Hormel Foods Corporation HRL SPX
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and other food products to foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International segments. The company provides various perishable products, including resh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, bacon, sausages, hams, guacamole, and other items that require refrigeration; and shelf-stable products, such as canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and other items that do not require refrigeration. It sells its products under the HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, APPLEGATE, AUSTIN BLUES, BACON 1, BLACK LABEL, BREAD READY, BURKE, CAFÉ H, CERATTI, CHI-CHI'S, COLUMBUS, COMPLEATS, CORN NUTS, CURE 81, DAN'S PRIZE, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DON MIGUEL, DOÑA MARIA, EMBASA, FAST N EASY, FIRE BRAISED, FONTANINI, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, HOUSE OF TSANG, JENNIE-O, JUSTIN'S, LA VICTORIA, LAYOUT, LLOYD'S, MARY KITCHEN, MR. PEANUT, NATURAL CHOICE, NUT-RITION, OLD SMOKEHOUSE, OVEN READY, PILLOW PACK, PLANTERS, ROSA GRANDE, SADLER'S SMOKEHOUSE, SKIPPY, SPAM, SQUARE TABLE, SPECIAL RECIPE, VALLEY FRESH, and WHOLLY brands through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.
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PROS
- Attractive dividend yield of 5.04%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Revenue declined at -1.0% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -21.8% CAGR over 5 years.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jul 2015 | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | Apr 2021 | Jul 2021 | Jan 2022 | May 2022 | Jul 2022 | Jan 2023 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | Jul 2024 | Jan 2025 | Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.19B | 2.40B | 2.29B | 2.30B | 2.30B | 2.63B | 2.28B | 2.19B | 2.21B | 2.49B | 2.33B | 2.33B | 2.36B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.90B | 3.03B | 3.19B | 3.03B | 2.97B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.41B | 2.55B | 2.74B | 2.56B | 2.45B |
| Gross Profit | 409.39M | 495.03M | 558.01M | 526.36M | 475.29M | 598.52M | 552.28M | 486.92M | 452.41M | 511.55M | 498.30M | 492.80M | 455.05M | 533.33M | 488.33M | 469.15M | 433.44M | 493.72M | 468.42M | 477.35M | 422.43M | 457.76M | 450.17M | 476.31M | 423.35M | 538.75M | 553.47M | 506.05M | 495.95M | 491.42M | 498.05M | 508.73M | 503.81M | 488.37M | - | 484.43M | 487.31M | 444.84M | 469.57M | 518.51M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 251.43M | 258.71M | 223.47M | 241.70M | 318.62M |
| Operating Income | 231.16M | - | 359.54M | 323.82M | 274.79M | - | 355.36M | 316.03M | 279.70M | - | 301.95M | 301.74M | 256.69M | - | 306.25M | 312.36M | 256.66M | - | 280.49M | 293.46M | 249.58M | - | 268.02M | 289.42M | 207.48M | 319.68M | 334.73M | 291.04M | 289.45M | 295.80M | 216.76M | 284.44M | 252.32M | 236.69M | - | 233.00M | 228.60M | 221.38M | 227.88M | 199.88M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 313.97M | 320.67M | 67.35M | 321.13M | 294.71M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.52M | 19.46M | 19.60M | 19.73M | 19.82M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 230.49M | 236.51M | -21.63M | 234.31M | 206.06M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.75M | 52.82M | 34.58M | 52.54M | 48.69M |
| Net Income | 146.94M | 187.23M | 235.06M | 215.40M | 195.65M | 243.94M | 235.15M | 210.93M | 182.51M | 218.15M | 303.11M | 237.38M | 210.24M | 261.41M | 241.43M | 282.43M | 199.45M | 255.50M | 242.87M | 227.73M | 203.12M | 234.36M | 222.28M | 227.90M | 176.92M | 239.57M | 261.62M | 218.91M | 217.72M | 217.24M | 162.68M | 218.86M | 189.28M | 176.70M | - | 180.02M | 183.74M | -56.14M | 181.80M | 157.47M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.56 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.32 | - | 0.33 | 0.33 | -0.10 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2008 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.75B | 6.53B | 7.22B | 7.90B | 8.23B | 8.75B | 9.32B | 9.26B | 9.52B | 9.17B | - | - | - | - | 12.46B | 12.11B | 11.92B | 12.11B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.29B | 10.11B | 9.90B | 10.21B |
| Gross Profit | 1.06B | 1.10B | 1.24B | 1.33B | 1.33B | 1.41B | 1.56B | 1.81B | 2.16B | 2.00B | 1.98B | 1.88B | 1.83B | - | 2.16B | 2.00B | 2.02B | 1.89B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 879.26M | 942.17M | 1.01B | 996.62M |
| Operating Income | - | - | - | - | 781.19M | 805.99M | 931.62M | 1.07B | 1.32B | 1.28B | 1.18B | 1.20B | 1.10B | - | 1.29B | 1.06B | 1.02B | 895.19M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.58B | 1.34B | 1.37B | 1.01B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62.52M | 73.40M | 80.89M | 78.04M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.28B | 1.01B | 1.04B | 663.45M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 277.88M | 220.55M | 230.80M | 185.68M |
| Net Income | 285.50M | 342.81M | 395.59M | 474.19M | 500.05M | 526.21M | 602.68M | 686.09M | 890.05M | 846.74M | 1.01B | 978.81M | 908.08M | - | 999.99M | 793.57M | 805.04M | 478.20M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.08 | 1.27 | 1.46 | 1.74 | 1.86 | 1.95 | 1.12 | 1.27 | 1.64 | 1.57 | 1.86 | 1.80 | 1.66 | - | 1.82 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 0.87 |
| R&D Expense | - | 25.40M | 27.60M | 29.40M | 29.80M | 29.90M | 29.90M | 32.00M | 34.70M | 34.20M | 33.80M | 32.50M | 31.90M | 33.60M | 34.70M | 33.70M | 36.10M | 35.20M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -0.95% |
| 1 Year: | -2.90% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -21.80% |
| 1 Year: | -5.10% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -20.50% |
| 6 Months: | +3.84% |
| 3 Months: | -7.97% |
| 1 Month: | +11.36% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2007 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 3.69B | 4.05B | 4.24B | 4.56B | 4.92B | 5.46B | 6.14B | 6.98B | 6.98B | 8.14B | 8.11B | 9.91B | - | 13.31B | 13.45B | 13.43B | 13.39B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.64B | 3.30B | 3.25B | 3.41B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 149.75M | 154.78M | 385.25M | 467.85M | 463.13M | 682.39M | 434.01M | 334.17M | 347.24M | 415.14M | 444.12M | 459.14M | 672.90M | 1.71B | - | 982.11M | 736.53M | 741.88M | 670.68M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.72B | 1.68B | 1.58B | 1.75B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 867.59M | 817.39M | 817.91M | 784.81M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.77B | 5.71B | 5.43B | 5.48B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 685.03M | 1.10B | 778.19M | 786.30M | 784.01M | 954.69M | 1.21B | 1.05B | 1.06B | 1.14B | 1.11B | 1.50B | - | 1.47B | 2.31B | 1.40B | 1.38B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 350.00M | 0 | 250.00M | 250.00M | 250.00M | 250.00M | 250.00M | 250.00M | 250.00M | 624.84M | 250.00M | 1.04B | - | 3.29B | 2.36B | 2.85B | 2.85B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.30B | 3.31B | 2.86B | 2.86B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 2.12B | 2.40B | 2.66B | 2.82B | 3.31B | 3.61B | 4.00B | 4.45B | 4.94B | 5.60B | 5.92B | 6.43B | - | 7.54B | 7.73B | 7.99B | 7.90B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 546.24M | 546.60M | 548.61M | 550.11M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2008 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 271.62M | 558.77M | 485.53M | - | - | - | - | 991.99M | 1.04B | 1.03B | 1.24B | 923.00M | 1.13B | - | 1.13B | 1.05B | 1.27B | 845.25M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -154.22M | -85.23M | -258.48M | - | - | - | - | -900.95M | -408.47M | -587.18M | -1.24B | 220.15M | -656.32M | - | -258.04M | -689.54M | -236.91M | -298.59M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -112.37M | -243.07M | -144.46M | - | - | - | - | -70.63M | -557.30M | -418.77M | 11.64M | -926.24M | 566.17M | - | -486.68M | -600.06M | -1.03B | -614.00M |
| Capital Expenditure | -125.89M | -96.96M | -89.82M | -96.91M | -132.30M | -106.76M | -159.14M | -144.06M | -255.52M | -221.29M | -389.61M | -293.84M | -367.50M | - | -278.92M | -270.21M | -256.44M | -310.90M |
| Free Cash Flow | 145.73M | 461.81M | 395.71M | - | - | - | - | 847.93M | 784.50M | 812.60M | 852.12M | 629.16M | 760.52M | - | 856.06M | 777.64M | 1.01B | 534.35M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 390.26M | -241.76M | -265.00K | -67.34M |
| Share Buybacks | 69.55M | 38.15M | 69.57M | 152.93M | 61.37M | 70.82M | 58.94M | 24.93M | 87.89M | 94.49M | 46.90M | 174.25M | 12.36M | 19.96M | 0 | 12.30M | 0 | 0 |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Oct 2008 | Oct 2009 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 15.7% | 16.8% | 17.2% | 16.9% | 16.2% | 16.1% | 16.8% | 19.5% | 22.7% | 21.8% | - | - | - | - | 17.4% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 15.6% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | 9.5% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 13.9% | 13.9% | - | - | - | - | 10.3% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 7.4% |
| Net Margin % | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9.2% | - | - | - | - | 8.0% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 4.0% |
| ROE % | - | 16.2% | 16.5% | 17.8% | 17.7% | 15.9% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 20.0% | 17.2% | 18.1% | 16.5% | 14.1% | - | 13.3% | 10.3% | 10.1% | 6.1% |
| ROCE % | - | - | - | - | 20.7% | 19.5% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 22.4% | 21.6% | 16.8% | 17.1% | 13.1% | - | 10.9% | 9.5% | 8.4% | 7.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Street Corporation | 4.99% | 27.48M | $638.32M |
| 2 | Blackrock Inc. | 4.31% | 23.71M | $550.81M |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.50% | 19.27M | $447.72M |
| 4 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.71% | 14.92M | $346.55M |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.67% | 14.68M | $341.09M |
| 6 | Two Sigma Investments, LP | 2.18% | 11.99M | $278.45M |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.48% | 8.17M | $189.75M |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley | 1.30% | 7.14M | $165.89M |
| 9 | ProShare Advisors, LLC | 1.24% | 6.82M | $158.50M |
| 10 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1.24% | 6.85M | $159.11M |
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