing to 11.1M head.
- Board increases annual dividend to $1.25/share for 2026 (from $1.00), citing strong cash flow.
- Entered definitive agreement to acquire Nathan's Famous, eliminating licensing fees and capturing full retail profit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091388-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SFD
- cik: 0000091388
- company_name: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91388/000009138826000013/0000091388-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91388/000009138826000013/sfd-20260324.htm

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