What SEC filings does Smithfield Foods, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about SFD?

A Form 4 for SFD discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Smithfield Foods, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for SFD?

The 10-K is Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all SFD SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Smithfield Foods, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for SFD. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Smithfield Foods, Inc. file with the SEC?

Smithfield Foods, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling SFD shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

SFD SEC Filing News — Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-16.

Smithfield Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces various packaged meats and fresh pork products in the United States and internationally. It operates through Packaged Meats, Fresh Pork, Hog Production, and Other segments. The Packaged Meats segment processes fresh meat into various packaged meats products, including bacon, sausage, hot dogs, deli and lunch meats, dry sausage products, ham products, ready-to-eat products, and prepared foods to retail and foodservice customers. Thi…

Sector: Consumer Defensive Industry: Packaged Foods Market Cap: $7.2B

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for SFD currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 3 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

SFD Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-06-08 — 2026-10-16

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 3 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$2.22M

STEVEN FRANCE · 2026-06-12

82,825 shares · Form 144

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 13 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 13 filings in this group are Form 4s for Smithfield Foods, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 13 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 10 tax withholding and 3 open-market sale. 3 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Tax withholding ×10: Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.
Open-market sale ×3: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-16

SFD insider Starling Raymond A (Director) sold 3,960 shares (~$106.0K)

Starling Raymond A, listed as Director at SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, reported an open-market sale of 3,960 SFD shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	3,960	$26.77	$106.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Starling Raymond A (Director) Shares: 3,960 Est. Value: $106.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-16

SFD insider France Steven (President, Packaged Meats) sold 82,825 shares (~$2.22M)

France Steven, listed as President, Packaged Meats at SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, reported an open-market sale of 82,825 SFD shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	82,825	$23.76	$1.97M
`S`	Open-market sale	82,825	$26.82	$2.22M
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Stock Option (Right to Buy)	82,825	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: France Steven (President, Packaged Meats) Shares: 82,825 Est. Value: $2.22M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-11

SFD insider Hall Mark L. (Chief Financial Officer) sold 78,579 shares (~$2.07M)

Hall Mark L., listed as Chief Financial Officer at SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, reported an open-market sale of 78,579 SFD shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	78,579	$20.00	$1.57M
`S`	Open-market sale	78,579	$26.36	$2.07M
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Stock Option (Right to Buy)	78,579	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hall Mark L. (Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 78,579 Est. Value: $2.07M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

France Steven (President, Packaged Meats) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,848	$23.65	$91.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: France Steven (President, Packaged Meats) Shares: 3,848

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Westerbeek Kraig A. (President, Hog Production) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	1,224	$23.65	$28.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Westerbeek Kraig A. (President, Hog Production) Shares: 1,224

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Sutton Doug (Chief Manufacturing Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,159	$23.65	$74.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Sutton Doug (Chief Manufacturing Officer) Shares: 3,159

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Smith Charles Shane (Director, President & CEO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	5,569	$23.65	$131.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Smith Charles Shane (Director, President & CEO) Shares: 5,569

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Owens Donovan (President, North America Pork) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,159	$23.65	$74.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Owens Donovan (President, North America Pork) Shares: 3,159

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

He Hank Shenghua (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,849	$23.65	$91.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: He Hank Shenghua (Director) Shares: 3,849

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Checkovich Tennille J. (Chief Legal Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	708	$23.65	$16.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Checkovich Tennille J. (Chief Legal Officer) Shares: 708

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Bennett Isham Jay (Chief Human Resources Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	992	$23.65	$23.5K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Bennett Isham Jay (Chief Human Resources Officer) Shares: 992

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Brobst Robert Allen JR (Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	822	$23.65	$19.4K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Brobst Robert Allen JR (Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 822

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-08

SFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hall Mark L. (Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,848	$23.65	$91.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hall Mark L. (Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 3,848

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 3 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Smithfield Foods, Inc. has 3 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-12

SFD Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by STEVEN FRANCE (82,825 shares) ~$2.22M

STEVEN FRANCE filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell SFD (SMITHFIELD FOODS INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: STEVEN FRANCE Shares: 82,825 Est. Value: $2.22M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-12

SFD Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by RAYMOND STARLING (3,960 shares) ~$106.0K

RAYMOND STARLING filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell SFD (SMITHFIELD FOODS INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: RAYMOND STARLING Shares: 3,960 Est. Value: $106.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-09

SFD Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by MARK HALL (78,579 shares) ~$2.07M

MARK HALL filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell SFD (SMITHFIELD FOODS INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: MARK HALL Shares: 78,579 Est. Value: $2.07M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 3 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 3 in this period for Smithfield Foods, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-10-16

SFD filed 8-K — material company event

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-08

SFD filed 8-K — material company event

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-11

SFD filed 8-K — material company event

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Smithfield Foods, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-11

SFD filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on SFD. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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