Smithfield Foods (SFD) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.26
- Estimate
- $0.26
- Surprise
- +0.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-27)
- $3.44B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.1 → 6.3/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Smithfield Foods (SFD) reported adjusted EPS of $0.26, in line with the $0.26 estimate. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.1/10) to Hold at 6.3/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates SFD Hold at 6.3/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +0.6% surprise compares with a +10.9% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.6)
- Earnings estimates trending DOWN
- Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $18.33
- Price target
- $20.57
- Stop
- $17.55
- Upside to target
- +12.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.2:1
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (8.8× forward vs 6.8× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.9× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
SFD at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Market cap
- $7.22B
- P/E (fwd)
- 8.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 6.8
- 52-week range
- $18.09–$29.80
- Off 52-week high
- 38.5%
- RSI (14)
- 48
- Volume vs avg
- 1.92×
- Score today
- 6.3/10