Consumer Defensive
Live Price
Offline$26.51
+1.88% today
Window Change
+3.79%
Window
May 29, 2026 → Jun 22, 2026
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Coverage: 16 bars · May 29, 2026 → 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 $26.51 and up 3.8% across the available one-year price window (May 29, 2026 → 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.
Benchmark Edge
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
Relative Read
HRL is 5.39 pts ahead over the shared 1Y window.
HRL had 6.55 pts shallower max drawdown than SPY.
HRL beat SPY in 0 of 1 calendar years shown and trailed in 1.
HRL
+3.79%
Normalized return
SPY
-1.60%
S&P 500
Excess Return
+5.39 pts
Relative to SPY
HRL Max Drawdown
-2.59%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
-9.13%
Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for HRL and SPY.
| Year | HRL | SPY | Excess | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +3.79% | +6.71% | -2.92 pts | SPY |
| 2025 | — | +11.19% | -- | -- |
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
5.43%
Trailing 12M Payout
$1.17
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Apr 13, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Jan 12, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 14, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Apr 14, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Jan 13, 2025 | Feb 18, 2025 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Quarterly |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Jul 15, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Quarterly |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Quarterly |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Jan 16, 2024 | Feb 15, 2024 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Quarterly |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Oct 16, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Quarterly |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Jul 17, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Quarterly |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Apr 17, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Quarterly |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 | Feb 15, 2023 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Quarterly |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 | $0.26 | $0.26 | Quarterly |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Jul 11, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 | $0.26 | $0.26 | Quarterly |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Apr 11, 2022 | May 16, 2022 | $0.26 | $0.26 | Quarterly |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 | Feb 15, 2022 | $0.26 | $0.26 | Quarterly |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Oct 18, 2021 | Nov 15, 2021 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Quarterly |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Jul 12, 2021 | Aug 16, 2021 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Quarterly |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Apr 12, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Quarterly |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Jan 11, 2021 | Feb 16, 2021 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Quarterly |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Oct 19, 2020 | Nov 16, 2020 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Jul 13, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| Apr 9, 2020 | Apr 13, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Jan 13, 2020 | Feb 18, 2020 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 | $0.21 | $0.21 | Quarterly |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 | $0.21 | $0.21 | Quarterly |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 | May 15, 2019 | $0.21 | $0.21 | Quarterly |
| Jan 11, 2019 | Jan 14, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 | $0.21 | $0.21 | Quarterly |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Oct 22, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Jul 16, 2018 | Aug 15, 2018 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 | May 15, 2018 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Jan 11, 2018 | Jan 15, 2018 | Feb 15, 2018 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Oct 23, 2017 | Nov 15, 2017 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Jul 13, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 | Aug 15, 2017 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Apr 13, 2017 | Apr 18, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Jan 12, 2017 | Jan 17, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
| Oct 20, 2016 | Oct 24, 2016 | Nov 15, 2016 | $0.14 | $0.14 | Quarterly |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Jul 18, 2016 | Aug 15, 2016 | $0.14 | $0.14 | Quarterly |
Next Step
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