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Hormel Foods Corporation
HRL • NYSEHRL • NYSE • Consumer Defensive
$22.70-1.41%-0.33
$22.70-1.41%(-0.33)Consumer Defensive
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
70Bullish
Risk
100Low Risk
Momentum
23Negative
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
15.6%▼1.3pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
5.9%▼3.0pp
After operating expenses
Net
4.0%▼2.8pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
27.3
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
15.2
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
4.1%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
3.7%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
5
GoAI Quality ScoreWeak
ROEReturn on Equity
6.1%Fair
ROAReturn on Assets
3.6%Fair
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
4.3%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioHealthy
2.47
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAManageable
2.18x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
1.77
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.11B | $11.92B | $12.11B | $12.46B | $11.39B |
| Gross Profit | $1.89B | $2.02B | $2.00B | $2.16B | $1.93B |
| Gross Margin | 15.6% | 17.0% | 16.5% | 17.4% | 16.9% |
| Operating Income | $718.60M | $1.07B | $1.07B | $1.31B | $1.12B |
| Net Income | $478.20M | $805.04M | $793.57M | $999.99M | $908.84M |
| Net Margin | 4.0% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| EPS | $0.87 | $1.47 | $1.45 | $1.84 | $1.68 |
Average Price Target
$27.20▲ 19.8% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Hormel Foods Corporation, the average price target is $27.20, with a high forecast of $30.00 and a low forecast of $25.00. The average price target represents a 19.8% increase from the current price of $22.70.
Highest
$30.00
Average
$27.20
Lowest
$25.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
7
24%
Hold
15
52%
Sell
7
24%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
Stephens & Co.● Maintain
Equal Weight
2026-02-27Stephens & Co.● Maintain
Equal Weight
2026-02-11Barclays● Maintain
Overweight
2025-12-09B of A Securities● Maintain
Neutral
2025-12-05Piper Sandler● Maintain
Neutral
2025-12-05JP Morgan● Maintain
Overweight
2025-12-05JP Morgan● Maintain
Overweight
2025-11-21Piper Sandler● Maintain
Neutral
2025-11-06Goldman Sachs● Maintain
Buy
2025-10-30Barclays● Maintain
Overweight
2025-08-29Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
50%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+0.5%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
9/7
2 met exactly
LATEST EPS
$0.34
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
+5.3%
$0.34 vs $0.32
Q4 '25
+6.1%
$0.32 vs $0.30
Q3 '25
-12.8%
$0.35 vs $0.40
Q2 '25
+2.4%
$0.35 vs $0.34
Q1 '25
-7.0%
$0.35 vs $0.38
Q4 '24
-2.3%
$0.42 vs $0.43
Q3 '24
+2.8%
$0.37 vs $0.36
Q2 '24
+5.6%
$0.38 vs $0.36
Q1 '24
+24.2%
$0.41 vs $0.33
Q4 '23
-4.5%
$0.42 vs $0.44
Q3 '23
-2.4%
$0.40 vs $0.41
Q2 '23
$0.40 vs $0.40
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