SFD FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #5 of 27 in industry

Smithfield Foods Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $19.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $60,240 · Food & Beverages.

Food & Beverages peers All rankings
State
VA
Filing date
2026-04-20
Industry
Food & Beverages
Industry rank
#5/27

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
321:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$19.3M
Median worker
$60,240

Answer first

Smithfield Foods Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $19.3M ranks #177 of 1,423 complete filings; its 321:1 pay ratio ranks #176. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $60,240. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-20 peer cohort (# 5 of 27, 85th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Food & Beverages companies.

Dollar rank
#177
$19.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#176
321:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
85th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Smithfield Foods Inc ranks nationally

Smithfield Foods Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$19,337,040 Top 12% higher than 88% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). This entry sits in this band. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Smithfield Foods Inc vs. Food & Beverages peers

CEO total pay ($19.3M) against pay ratio (321:1) for Smithfield Foods Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Food & Beverages industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both05074617.110149234.315223851.420298468.6132:1181.5:1231:1280.5:1330:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Smithfield Foods Inc, CEO total pay: 19337040 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 321:1Smithfield Foods IncConstellation Brands, Inc., CEO total pay: 14209126 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 293:1Constellation Brands, Inc.Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., CEO total pay: 16730784 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 288:1Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.Archer-Daniels-Midland Co, CEO total pay: 108469 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 280:1Archer-Daniels-Midland CoMccormick & Co Inc, CEO total pay: 10823148 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 261:1Mccormick & Co IncIngredion Inc, CEO total pay: 12921324 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 226:1Ingredion Inc
Smithfield Foods Inc vs. Food & Beverages peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 141:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Food & Beverages peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 24 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 20. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Smithfield Foods Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Industry Comparison - Food & Beverages

This Company's Ratio
321:1
Industry Median Ratio
141:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$19.3M
Companies in Industry
27
vs. Industry Median
Above
#5 of 27 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Food & Beverages →

Smithfield Foods Inc: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

Smithfield Foods Inc's FY2025 ratio 321:1 ranks #5 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (85th percentile). the CEO earned 321× the median employee ($60,240) in FY2025.

Median employee $60,240 (PAR-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 321 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$19.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

321:1

Elevated vs. peers

Smithfield Foods Inc in the higher Food & Beverages third

Smithfield Foods Inc's FY2025 ratio 321:1 ranks #5 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (85th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Food & Beverages (SIC 20) median ratio is 141:1 across 27 FY2025 filers; Smithfield Foods Inc's $19.3M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #177 and ratio rank #176 split - treat 321:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Food & Beverages peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$19.3M
Median Employee Pay
$60,240
Pay Ratio
321:1
Filing Date
2026-04-20

Company Info

Ticker
SFD
CIK
91388
Industry
Food & Beverages
SIC Code
2011
State
VA
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SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 91388, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Smithfield Foods Inc's FY2025 ratio 321:1 ranks #5 of 27 Food & Beverages filers (85th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.

Monster Beverage Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $39K lighter vs Smithfield Foods Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.4M (Δ $81K heavier vs Smithfield Foods Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Novagold Resources Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $85K lighter vs Smithfield Foods Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Aptiv PLC · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $87K lighter vs Smithfield Foods Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Constellation Brands, Inc. (SIC 20 pole)

Constellation Brands, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Smithfield Foods Inc's HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #177/#176

Smithfield Foods Inc's FY2025 package sits #177 by CEO dollars and #176 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

Smithfield Foods Inc's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Smithfield Foods Inc (CIK 91388), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.