HRL

— Fundamental Stock Analysis and Report Card

Consumer Defensive : Packaged Foods

Located in Austin, MN, US. 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.

Growth

Revenue, earnings and profitability.

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Revenue History

Earnings History

Margins

Gross Margin TTM
15.72%
EBITDA Margin TTM
8.22%
Net Margin TTM
3.82%
Earnings Per Share TTM
0.85
Statements

Income & Cash Flow analysis.

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Hormel Foods Corporation
Select Period:
Q2 2026
Total ($)
Q2 2026
Margin (%)
Revenue
3.0b
+73.8m
+2.5%
Gross Income
518.5m
+34.1m
+7.0%
17%
+0.7pp
+4.4%
EBITDA
294.7m
-19.3m
-6.1%
10%
-0.9pp
-8.5%
Operating Income
217.1m
-31.2m
-12.6%
7%
-1.3pp
-14.7%
Net Income
157.5m
-22.5m
-12.5%
5%
-0.9pp
-14.7%
Earnings Per Share
0.29
+0.0
-12.1%
Operating Cash Flow
178.9m
+122.5m
+217.0%
6%
+4.1pp
+209.2%
Free Cash Flow
96.8m
+115.4m
+619.0%
3%
+3.9pp
+606.2%
Research & Development
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Recommendations

What are the analysts saying?

Analyst Consensus aggregates Wall Street recommendations into buy/hold/sell counts, while the Fundamental Scorecard grades the company on six financial ratios (P/B, P/E, D/E, ROA, ROE, DCF) plus an overall score. The two measure different things and can point in different directions.

Analyst Consensus
Fundamental Scorecard
Recent Upgrades & Downgrades