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    Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)

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    CONSUMER DEFENSIVE • PACKAGED FOODS • NYSE

    $20.18
    +0.37 (+1.87%)

    Market Cap: $10.90B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    68%(27/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +0.63%
    Streak
    4 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.46
    Range$0.44 - $0.47
    9 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $3.1B
    Range$2.9B - $3.1B
    8 analysts
    Period ending Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$0.37
    Range$0.36 - $0.38
    5 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    2
    0
    7d
    3
    3
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.37+0.3%
    60d ago$0.37+0.3%
    30d ago$0.38-0.2%
    7d ago$0.38-0.2%
    Current$0.37
    Revenue Consensus
    $3.0B
    Range$3.0B - $3.1B
    3 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jan 27EST
    -$0.37---
    Oct 26EST
    -$0.46---
    Jul 26
    Reported Aug 27
    $0.37$0.36+2.78%Beat+5.7%
    Apr 26
    Reported May 28
    $0.40$0.35+14.29%Beat+14.3%
    Jan 26
    Reported Feb 26
    $0.34$0.32+6.25%Beat-2.9%
    Oct 25
    Reported Dec 4
    $0.32$0.30+6.67%Beat-23.8%
    Jul 25
    Reported Aug 28
    $0.35$0.41-14.63%Miss-5.4%
    Apr 25
    Reported May 29
    $0.35$0.34+2.94%Beat-7.9%
    Jan 25
    Reported Feb 27
    $0.35$0.37-5.41%Miss-14.6%
    Oct 24
    Reported Dec 4
    $0.42$0.42+0.00%Beat+0.0%
    Jul 24
    Reported Sep 4
    $0.37$0.36+2.78%Beat-7.5%
    Apr 24
    Reported May 30
    $0.38$0.36+5.56%Beat-5.0%
    Jan 24
    Reported Feb 29
    $0.41$0.34+20.59%Beat+2.5%
    Oct 23
    Reported Nov 29
    $0.42$0.45-6.67%Miss-17.6%
    Jul 23
    Reported Aug 31
    $0.40$0.41-2.44%Miss+0.0%
    Apr 23
    Reported Jun 1
    $0.40$0.39+2.56%Beat-16.7%
    Jan 23
    Reported Mar 2
    $0.40$0.45-11.11%Miss-9.1%
    Oct 22
    Reported Nov 30
    $0.51$0.50+2.00%Beat+0.0%
    Jul 22
    Reported Sep 1
    $0.40$0.41-2.44%Miss+2.6%
    Apr 22
    Reported Jun 2
    $0.48$0.47+2.13%Beat+14.3%
    Jan 22
    Reported Mar 1
    $0.44$0.44+0.00%Beat+7.3%
    Oct 21
    Reported Dec 9
    $0.51$0.50+2.00%Beat+18.6%
    Jul 21
    Reported Sep 2
    $0.39$0.39+0.00%Beat+5.4%
    Apr 21
    Reported May 20
    $0.42$0.41+2.44%Beat+0.0%
    Jan 21
    Reported Feb 18
    $0.41$0.40+2.50%Beat-8.9%
    Oct 20
    Reported Nov 24
    $0.43$0.45-4.44%Miss-8.5%
    Jul 20
    Reported Aug 25
    $0.37$0.36+2.78%Beat+0.0%
    Apr 20
    Reported May 21
    $0.42$0.43-2.33%Miss-8.7%
    Jan 20
    Reported Feb 20
    $0.45$0.46-2.17%Miss+2.3%
    Oct 19
    Reported Nov 26
    $0.47$0.47+0.00%Beat-7.8%
    Jul 19
    Reported Aug 22
    $0.37$0.36+2.78%Beat-5.1%
    Apr 19
    Reported May 23
    $0.46$0.45+2.22%Beat+4.5%
    Jan 19
    Reported Feb 21
    $0.44$0.44+0.00%Beat+0.0%
    Oct 18
    Reported Nov 20
    $0.51$0.48+6.25%Beat+24.4%
    Jul 18
    Reported Aug 23
    $0.39$0.39+0.00%Beat+14.7%
    Apr 18
    Reported May 24
    $0.44$0.45-2.22%Miss+12.8%
    Jan 18
    Reported Feb 22
    $0.44$0.44+0.00%Beat+0.0%
    Oct 17
    Reported Nov 21
    $0.41$0.40+2.50%Beat-8.9%
    Jul 17
    Reported Aug 24
    $0.34$0.37-8.11%Miss-
    Apr 17
    Reported May 25
    $0.39$0.40-2.50%Miss-
    Jan 17
    Reported Feb 23
    $0.44$0.45-2.22%Miss-
    Oct 16
    Reported Nov 22
    $0.45$0.45+0.00%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield5.80%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.17
    Payout Ratio188.13%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+3.71%
    5Y CAGR+4.52%

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio14.11EV/EBITDA15.17x
    Price/FCF14.23xFCF Yield7.03%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin2.82%Operating Margin8.62%
    ROE4.29%ROIC3.78%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.36xInterest Coverage7.82x
    Current Ratio1.88xQuick Ratio0.92x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.29Avg Volume5.67M
    52-Week High$26.0352-Week Low$18.77

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$19.48
    SMA 20$19.63
    SMA 50$21.32
    SMA 200$22.53
    EMA 10$19.57
    EMA 20$19.82
    EMA 50$20.93
    EMA 200$22.67

    MACD

    Line: -0.46Signal: -0.63Hist: 0.16

    ADX

    ADX: 40.5+DI: 23.7-DI: 22.7

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up8.0
    Aroon Down92.0
    PSAR$18.96

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$20.45
    Lower Band$18.81
    %B Position839%(Upper)
    Band Width0.83

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    51.3

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K50.4
    Stoch %D24.9
    Williams %R-26.5
    ROC (10d)2.6%
    Momentum0.52
    CCI (20d)97.1
    MFI (14d)39.3

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.54(2.7%)
    StdDev (20d)0.41
    Hist Vol21.1%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$20.31
    OBV-101.6M
    AD Line-3.6B
    CMF (20d)-1.501

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)5.9M
    Vol Ratio1.1x
    VWMA (20d)$19.64

    Pivot Points

    R3$20.65
    R2$20.25
    R1$20.03
    Pivot Point$19.63
    S1$19.41
    S2$19.01
    S3$18.79

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-30.41
    Ultimate Osc15.2
    KST-85.87

    Financial Data

    QuarterJul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023
    Total Revenue$2.96B$2.97B$3.03B$3.19B$3.03B$2.90B$2.99B$3.14B$2.90B$2.89B$3.00B$3.20B
    Cost of Revenue$2.49B$2.45B$2.56B$2.74B$2.55B$2.41B$2.51B$2.62B$2.41B$2.38B$2.49B$2.68B
    Gross Profit$471.51M$518.51M$469.57M$444.84M$487.31M$484.43M$475.23M$521.23M$488.37M$503.81M$508.73M$514.42M
    Operating Expenses$323.50M$299.10M$222.06M$444.01M$258.71M$240.60M$245.24M$218.53M$251.68M$251.49M$224.29M$243.28M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$323.50M$318.62M$241.70M$223.47M$258.71M$251.43M$263.01M$238.59M$259.65M$266.67M$240.39M$216.55M
    Operating Income$148.01M$217.11M$243.70M$2.17M$228.60M$248.35M$228.33M$294.48M$236.69M$252.32M$284.44M$270.04M
    Interest Income$-30,449,000$6.48M$6.53M$-2,857,000$16.03M$6.18M$7.54M$-3,243,000$10.48M$13.50M$19.43M$-6,983,000
    Interest Expense$19.64M$19.82M$19.73M$19.60M$19.46M$19.52M$19.46M$19.43M$21.46M$21.68M$18.33M$18.36M
    Income Before Tax$103.16M$206.06M$234.31M$-21,627,000$236.51M$230.49M$218.07M$280.03M$225.72M$244.14M$285.55M$245.81M
    Income Tax Expense$43.64M$48.69M$52.54M$34.58M$52.82M$50.75M$47.54M$60.07M$48.98M$54.93M$66.82M$50.32M
    Net Income$59.52M$157.38M$181.77M$-56,204,000$183.70M$179.74M$170.53M$219.96M$176.74M$189.21M$218.73M$195.48M
    EBITDA$219.67M$285.94M$310.79M$48.82M$304.64M$312.31M$294.20M$336.95M$300.35M$315.95M$348.50M$310.04M
    EBIT$153.24M$217.11M$243.70M$2.17M$239.95M$248.35M$228.33M$294.48M$236.69M$252.32M$284.44M$270.04M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $55.16M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.5%
    Obligations YoY
    -36.0%
    Active Awards
    22
    New Awards (TTM)
    14
    Avg Remaining Term
    1.5 mo

    Top agency: Department of Agriculture at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    123J1426C1419Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$10.14MJun 17, 2026
    123J1426C0777Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$7.73MFeb 23, 2026
    123J1425C2021Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$5.19MSep 22, 2025
    123J1426C1246Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$4.61MMay 27, 2026
    123J1426C0306Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$4.37MDec 10, 2025
    123J1426C1166Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$4.31MMay 14, 2026
    123J1426C1536Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$3.96MJul 21, 2026
    123J1425C1815Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$3.29MAug 27, 2025
    123J1425C1770Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$3.06MAug 18, 2025
    123J1426C1423Department of AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service$2.98MJun 17, 2026

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

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    HRL Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    14.1x
    Forward P/E
    12.8x
    EV/EBITDA
    15.2x
    P/FCF
    14.2x
    PEG
    1.4x
    P/B
    1.4x
    See GNG's fair value

    HRL Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    15.7%
    Operating margin
    8.6%
    Net margin
    2.8%
    ROIC
    3.8%
    ROE
    4.3%
    FCF margin
    6.4%
    FCF yield
    7.0%

    HRL Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    10
    Strong Buy
    2
    Buy
    1
    Hold
    7
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    HRL Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bear case

    • HRL's quarterly revenue changed -2.4% year over year.

    HRL Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    1.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    $0.46

    HRL Dividend

    Forward yield
    5.8%
    Payout ratio
    188.1%
    3Y DPS growth
    3.7%
    5Y DPS growth
    4.5%
    Pay months
    Feb, May, Aug, Nov
    HRL dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About HRL

    What is HRL's current dividend yield?

    Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) has a forward dividend yield of 5.80%.

    Does HRL pay dividends?

    Yes, Hormel Foods Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 5.80%.

    What is HRL's P/E ratio?

    Hormel Foods Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.11.

    What is HRL's market cap?

    Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) has a market capitalization of $10.90B with a current stock price of $20.18.

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