# Smithfield Foods (SFD) — Dividends

SFD · NASDAQ · Stock

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## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.19 |
| Forward yield | 6.43% |
| Growth streak | — |

Smithfield Foods pays a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of August 13, 2026 and was paid on August 27, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.19 per share, a yield of about 6.35% at a share price of $18.72.

The record is short. It starts with a $0.25 payment that went ex-dividend on April 10, 2025, and the next three payments in 2025 were also $0.25, with ex-dates in May, August and November. In 2026, the amount moved to $0.31 with the payment that went ex-dividend on April 7, 2026, a raise of 24%. The May and August payments held at $0.31. Calendar year 2025 brought four payments totalling $1.00 per share, and 2026 has three payments of $0.31 so far. In both years the first two ex-dates fell in April and May, about five weeks apart, rather than a quarter apart. The source gives no growth streak.

If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in mid-November 2026 and be paid in late November. The one raise in the record came with the April payment.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | $0.31 |
| May 14, 2026 | May 28, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 21, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Aug 28, 2025 | $0.25 |
| May 15, 2025 | May 29, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | $0.25 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Smithfield Foods (SFD) pay a dividend?

Yes. Smithfield Foods pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.31 per share.

### What is SFD's dividend yield?

Smithfield Foods paid $1.19 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 6.43% at the last price of $18.48. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is SFD's most recent ex-dividend date?

Smithfield Foods's most recent ex-dividend date is Aug 13, 2026, payable on Aug 27, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

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