Hormel Foods Corporation

Company Profile

Hormel Foods Corporation had its IPO on 1990-01-02 under the ticker symbol HRL.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Packaged Foods industry. Hormel Foods Corporation has a staff strength of 20,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Hormel Foods Corporation opened at $37.4 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $36.97 - $37.46, and closed at $37.4.

This is a +0.11% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 2,033,296 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Hormel Foods Corporation have slipped by -2.6%.

Hormel Foods Corporation's Key Ratios

Hormel Foods Corporation has a market cap of $20.29 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.3727 and a price to sales ratio of 2.0039.

In the last 12-months Hormel Foods Corporation’s revenue was $12.20 billion with a gross profit of $2.16 billion and an EBITDA of $1.41 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Hormel Foods Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Hormel Foods Corporation’s operating margin was 9.18% while its return on assets stood at 5.27% with a return of equity of 11.63%.

In Q2.3333333333333, Hormel Foods Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -25.6% while revenue growth was a negative 2.3%.

Hormel Foods Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

24.6305

Trailing PE

23.2

PEG

3.3345

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.6 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 24.6305 and a PEG multiple of 3.3345. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Hormel Foods Corporation’s profitability.

Hormel Foods Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.2246 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 17.2856. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.0039.

Hormel Foods Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1.085 per share, indicating a yield of 2.96% and a payout ratio of 63.45%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$13.43 billion

Total Liabilities

$2.32 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-588489000.00

Capital Expenditure

$77.68 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

63.45%

Hormel Foods Corporation ended 2025 with $13.43 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $13.43 billion while shareholder equity stood at $7.72 billion.

Hormel Foods Corporation ended 2025 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $2.32 billion in other current liabilities, 8005000.00 in common stock, $7.45 billion in retained earnings and $4.93 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $669.12 million and cash and short-term investments were $686.55 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $946,981,000 while long-term debt stood at $2.36 billion.

Hormel Foods Corporation’s total current assets stands at $3.25 billion while long-term investments were $743.47 million and short-term investments were $17.42 million. Its net receivables were $793.74 million compared to accounts payable of $703.41 million and inventory worth $1.74 billion.

In 2025, Hormel Foods Corporation's operating cash flow was $-588489000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $77.68 million.

Comparatively, Hormel Foods Corporation paid $0.63 in dividends in 2025.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$37.4

52-Week High

$48.7579

52-Week Low

$36.78

Analyst Target Price

$41.3

Hormel Foods Corporation stock is currently trading at $37.4 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $48.7579 and a 52-week low of $48.7579. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $41.3.

Its 50-day moving average was $39.6 and 200-day moving average was $41.39 The short ratio stood at 6.83 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 4719.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 4243.2% are held by institutions.