Smithfield Foods Inc.

Last updated September 27, 2026

Organization details

Legal name
Smithfield Foods Inc.
Ownership
Public
Status
Active
Sector (GICS)
Consumer Staples
SIC code
2011 — Meat Packing Plants
Jurisdiction of incorporation
Virginia
Headquarters city
Smithfield
Headquarters state / province
Virginia
Headquarters country
United States
Fiscal year end
January
Ticker symbol
SFD
Primary stock exchange
Nasdaq

Identifiers

SEC CIK
0000091388
EIN
52-0845861
Wikidata ID
Q1477575

Board of directors

Chief executives

Charles Shane Smith · President & CEO
Since January 2025
62 CEO score

Solid · grade C

Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

Partial: only 35% of the scoring weight is on file.

Revenue growth 20%
79

9.9% a year in revenue

Earnings growth 15%
40

0% a year in earnings per share

35% of the scoring weight is on file. Figures cover December 2024 – December 2025.

Director election results

Annual meeting of June 2, 2026. Support is votes for as a share of votes for and against (or withheld). Below 80% is a clear protest.

Board connections

2 of this board's directors also sit on 2 other boards.

Network of Smithfield Foods Inc.'s board connections Amerant Bancorp Inc. Amerant Bancorp Inc. Magnera Corporation Magnera Corporation John Quelch John Quelch Marie T. Gallagher Marie T. Gallagher Smithfield Foods Inc.
Shared director Other board Same sector

Insider trades

All notable trades →

From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.

Bought, last 12 months
$0
0 purchases by 0 insiders
Sold, last 12 months
$4,398,758
3 sales by 3 insiders
Date Insider Transaction Shares Price Value
Jun 16, 2026 France Steven Officer (President, Packaged Meats) Open-market sale −82,825 $26.82 $2,221,367
Jun 12, 2026 Raymond A. Starling Director Open-market sale −3,960 $26.78 $106,049
Jun 12, 2026 France Steven Officer (President, Packaged Meats) Option exercise +82,825 $23.76 $1,967,922
Jun 9, 2026 Hall Mark L. Officer (Chief Financial Officer) Option exercise +78,579 $20.00 $1,571,580
Jun 9, 2026 Hall Mark L. Officer (Chief Financial Officer) Open-market sale −78,579 $26.36 $2,071,342
Jun 2, 2026 John Quelch Director Grant or award +6,915 — —
Jun 2, 2026 Raymond A. Starling Director Grant or award +6,915 — —
Jun 2, 2026 Marie T. Gallagher Director Grant or award +6,915 — —
Mar 10, 2026 Westerbeek Kraig A. Officer (President, Hog Production) Grant or award +34,319 — —
Mar 10, 2026 Watts Keller D. Officer (Chief Business Officer) Grant or award +81,446 — —
Mar 10, 2026 Sutton Doug Officer (Chief Manufacturing Officer) Grant or award +81,446 — —
Mar 10, 2026 Charles Shane Smith Director, Officer (President & CEO) Grant or award +146,190 — —
Mar 10, 2026 Owens Donovan Officer (President, North America Pork) Grant or award +78,637 — —
Mar 10, 2026 Hank Shenghua He Director Grant or award +78,353 — —
Mar 10, 2026 Hall Mark L. Officer (Chief Financial Officer) Grant or award +78,353 — —

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Questions about Smithfield Foods Inc.

Who is the CEO of Smithfield Foods Inc.?

Charles Shane Smith has been Smithfield Foods Inc.'s President & CEO since January 2025.

How many directors are on Smithfield Foods Inc.'s board?

Smithfield Foods Inc.'s board has 9 directors: Charles Shane Smith, Hank Shenghua He, Hongwei Wan, John Quelch, Lijun Guo, Long Wan, Marie T. Gallagher, Raymond A. Starling and Xiaoming Zhou.

Are Smithfield Foods Inc. insiders buying or selling shares?

Over the last 12 months, Smithfield Foods Inc. insiders made no open-market purchases and sold $4.4 million of shares in 3 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.

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