Smithfield Foods | Sustainability Performance
Smithfield Foods, Inc., headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, USA, is the largest pork producer in the United States.
1936
United States
10,001+ employees
Food & Beverages
$10B+ in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#12336
Overall#2768
in United States#315
in Food & BeveragesSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
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Controversy level
- The company's industrial hogfarming operations in eastern North Carolina, which store pig manure in openair anaerobic 'lagoons' and spray the liquid waste onto surrounding fields, were the subject of a series of federal nuisance lawsuits by predominantly Black, Latino and Native American neighbours, who won jury verdicts in 2018 (initially totalling approximately $550 million before statutory caps) over noxious odours, swarms of flies, buzzard infestations and contamination affecting their quality of life and property.
Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$15.5BFY2025 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
R&D intensity
1.4%FY2025
R&D as % of revenue
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Return on invested capital
15.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
14.6
202314.1
▼ 0.7%
15.5
▲ 0.8%
16.1
2028Powered by illuminem
Sustainability targets and commitments
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Progress against targets
Environmental policy coverage
Carbon reduction policy
Not available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Not available
Workplace health & safety policy
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21%
Independent Directors
3 out of 14 incl. management
Overall score
61
Environment
77
Social
69
Governance
38
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
Not available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
Not available
Gambling
Not available
Nuclear
Not available
