Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) is a Consumer Defensive company in the Packaged Foods industry. QuoTrend tracks its price, financials, earnings, analyst ratings and insider trades.
| Index | S&P 500 | P/E | 29.42 | EPS (ttm) | 0.85 | Insider Own | 47.30% | Shs Outstand | 550.32M | Perf Week | -1.19% |
| Market Cap | 13.76B | Forward P/E | 15.91 | EPS next Y | 1.57 | Insider Trans | -0.01% | Shs Float | 290.59M | Perf Month | 0.52% |
| Enterprise Value | 15.79B | PEG | - | EPS next Q | 0.36 | Inst Own | - | Short Float | 6.98% | Perf Quarter | 16.49% |
| Income | 466.58M | P/S | 1.13 | EPS this Y | 75.42% | Inst Trans | - | Short Ratio | 3.83 | Perf Half Y | 2.33% |
| Sales | 12.22B | P/B | 1.73 | EPS next Y | 5.43% | ROA | 3.50% | Short Interest | 20.29M | Perf YTD | 5.53% |
| Book/sh | - | P/C | 13.66 | EPS next 5Y | 6.25% | ROE | 5.86% | 52W High | 29.61 -14.79% | Perf Year | -11.59% |
| Cash/sh | - | P/FCF | 19.86 | EPS past 3/5Y | -21.81% -12.12% | ROIC | 4.15% | 52W Low | 19.87 26.95% | Perf 3Y | -38.72% |
| Dividend Est. | 1.17 (4.64%) | EV/EBITDA | 15.73 | Sales past 3/5Y | -0.95% 4.73% | Gross Margin | 15.72% | Volatility | 2.67% 2.27% | Perf 5Y | -47.17% |
| Dividend TTM | 1.17 (4.63%) | EV/Sales | 1.29 | EPS Y/Y TTM | -42.18% | Oper. Margin | 5.75% | ATR (14) | 0.65 | Perf 10Y | -32.13% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | Jul 13, 2026 | Quick Ratio | 0.97 | Sales Y/Y TTM | 2.50% | Profit Margin | 3.82% | RSI (14) | 50.23 | Recom | 3.03 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | 3.71% 4.52% | Current Ratio | 1.94 | EPS Q/Q | 14.29% | SMA20 | -0.32% | Beta | 0.32 | Target Price | 23.50 |
| Payout | 136.97% | Debt/Eq | 0.36 | Sales Q/Q | 2.55% | SMA50 | 2.75% | Rel Volume | 1.17 | Prev Close | 25.01 |
| Employees | 20,000 | LT Debt/Eq | 0.36 | Earnings | Aug 27 | SMA200 | 7.23% | Avg Volume | 5.06M | Price | 25.23 |
| IPO Date | Mar 17, 1980 | Option/Short | Yes / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 12.85% 0.32% | Net Debt/EBITDA | 2.02 | Volume | 5,900,653 | Change | 0.88% |
| Date | Action | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May-21-26 | Reiterated | Goldman Sachs | Buy | $29 → $25 |
| May-21-26 | Reiterated | Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | $25 → $22 |
| Apr-09-26 | Downgrade | JP Morgan | Overweight → Neutral | |
| Feb-11-26 | Reiterated | Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | $55 → $25 |
| Dec-09-25 | Reiterated | Barclays | Overweight | $34 → $30 |
| Dec-05-25 | Reiterated | Piper Sandler | Neutral | $33 → $26 |
| Dec-04-25 | Reiterated | Coker Palmer | $27 → $28 | |
| Oct-30-25 | Reiterated | Goldman Sachs | Buy | $35 → $27 |
| Aug-29-25 | Reiterated | Barclays | Overweight | $34 |
| Aug-20-25 | Upgrade | JP Morgan | Neutral → Overweight |
Hormel Foods Corporation is a prominent global food company that specializes in the creation, preparation, and supply of a diverse array of meat, nut, and other culinary items. Its extensive clientele spans retail outlets, institutional food providers (foodservice), specialty delis, and various commercial enterprises across the United States and internationally. The company's operations are strategically structured into four main divisions: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, and International & Other. Hormel's product portfolio is broad, encompassing numerous perishable goods such as fresh meats, frozen food selections, convenient refrigerated meal options, a variety of sausages, hams, guacamole, and bacon. Additionally, it offers a wide range of non-perishable items, including canned luncheon meats, various nut butters, snack nuts, chili, microwave-ready meals, hashes, stews, tortillas, salsas, and tortilla chips. Beyond these offerings, Hormel Foods is also actively involved in the processing, promotion, and distribution of both branded and unbranded products derived from pork, beef, poultry, and turkey. The company further supplies nutritional food items and supplements, dessert and beverage mixes, and industrial-grade gelatin. Its extensive product line is marketed under numerous widely recognized brand names, including SKIPPY, SPAM, Hormel, Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin's, Jennie-O, Café H, Herdez, Black Label, Sadler's, Columbus, Gatherings, Wholly, Planters, NUT-rition, Planters Cheez Balls, and Corn Nuts. These products reach consumers through a multi-channel distribution network, utilizing internal sales teams, independent brokers, and various distributors. Founded in 1891 as Geo. A. Hormel & Company, the organization was officially rebranded as Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Its corporate headquarters are located in Austin, Minnesota.
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| Line Item (USD, M) | TTM — | FY 2025 10/26/2025 | FY 2024 10/31/2024 | FY 2023 10/31/2023 | FY 2022 10/31/2022 | FY 2021 10/31/2021 | FY 2020 10/31/2020 | FY 2019 10/31/2019 | FY 2018 10/31/2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 12,219 | 12,106 | 11,921 | 12,110 | 12,459 | 11,386 | 9,608 | 9,497 | 9,546 | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 10,299 | 10,214 | 9,899 | 10,110 | 10,294 | 9,458 | 7,782 | 7,613 | 7,566 | |
| Gross Profit | 1,921 | 1,892 | 2,022 | 2,000 | 2,165 | 1,928 | 1,826 | 1,885 | 1,979 | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 1,043 | 997 | 1,005 | 942 | 879 | 853 | 761 | 728 | 841 | |
| Research and Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Operating Expense | 175 | 176 | -51 | -14 | -27 | -48 | -35 | -40 | -41 | |
| Operating Income | 703 | 719 | 1,068 | 1,072 | 1,313 | 1,123 | 1,100 | 1,196 | 1,180 | |
| Interest Expense | 79 | 78 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 43 | 21 | 18 | 26 | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | 31 | 23 | 48 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 36 | 32 | 28 | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | 655 | 663 | 1,035 | 1,013 | 1,278 | 1,126 | 1,115 | 1,210 | 1,181 | |
| Income Taxes | 190 | 186 | 231 | 221 | 278 | 217 | 206 | 231 | 169 | |
| Consolidated Net Income | 467 | 478 | 805 | 794 | 1,000 | 909 | 908 | 979 | 1,012 | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 467 | 478 | 805 | 793 | 1,000 | 909 | 908 | 979 | 1,013 | |
| Net Income | 467 | 478 | 805 | 794 | 1,000 | 909 | 908 | 979 | 1,012 | |
| EPS (Recurring) | 0.85 | 0.87 | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.84 | 1.68 | 1.69 | 1.83 | 1.91 | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | 0.85 | 0.87 | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.84 | 1.68 | 1.69 | 1.83 | 1.91 | |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.85 | 0.87 | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.82 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.80 | 1.86 | |
| EBITDA | 1,004 | 1,005 | 1,374 | 1,340 | 1,577 | 1,379 | 1,342 | 1,393 | 1,370 | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 29.68 | 27.39 | 20.78 | 22.45 | 25.52 | 25.49 | 29.33 | 22.72 | 23.46 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 2.03 | 2.01 | 2.73 | 2.30 | 2.43 | |
| Gross Margin | 15.72 | 15.63 | 16.96 | 16.52 | 17.38 | 16.93 | 19.00 | 19.85 | 20.73 | |
| Operating Margin | 5.75 | 5.94 | 8.96 | 8.85 | 10.54 | 9.86 | 11.45 | 12.59 | 12.36 | |
| Net Margin | 3.82 | 3.95 | 6.75 | 6.56 | 8.03 | 7.98 | 9.45 | 10.31 | 10.60 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 551 | 550 | 548 | 546 | 545 | 541 | 538 | 535 | 531 | |
| Market Capitalization | 13,902 | 13,106 | 16,741 | 17,772 | 25,315 | 22,895 | 26,195 | 21,876 | 23,173 | |
| Operating Lease Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider | Relationship | Date | Transaction | Cost | #Shares | Value ($) | #Shares Total | SEC Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhojwani Gary C. | Director | Jul 08 '26 | Sale | 24.51 | 20,200 | 495,159 | 32,002 | Jul 10 |
| Murano Elsa A | Director | Dec 11 '25 | Sale | 24.00 | 13,400 | 321,600 | 82,088 | Dec 15 |
| Murano Elsa A | Director | Mar 27 '25 | Sale | 30.40 | 4,500 | 136,800 | 95,488 | Mar 31 |
| LYKKEN STEVEN J | GROUP VICE PRESIDENT | Dec 06 '24 | Buy | 32.47 | 4,904 | 159,246 | 7,100 | Dec 10 |
| Kuehneman Paul R | VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER | Aug 15 '23 | Buy | 40.66 | 108 | 4,391 | 8,477 | Oct 29 |
| Myers Kevin L | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Oct 10 '24 | Option Exercise | 26.38 | 14,800 | 390,424 | 53,850 | Oct 11 |
| LYKKEN STEVEN J | GROUP VICE PRESIDENT | Sep 27 '24 | Sale | 31.91 | 9,800 | 312,689 | 30,589 | Sep 30 |
| LYKKEN STEVEN J | GROUP VICE PRESIDENT | Sep 27 '24 | Option Exercise | 26.38 | 9,800 | 258,524 | 40,389 | Sep 30 |
| Myers Kevin L | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Sep 18 '24 | Option Exercise | 26.38 | 10,000 | 263,800 | 49,050 | Sep 19 |
| Myers Kevin L | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Sep 18 '24 | Sale | 32.70 | 10,000 | 327,000 | 39,050 | Sep 19 |
| Brady Deanna T | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sep 13 '24 | Option Exercise | 26.38 | 51,600 | 1,361,208 | 124,021 | Sep 17 |
| Brady Deanna T | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Sep 13 '24 | Sale | 31.95 | 51,600 | 1,648,878 | 72,421 | Sep 17 |
| Losness-Larson Katherine M | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Jun 27 '24 | Buy | 30.12 | 830 | 25,000 | 15,905 | Jun 28 |
| Losness-Larson Katherine M | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | Jun 26 '24 | Option Exercise | 26.38 | 6,200 | 163,556 | 20,726 | Jun 28 |
| Ourada Mark J | GROUP VICE PRESIDENT | Apr 02 '24 | Option Exercise | 26.38 | 13,800 | 364,044 | 41,850 | Apr 03 |