Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)

Price$21.33

Favorite Metrics

Price vs S&P 500 (26W)-19.45%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)-13.78%

Market Capitalization$11.75B

P/E Ratio (Annual)24.56x

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)5.52%

All Metrics

P/CF (Annual)13.90x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$14.43

P/TBV (Annual)2.09x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$1.16

Revenue Growth (3Y)-0.95%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$1.05

Payout Ratio (TTM)87.66%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)-14.73%

Gross Margin (TTM)15.61%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)4.03%

EPS (TTM)$0.89

10-Day Avg Trading Volume5.34M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$0.89

Revenue Growth (5Y)4.73%

EPS (Annual)$0.87

Dividend / Share (Annual)$1.15

ROI (Annual)4.44%

Gross Margin (Annual)15.70%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)6.65%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$1.64

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)24.00x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)1.29%

EPS Growth (5Y)-12.15%

P/E Normalized (Annual)24.56x

ROA (Last FY)3.57%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)1.95%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$2.01

ROE (5Y Avg)10.54%

Operating Margin (TTM)5.94%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$0.97

P/B Ratio1.48x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)1.72x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$0

EV / Revenue (TTM)1.13x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)5.16x

ROA (TTM)3.65%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)6.42%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)12.40x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$0.87

Current Ratio (Annual)2.47x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)1.30x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume4.79M

52-Week Price Return-29.79%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)25.70x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)24.00x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$1

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$11.54

P/S Ratio (Annual)0.97x

Asset Turnover (Annual)0.90x

52-Week High$31.86

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)8.81%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$0.87

CapEx CAGR (5Y)-3.29%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)3.18%

26-Week Price Return-10.70%

Quick Ratio (Annual)1.15x

13-Week Price Return-13.47%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.36x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)2.66x

Enterprise Value$13,735.402

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)4.60%

Asset Turnover (TTM)0.91x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)3.84%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$1

Inventory Turnover (Annual)6.14x

Pretax Margin (Annual)5.48%

Cash / Share (Annual)$1.28

3-Month Return Std Dev26.38%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)16.70%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$0

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)-2.85%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)0.24%

ROE (Last FY)6.05%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)2.20x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$0.87

P/FCF (TTM)19.70x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)16.59x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)23.78x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.36x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$0.89

Receivables Turnover (Annual)15.11x

ROI (TTM)4.51%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)4.90%

P/S Ratio (TTM)0.97x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)8.54%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$21.99

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$11.37

Forward P/E14.53x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)-6.82%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)-64.88%

P/E Ratio (TTM)24.00x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)-35.50%

Year-to-Date Return-10.59%

5-Day Price Return3.47%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$0.87

ROA (5Y Avg)6.03%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)3.95%

Month-to-Date Return-6.45%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$2.12

EBITD / Share (Annual)$1.93

EPS Growth (3Y)-21.82%

Operating Margin (Annual)5.83%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.36x

P/CF (TTM)13.27x

ROI (5Y Avg)7.42%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)24.00x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.36x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$0.89

P/TBV (Quarterly)2.15x

Payout Ratio (Annual)132.41%

P/B Ratio (Annual)1.65x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$1.16

Inventory Turnover (TTM)6.48x

Pretax Margin (TTM)5.60%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$14.36

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-16.34%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)-16.01%

Dividend Yield (TTM)5.43%

Beta0.31x

P/FCF (Annual)21.98x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$22.05

ROE (TTM)6.13%

52-Week Low$20.32

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Industry Peers — Meat Packing Plants(1)

Symbol	P/E Ratio (Annual)	ROE (TTM)	Revenue Growth (5Y)	Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)	Price
HRLHormel Foods Corporation	24.56x	6.13%	4.73%	5.52%	$21.33
SFDSmithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock	11.55x	15.29%	1.47%	3.66%	$28.56

About

Hormel Foods is a diversified branded food company with a portfolio of leading brands including Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. The company generates revenue through US retail (61.6%), US foodservice (32.6%), and international (5.9%) channels, with perishable products representing 73% of fiscal 2025 sales. Many of its brands hold number one or two market positions in their respective categories.