HRL - Hormel Foods Corporation

Hormel Foods Corporation is an American company founded in 1891 in Austin, Minnesota, by George A. Hormel as George A. Hormel & Company. Originally focusing on the packaging and selling of ham, Spam, sausage and other pork, chicken, beef and lamb products to consumers; by the 1980s, Hormel began offering a wider range of packaged and refrigerated foods.

52W High

$32.84

52W Low

$23.71

MA Status:

50D: Below 200D: Below

Beta (~1 neutral, <0.9 lower risk)

0.31

Valuation

Fair

As of 2025-07-31 (Overview)

Trailing P/E (<15 better)

18.73

Forward P/E (<15 better)

15.65

EV/EBITDA (<8 favorable)

12.53

EV/Revenue (<3 favorable)

1.36

P/S (TTM) (<3 favorable)

1.17

P/B (<3 favorable)

1.75

Ownership

Institution‑heavy

Source: Overview

Insiders (1–5% typical)

0.25%

Institutions (25–75% balanced)

90.65%

Shares Outstanding

549,998,000

Float

290,212,000

Dividend Yield (2–6% sweet spot)

0.05%

Ex‑Dividend Date

2025-07-14

Income & Growth

Profitability: Weak

As of 2025-07-31 (Overview)

Revenue (TTM)

12,058,590,000

Gross Profit (TTM)

1,973,089,000

EPS (TTM)

1.37

Profit Margin (>10% good)

0.06%

Operating Margin (TTM) (higher better)

0.08%

ROE (TTM) (>15% strong)

0.09%

EPS YoY (Quarterly) (>10% good)

0.03

Revenue YoY (Quarterly) (>8% good)

0.05

Momentum

Bearish momentum

Value

-1.1521

-1.1596

Trend

Rising

Signal Cross

No cross

As of

Sep. 12, 2025