Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock (SFD) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock (SFD) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of -5.46x as of September 2025. Free cash flow of $-71.00 Million represents -5% of operating cash flow ($13.00 Million). See Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock (SFD) liquidity to equity ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1990–2024)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock across 26 annual periods. Explore Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock (SFD) debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock (1990–2024)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see SFD market cap overview.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.69x | $787.00 Million | $1.14 Billion | $350.00 Million | ▲ +13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.61x | $633.00 Million | $1.03 Billion | $401.00 Million | ▲ +76.8% |
| 2022 | 0.35x | $179.00 Million | $517.00 Million | $338.00 Million | ▼ -52.5% |
| 2021 | 0.73x | $573.00 Million | $786.00 Million | $213.00 Million | ▲ +37.6% |
| 2015 | 0.53x | $422.60 Million | $797.80 Million | $375.20 Million | ▼ -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.63x | $511.70 Million | $813.10 Million | $301.40 Million | ▲ +203.2% |
| 2012 | -0.61x | $-105.30 Million | $172.70 Million | $278.00 Million | ▼ -224.4% |
| 2011 | 0.49x | $279.40 Million | $570.10 Million | $290.70 Million | ▼ -31.3% |
| 2010 | 0.71x | $439.60 Million | $616.40 Million | $176.80 Million | ▲ +120.5% |
| 2009 | 0.32x | $83.50 Million | $258.20 Million | $174.70 Million | ▼ -24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.43x | $130.10 Million | $304.60 Million | $174.50 Million | ▲ +101.3% |
| 2007 | -31.87x | $-446.20 Million | $14.00 Million | $460.20 Million | ▼ -2388.3% |
| 2006 | -1.28x | $-258.60 Million | $201.90 Million | $460.50 Million | ▼ -737.2% |
| 2005 | 0.20x | $96.00 Million | $477.60 Million | $381.60 Million | ▼ -67.3% |
| 2004 | 0.61x | $213.00 Million | $346.50 Million | $133.50 Million | ▲ +131.4% |
| 2003 | -1.96x | $-113.90 Million | $58.10 Million | $172.00 Million | ▼ -522.7% |
| 2002 | 0.46x | $135.60 Million | $292.40 Million | $156.80 Million | ▲ +36.5% |
| 2000 | 0.34x | $74.16 Million | $218.28 Million | $144.12 Million | ▲ +134.0% |
| 1999 | -1.00x | $-123.30 Million | $123.40 Million | $246.70 Million | ▼ -2944.4% |
| 1998 | -0.03x | $-3.20 Million | $97.50 Million | $100.70 Million | ▲ +94.5% |
| 1997 | -0.60x | $-25.80 Million | $43.30 Million | $69.10 Million | ▲ +88.5% |
| 1996 | -5.19x | $-62.80 Million | $12.10 Million | $74.90 Million | ▼ -464.5% |
| 1995 | -0.92x | $-43.40 Million | $47.20 Million | $90.60 Million | ▼ -790.6% |
| 1994 | 0.13x | $4.50 Million | $33.80 Million | $29.30 Million | ▲ +129.6% |
| 1991 | -0.45x | $-23.50 Million | $52.20 Million | $75.70 Million | ▼ -114.3% |
| 1990 | -0.21x | $-4.60 Million | $21.90 Million | $26.50 Million | — |