hormel foods corp. - HRL

HRL

Close Chg Chg %
24.06 -0.04 -0.17%

Closed Market

24.02

-0.04 (0.17%)

Volume: 5.07M

Last Updated:

Dec 15, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: hormel foods corp. - HRL

HRL Key Data

Open

$24.13

Day Range

23.87 - 24.19

52 Week Range

21.03 - 33.12

Market Cap

$13.23B

Shares Outstanding

550.11M

Public Float

290.63M

Beta

0.32

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

27.69

EPS

$0.87

Yield

482.33%

Dividend

$0.29

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jan 12, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

5.57M

 

HRL Performance

1 Week
 
0.00%
 
1 Month
 
6.23%
 
3 Months
 
-3.10%
 
1 Year
 
-26.99%
 
5 Years
 
-49.83%
 

HRL Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 11
Full Ratings ➔

About hormel foods corp. - HRL

Hormel Foods Corp. engages in the manufacturing and marketing of branded food products. It operates through the following segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International. The Retail segment consists of the processing, marketing, and sale of food products sold predominantly in the retail market. The Foodservice segment includes the processing, marketing, and sale of food and nutritional products for foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers. The International segment focuses on processing, marketing, and selling company products internationally. The company was founded by George A. Hormel in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, MN.

HRL At a Glance

Hormel Foods Corp.
1 Hormel Place
Austin, Minnesota 55912-3680
Phone 1-507-437-5611 Revenue 12.11B
Industry Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy Net Income 478.20M
Sector Consumer Non-Durables 2025 Sales Growth 1.555%
Fiscal Year-end 10 / 2026 Employees 20,000
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HRL Valuation

P/E Current 27.294
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 27.432
Price to Sales Ratio 1.084
Price to Book Ratio 1.659
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 15.52
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.567
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.277
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.196

HRL Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 605,308.00
Income Per Employee 23,909.85
Receivables Turnover 13.732
Total Asset Turnover 0.903

HRL Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.466
Quick Ratio 1.201
Cash Ratio 0.51

HRL Profitability

Gross Margin 15.453
Operating Margin 7.23
Pretax Margin 5.48
Net Margin 3.95
Return on Assets 3.565
Return on Equity 6.017
Return on Total Capital 4.376
Return on Invested Capital 4.377

HRL Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 38.291
Total Debt to Total Capital 27.689
Total Debt to Total Assets 22.589
Long-Term Debt to Equity 37.767
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 27.31
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Annual Financials for Hormel Foods Corp. - HRL

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
12.46B 12.11B 11.92B 12.11B
Sales Growth
+9.42% -2.80% -1.56% +1.55%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
10.33B 10.11B 9.88B 10.24B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
262.75M 253.31M 257.76M 263.90M
Depreciation
213.03M 227.33M 233.83M 241.17M
Amortization of Intangibles
49.73M 25.98M 23.93M 22.73M
COGS Growth
+9.56% -2.16% -2.28% +3.64%
Gross Income
2.13B 2.00B 2.05B 1.87B
Gross Income Growth
+8.76% -5.91% +2.06% -8.53%
Gross Profit Margin
+17.09% +16.55% +17.16% +15.45%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
879.26M 942.17M 980.47M 995.47M
Research & Development
34.70M 33.70M 36.10M 35.20M
Other SG&A
844.57M 908.47M 944.37M 960.27M
SGA Growth
+6.87% +7.15% +4.07% +1.53%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
23.49M 46.06M 32.71M 59.11M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.23B 1.02B 1.03B 816.13M
Non Operating Income/Expense
113.78M 59.80M 77.95M (73.65M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
28.01M 14.83M 48.40M 24.23M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
27.18M 42.75M 51.09M (105.84M)
Interest Expense
62.51M 61.89M 74.43M 79.03M
Interest Expense Growth
+44.34% -0.99% +20.26% +6.17%
Gross Interest Expense
62.51M 61.89M 74.43M 79.03M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
1.28B 1.01B 1.04B 663.45M
Pretax Income Growth
+13.49% -20.70% +2.17% -35.93%
Pretax Margin
+10.26% +8.37% +8.69% +5.48%
Income Tax
277.88M 220.55M 230.80M 185.68M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
87.69M 181.18M 127.93M 115.14M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
13.19M 7.58M 15.20M 17.68M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
177.73M 31.82M 89.33M 54.51M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(729.00K) (29.00K) (1.66M) (1.64M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
27.18M 42.75M 51.09M (105.84M)
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.00B 792.92M 804.63M 477.76M
Minority Interest Expense
239.00K (653.00K) (407.00K) (432.00K)
Net Income
999.99M 793.57M 805.04M 478.20M
Net Income Growth
+10.03% -20.64% +1.44% -40.60%
Net Margin Growth
+8.03% +6.55% +6.75% +3.95%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
999.99M 793.57M 805.04M 478.20M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
999.99M 793.57M 805.04M 478.20M
EPS (Basic)
1.8351 1.4523 1.4687 0.8692
EPS (Basic) Growth
+9.26% -20.86% +1.13% -40.82%
Basic Shares Outstanding
544.92M 546.42M 548.13M 550.16M
EPS (Diluted)
1.8196 1.4455 1.4668 0.8687
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+9.63% -20.56% +1.47% -40.78%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
549.57M 548.98M 548.83M 550.50M
EBITDA
1.51B 1.31B 1.32B 1.14B
EBITDA Growth
+10.95% -13.09% +0.57% -13.86%
EBITDA Margin
+12.14% +10.86% +11.09% +9.41%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 27.75
Number of Ratings 11 Current Quarters Estimate 0.319
FY Report Date 01 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 1.479
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.32 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 1.37 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 1.581
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 9 9 10 9
Mean Estimate 0.32 0.36 1.48 1.58
High Estimates 0.32 0.38 1.60 1.66
Low Estimate 0.31 0.35 1.43 1.50
Coefficient of Variance 1.35 2.98 3.01 2.82

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 2
HOLD 7 8 8
UNDERWEIGHT 0 1 1
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Hormel Foods Corp. - HRL

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Dec 12, 2025 Kevin L. Myers GROUP VICE PRESIDENT 56,788 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Katie Clark Senior Vice President 23,200 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Katie Clark Senior Vice President 12,591 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Larson Katherine M Losness SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 54,500 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Larson Katherine M Losness SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 32,662 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Paul R. Kuehneman INTERIM CFO AND CONTROLLER 34,100 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Paul R. Kuehneman INTERIM CFO AND CONTROLLER 27,816 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Pierre Lilly Senior Vice President 27,200 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Pierre Lilly Senior Vice President 20,028 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Pierre Lilly Senior Vice President 15,796 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Kevin L. Myers GROUP VICE PRESIDENT 69,500 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 David F. Weber Group Vice President 38,100 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 David F. Weber Group Vice President 23,218 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Colleen R. Batcheler Senior Vice President 136,200 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 12, 2025 Colleen R. Batcheler Senior Vice President 49,603 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Sep 12, 2025 Jeffrey M. Ettinger Interim CEO; Director 750,000 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 2, 2025 Steven A. White Director 34,836 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $30.94 per share 1,077,825.84
Apr 2, 2025 Gary C. Bhojwani Director 64,723 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $30.94 per share 2,002,529.62
Apr 2, 2025 William A. Newlands Director 41,116 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $30.94 per share 1,272,129.04
Apr 2, 2025 Christopher J. Policinski Director 111,744 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $30.94 per share 3,457,359.36

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