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Hormel Foods Corporation

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21.28 USD +0.38 +1.82%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 21.35 +0.33%
Bid
21.27 × 1,300
Ask
21.28 × 1,900
21.18 Day range 21.52
19.19 52-week range 26.51
YTD
-10.21%
1 year
-0.05%
Open
21.23
Prev close
20.90
Mkt cap
11.71B
Vol
11.07M
Avg vol
4.98M
EPS
0.62
P/E
34.32
Div yield
5.60%
More statistics
Low
21.18
High
21.52
Forward P/E
13.59
Beta
0.29
Short ratio
3.97
Inst. own
91.17%
Dividend
1.17
Ex-div date
Oct 12, 2026
Earnings
Dec 3, 2026
50-d avg
20.87
200-d avg
22.84
1y target
25.31

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

3.29 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

6 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B-3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 4
  • Return on Equity 2
  • Return on Assets 2
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E 27.3×
FY 2016: 22.9×FY 2017: 19.5×FY 2018: 22.8×FY 2019: 22.3×FY 2020: 28.8×FY 2021: 25.6×FY 2022: 25.2×FY 2023: 22.1×FY 2024: 21.0×FY 2025: 27.3×
FY 2016 5y median 25.2× FY 2025
P/S 1.1×
FY 2016: 2.1×FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 2.4×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 2.0×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.4×FY 2025: 1.1×
FY 2016 5y median 1.4× FY 2025
P/B 1.7×
FY 2016: 4.6×FY 2017: 3.3×FY 2018: 4.1×FY 2019: 3.7×FY 2020: 4.1×FY 2021: 3.3×FY 2022: 3.4×FY 2023: 2.3×FY 2024: 2.1×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.3× FY 2025
P/FCF 24.4×
FY 2016: 27.4×FY 2017: 20.3×FY 2018: 26.9×FY 2019: 32.8×FY 2020: 34.4×FY 2021: 30.1×FY 2022: 29.5×FY 2023: 22.5×FY 2024: 16.8×FY 2025: 24.4×
FY 2016 5y median 24.4× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 15.2×
FY 2016: 13.8×FY 2017: 11.4×FY 2018: 17.0×FY 2019: 15.4×FY 2020: 19.2×FY 2021: 18.6×FY 2022: 17.2×FY 2023: 15.0×FY 2024: 13.9×FY 2025: 15.2×
FY 2016 5y median 15.2× FY 2025
EV/Sales 1.3×
FY 2016: 2.1×FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 2.4×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 2.3×FY 2022: 2.2×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.7× FY 2025
FCF Yield 4.1%
FY 2016: 3.6%FY 2017: 4.9%FY 2018: 3.7%FY 2019: 3.0%FY 2020: 2.9%FY 2021: 3.3%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 4.4%FY 2024: 6.0%FY 2025: 4.1%
FY 2016 5y median 4.1% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 15.6%
FY 2016: 22.7%FY 2017: 21.8%FY 2018: 20.7%FY 2019: 19.8%FY 2020: 19.0%FY 2021: 16.9%FY 2022: 17.4%FY 2023: 16.5%FY 2024: 17.0%FY 2025: 15.6%
FY 2016 5y median 16.9% FY 2025
Operating Margin 5.9%
FY 2016: 13.9%FY 2017: 13.9%FY 2018: 12.4%FY 2019: 12.6%FY 2020: 11.5%FY 2021: 9.9%FY 2022: 10.5%FY 2023: 8.9%FY 2024: 9.0%FY 2025: 5.9%
FY 2016 5y median 9.0% FY 2025
Net Margin 4.0%
FY 2016: 9.3%FY 2017: 9.2%FY 2018: 10.6%FY 2019: 10.3%FY 2020: 9.5%FY 2021: 8.0%FY 2022: 8.0%FY 2023: 6.6%FY 2024: 6.8%FY 2025: 4.0%
FY 2016 5y median 6.8% FY 2025
ROE 6.1%
FY 2016: 20.0%FY 2017: 17.2%FY 2018: 18.1%FY 2019: 16.5%FY 2020: 14.1%FY 2021: 13.0%FY 2022: 13.3%FY 2023: 10.3%FY 2024: 10.1%FY 2025: 6.1%
FY 2016 5y median 10.3% FY 2025
ROIC 4.3%
FY 2016: 16.8%FY 2017: 14.3%FY 2018: 14.4%FY 2019: 13.8%FY 2020: 10.3%FY 2021: 8.0%FY 2022: 8.7%FY 2023: 6.9%FY 2024: 6.9%FY 2025: 4.3%
FY 2016 5y median 6.9% FY 2025
ROA 3.6%
FY 2016: 14.0%FY 2017: 12.1%FY 2018: 12.4%FY 2019: 12.1%FY 2020: 9.2%FY 2021: 7.2%FY 2022: 7.5%FY 2023: 5.9%FY 2024: 6.0%FY 2025: 3.6%
FY 2016 5y median 6.0% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 1.6%
FY 2016: 2.8%FY 2017: -3.7%FY 2018: 4.1%FY 2019: -0.5%FY 2020: 1.2%FY 2021: 18.5%FY 2025: 1.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -32.7%
FY 2016: 24.0%FY 2017: -3.6%FY 2018: -7.6%FY 2019: 1.4%FY 2020: -8.0%FY 2021: 2.0%FY 2025: -32.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -40.8%
FY 2016: 29.1%FY 2017: -4.3%FY 2018: 18.5%FY 2019: -3.2%FY 2020: -7.8%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2025: -40.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -47.1%
FY 2016: -14.2%FY 2017: 9.3%FY 2018: 6.1%FY 2019: -22.7%FY 2020: 14.1%FY 2021: 1.5%FY 2025: -47.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.5×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 1.9×FY 2018: 1.8×FY 2019: 2.1×FY 2020: 2.4×FY 2021: 2.1×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 2.3×FY 2025: 2.5×
FY 2016 5y median 2.3× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.4×
FY 2016: 0.1×FY 2017: 0.1×FY 2018: 0.1×FY 2019: 0.0×FY 2020: 0.2×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.2×
FY 2016: -0.1×FY 2017: -0.1×FY 2018: 0.1×FY 2019: -0.3×FY 2020: -0.3×FY 2021: 1.9×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 2.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 9.2×
FY 2016: 103×FY 2017: 101×FY 2018: 44.5×FY 2019: 66.2×FY 2020: 52.2×FY 2021: 25.9×FY 2022: 21.0×FY 2023: 14.6×FY 2024: 13.2×FY 2025: 9.2×
FY 2016 5y median 14.6× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 4.8%
FY 2016: 1.5%FY 2017: 2.1%FY 2018: 1.7%FY 2019: 2.0%FY 2020: 1.9%FY 2021: 2.3%FY 2022: 2.2%FY 2023: 3.4%FY 2024: 3.6%FY 2025: 4.8%
FY 2016 5y median 3.4% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 132.4%
FY 2016: 33.3%FY 2017: 40.9%FY 2018: 38.3%FY 2019: 44.7%FY 2020: 53.7%FY 2021: 57.6%FY 2022: 55.8%FY 2023: 74.7%FY 2024: 76.4%FY 2025: 132.4%
FY 2016 5y median 74.7% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-10-26