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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091388-26-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SFD"
cik: "0000091388"
company_name: "SMITHFIELD FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-11T12:01:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-11T12:05:17.825661+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smithfield Q2 FY26 net income up 26.6%, record adjusted operating profit; updates FY26 outlook

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $3.7B down 2.3% YoY; operating profit $290M up 11.6%; record adjusted op profit $300M.
- Q2 diluted EPS $0.60 vs $0.48; adjusted diluted EPS $0.62 vs $0.55; net income $238M up 26.6%.
- Packaged Meats op profit $265M, margin 13.1% vs 14.5% prior year; H1 net sales $7.5B down 0.8%.
- H1 net income $484M up 17.6%; adjusted net income $496M; diluted EPS $1.23 vs $1.05.
- Company updated FY2026 outlook citing external macro environment; specific guidance not disclosed in excerpt.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091388-26-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SFD
- cik: 0000091388
- company_name: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-11T12:01:25+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91388/000009138826000052/0000091388-26-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91388/000009138826000052/sfd-20260811.htm

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