Smithfield Foods, Inc.SFD

Where SFD's Payout Ratio sits inside its own 10-year distribution, with the yearly high, low and average.

$20.26-0.33 (-1.60%)Previous close
NASDAQConsumer Defensive

SFD Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history

Payout Ratio History

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SFD Payout Ratio historySFD Payout Ratio from Jun 2025 to Jun 2026: low 26.32%, high 61.66%, latest 55.52%.23.49%33.74%43.99%54.23%64.48%Jun 25Sep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26med 54.55%

SFD Payout Ratio by year

Yearly range of SFD’s payout ratio from 2025 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 26.3% to 61.7%, averaging 49.3%.

SFD Payout Ratio — yearly low, average, high and year-end values
YearLowAverageHighYear-end
202648.5%52.0%55.5%55.5%
202526.3%47.5%61.7%54.6%

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What fraction of free cash flow is paid out as dividends. More reliable than the earnings-based payout ratio because cash is harder to manipulate through accounting choices. Low ratio = room to grow the dividend and absorb an earnings dip. High ratio = dividend is consuming most of the cash generated.

FormulaTTM Dividends Per Share / (TTM FCF ÷ Shares) × 100%
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How to read this chart

A steadily rising FCF payout ratio warrants scrutiny only if FCF itself is flat or falling — that means the company is paying out a larger slice of shrinking cash. A high but stable ratio in a capital-light business (e.g. consumer staples) can be perfectly sustainable.

Key caveats
  • FCF can be lumpy: large one-off capex or working-capital swings distort a single year. Look at the multi-year trend rather than any single data point.
  • Utilities and REITs naturally sustain 60–90% FCF payout ratios; industrials and tech companies typically run 20–50%. Always compare to sector context.
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