Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common | SFD | Nasdaq | Latest report: February 27, 2026
The latest reported short interest for Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common (SFD) was 3,415,491 shares as of February 27, 2026. In the prior report, the figure was 3,192,368 shares. That put the latest change at 223.1K shares, or +7.0%, with days to cover at 4.49 based on reported average daily volume of 760.6K.
This page tracks 25 reported short interest entries for SFD from January 31, 2025 through February 27, 2026. Over that period, reported short interest ranged from 826.0K to 3.4M shares.
Reported short interest can change for many reasons, including shifts in sentiment, trading activity, and company-specific events.
Extreme edge-case readings may reflect unusually low reported average volume.
| Settlement Date | Short Interest | Prior Short Interest | Change Shares | Change % | Average Daily Volume | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2026 | 3,415,491 | 3,192,368 | 223.1K | +7.0% | 760.6K | 4.49 |
| February 13, 2026 | 3,192,368 | 2,793,433 | 398.9K | +14.3% | 860.8K | 3.71 |
| January 30, 2026 | 2,793,433 | 2,641,530 | 151.9K | +5.8% | 733.3K | 3.81 |
| January 15, 2026 | 2,641,530 | 2,933,309 | -291.8K | -9.9% | 849.5K | 3.11 |
| December 31, 2025 | 2,933,309 | 2,622,436 | 310.9K | +11.8% | 699.0K | 4.2 |
| December 15, 2025 | 2,622,436 | 2,471,215 | 151.2K | +6.1% | 933.5K | 2.81 |
| November 28, 2025 | 2,471,215 | 2,376,302 | 94.9K | +4.0% | 872.9K | 2.83 |
| November 14, 2025 | 2,376,302 | 2,351,736 | 24.6K | +1.0% | 1.0M | 2.28 |
| October 31, 2025 | 2,351,736 | 3,013,435 | -661.7K | -22.0% | 1.1M | 2.23 |
| October 15, 2025 | 3,013,435 | 2,513,915 | 499.5K | +19.9% | 1.1M | 2.77 |
| September 15, 2025 | 2,107,025 | 2,745,755 | -638.7K | -23.3% | 2.9M | 1 |
| August 29, 2025 | 2,745,755 | 2,214,340 | 531.4K | +24.0% | 873.1K | 3.14 |
| August 15, 2025 | 2,214,340 | 1,828,083 | 386.3K | +21.1% | 989.9K | 2.24 |
| July 31, 2025 | 1,828,083 | 1,413,771 | 414.3K | +29.3% | 585.9K | 3.12 |
| July 15, 2025 | 1,413,771 | 1,380,467 | 33.3K | +2.4% | 642.3K | 2.2 |
| June 30, 2025 | 1,380,467 | 1,238,373 | 142.1K | +11.5% | 501.8K | 2.75 |
| June 13, 2025 | 1,238,373 | 1,128,975 | 109.4K | +9.7% | 453.8K | 2.73 |
| May 30, 2025 | 1,128,975 | 1,488,553 | -359.6K | -24.2% | 493.2K | 2.29 |
| May 15, 2025 | 1,488,553 | 1,661,227 | -172.7K | -10.4% | 627.9K | 2.37 |
| April 30, 2025 | 1,661,227 | 1,402,457 | 258.8K | +18.4% | 806.9K | 2.06 |
| April 15, 2025 | 1,402,457 | 1,909,341 | -506.9K | -26.6% | 813.2K | 1.72 |
| March 31, 2025 | 1,909,341 | 1,065,208 | 844.1K | +79.2% | 852.0K | 2.24 |
| February 28, 2025 | 825,963 | 3,210,796 | -2.4M | -74.3% | 618.8K | 1.33 |
| February 14, 2025 | 3,210,796 | 3,100,423 | 110.4K | +3.6% | 711.7K | 4.51 |
| January 31, 2025 | 3,100,423 | 0 | 3.1M | +100.0% | 1.7M | 1.78 |