Consumer Defensive
Hormel Foods Corporation(HRL)
Live Price
Offline$24.75
+1.27% today
Window Change
+3.79%
Window
May 29, 2026 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $11.81B
- Revenue Growth
- +1.6%
- EPS Growth
- -40.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.4%
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Coverage: 16 bars ยท May 29, 2026 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $11.81B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $24.75 and up 3.8% across the available one-year price window (May 29, 2026 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +1.6%, EPS growth of -40.8%, a dividend yield of 5.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +1.6%, EPS -40.8%, free cash flow -47.1% with operating margin 6.0% and ROIC 4.4%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 5.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 24.1 and price/sales 1.0. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines HRL price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+1.6% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+6.0% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
24.1 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Jun 4, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +1.6% and EPS is at -40.8%, with operating margin around 6.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 5.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Benchmark Edge
HRL vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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HRL Max Drawdown
-2.59%
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Company Overview
Hormel Foods Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and food products to retail, foodservice, deli, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, and International & Other. It provides various perishable products that include fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, sausages, hams, guacamoles, and bacons; and shelf-stable products comprising canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chilies, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hashes, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and others. The company also engages in the processing, marketing, and sale of branded and unbranded pork, beef, poultry, and turkey products, as well as offers nutritional food products and supplements, desserts and drink mixes, and industrial gelatin products. It sells its products primarily under the SKIPPY, SPAM, Hormel, Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin's, Jennie-O, Cafรฉ H, Herdez, Black Label, Sadler's, Columbus, Gatherings, Herdez, Wholly, Columbus, Planters, NUT-rition, Planters Cheez Balls, Corn Nuts, etc. brand names 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.
- Leadership
- Jeffrey Ettinger
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 20.0k
- Street Address
- 1 Hormel Place
- Mailing
- Austin, MN, 55912-3680
- Region
- Austin, MN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 507 437 5611
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 13.5
- Price/Sales
- 1.0
- Price/Book
- 1.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +1.6%
- EPS
- -40.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -47.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 15.5%
- Operating Margin
- 6.0%
- Net Margin
- 4.0%
- ROE
- 6.1%
- ROIC
- 4.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.36
- Current Ratio
- 2.66
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