Earnings Summary: Hormel Foods Q1

Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) just disclosed its Q1 earnings on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 06:30 AM.

Here's a brief overview of the earnings report.

Earnings

Hormel Foods beat estimated earnings by 6.25%, reporting an EPS of $0.34 versus an estimate of $0.32.

Revenue was up $43.70 million from the same period last year.

Analysis of Past Earnings

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.02 which was followed by a 0.75% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Hormel Foods's past performance:

Quarter	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025
EPS Estimate	0.30	0.41	0.34	0.38
EPS Actual	0.32	0.35	0.35	0.35
Revenue Estimate	3.21B	2.98B	2.90B	2.93B
Revenue Actual	3.19B	3.03B	2.90B	2.99B

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Guidance

Hormel Foods management provided guidance for FY 2026, expecting earnings between $1.43 and $1.51 per share.

To track all earnings releases for Hormel Foods visit their earnings calendar here.

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