Hormel Foods Corporation

HRL • Packaged Foods

$21.54

▼ -0.14 (-0.65%)

Current price

EarningsLatest report: Jul 26, 2026

BALANCED PROFILENeutralConfidence: 70%

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.Methodology

Analysis thesis: Mixed profile. The company is not automatically unattractive, but valuation, growth, or balance-sheet evidence does not yet justify a stronger signal.

Market Cap

$11.87B

Growth

5.6%

Cash Flow

5/5

Trend

Stable

Evidence

Positive free cash flow · 0.97Consistent free cash flow · 5/5Manageable debt level · 0.36Healthy liquidity · 2.47Negative growth trend

Financial data as of: Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast earnings update: Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast profile update: Aug 28, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC

Company Snapshot

Key valuation, quality, financial strength, momentum and analyst data.

Price$21.54

Change-0.65%

Shares Out550.90M

Market Cap$11.87B

Enterprise Value$11.00B

52W Range19.70 - 26.60

Beta0.33

P/E34.62

P/S0.98

P/B1.10

P/FCF15.20

EV/Sales0.91

Price$21.54

Change-0.65%

Shares Out550.90M

Market Cap$11.87B

Enterprise Value$11.00B

52W Range19.70 - 26.60

Beta0.33

P/E34.62

P/S0.98

P/B1.10

P/FCF15.20

EV/Sales0.91

EV/EBITDA15.73

EV/FCF14.08

Earnings Yield2.89%

FCF Yield6.58%

Dividend Yield4.05%

Gross Margin15.63%

Oper. Margin5.94%

Profit Margin3.95%

Debt/Eq0.36

Current Ratio2.47

Quick Ratio1.20

Revenue 5Y5.56%

Target$24.67

Target Upside14.53%

Target Median$25.00

Target Range23.00 - 26.00

Volume18.54M

Avg Volume4.91M

EPS Surprise0.05

Investment DNA

How strong this company looks for long-term investors

out of 100

Business Quality

Margins, moat, returns

30/100

Financial Strength

Debt, cash, stability

87/100

Growth Potential

Revenue and expansion

26/100

Price Attractiveness

Cheap or expensive today

71/100

Why this score▼

Positive free cash flow · 0.97Consistent free cash flow · 5/5Manageable debt level · 0.36Healthy liquidity · 2.47Negative growth trendWeak profitability

Analyst view

Analyst sentiment and price target

HRL

Analyst sentiment

Based on 30 analyst votes · 2026-09-05

48/100

Neutral

Bullish

Hold

Bearish

Price Target

2026-08-28

Low

$22.00

Mean

$24.33

Median

$25.00

High

$26.00

Company Overview

IPO: 3/17/1980

Industry: Packaged Foods

P/B i: 1.10

Debt / Equity i: 0.36

Operating Margin: 5.94%

Net Margin: 3.95%

ROE i: -

ROIC: -

Financial Health

Score17 / 20

Debt / Equity: 0.36

Current Ratio: 2.47

Quick Ratio: 1.20

Status: Strong

Insider Transactions

Recent executive and insider activity

Bhojwani Gary C.

Transaction: 07/08/2026

SELL

Change

-20,200

Price

$24.51

Filing

07/10/2026

Type

SELL

Borrelli Domenic

Transaction: 06/09/2026

BUY

Change

+8,341

Price

Not reported

Filing

06/11/2026

Type

BUY

Borrelli Domenic

Transaction: 06/09/2026

BUY

Change

+50,800

Price

$23.98

Filing

06/11/2026

Type

BUY

Insider	Type	Change	Price	Transaction	Filing
Bhojwani Gary C.	SELL	-20,200	$24.51	07/08/2026	07/10/2026
Borrelli Domenic	BUY	+8,341	Not reported	06/09/2026	06/11/2026
Borrelli Domenic	BUY	+50,800	$23.98	06/09/2026	06/11/2026
Bonifant William W.	BUY	+5,734	Not reported	06/09/2026	06/11/2026
Bonifant William W.	BUY	+34,900	$23.98	06/09/2026	06/11/2026
Aakre D Scott	SELL	-1,722	$21.47	04/27/2026	04/29/2026
Bonifant William W.	BUY	+12,043	Not reported	04/14/2026	04/16/2026
Bonifant William W.	BUY	+87,700	$20.76	04/14/2026	04/16/2026
Policinski Christopher J.	BUY	—	$22.65	03/31/2026	04/02/2026
White Steven Andrew	BUY	—	$22.65	03/31/2026	04/02/2026
Newlands William A	BUY	—	$22.65	03/31/2026	04/02/2026
Bhojwani Gary C.	BUY	—	$22.65	03/31/2026	04/02/2026
Schoneman Debbra L.	BUY	—	$22.65	03/31/2026	04/02/2026
White Steven Andrew	SELL	-5,405	Not reported	03/18/2026	03/20/2026
Bonifant William W.	OTHER	0	Not reported	03/09/2026	03/20/2026
Borrelli Domenic	OTHER	0	Not reported	02/23/2026	03/06/2026
Zechmeister Michael Paul	BUY	+6,541	Not reported	02/02/2026	02/04/2026
White Steven Andrew	BUY	+6,541	Not reported	02/02/2026	02/04/2026
SMITH SALLY J	BUY	+6,541	Not reported	02/02/2026	02/04/2026
Schoneman Debbra L.	BUY	+6,541	Not reported	02/02/2026	02/04/2026

About the Company

Hormel Foods Corporation

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.

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Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) Receives $26.57 Consensus PT from Analysts

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the nine research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages

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Earnings Surprises

Period	Estimate	Actual	Surprise
2026-05-28	0.3544	0.4	0.0456
2026-02-26	0.32	0.34	0.02
2025-12-04	0.3017	0.32	0.0183
2025-08-28	0.4015	0.35	-0.0515
2025-05-29	0.3417	0.35	0.0083
2025-02-27	0.3764	0.35	-0.0264
2024-12-04	0.43	0.42	-0.01
2024-09-04	0.36	0.37	0.01
2024-05-30	0.36	0.38	0.02
2024-02-29	0.33	0.41	0.08
2023-11-29	0.44	0.42	-0.02
2023-08-31	0.41	0.4	-0.01