Hormel Foods Corporation
HRL
NYSE·Consumer Defensive·Packaged Foods·Mkt cap $11.9B
$21.54
▼ -0.65%
P/E
34.74
Mkt Cap
$11.9B
52-Wk Range
$19.70–$26.60
52-Week Range
$19.70 - $26.60
P/E
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Beta
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Price action
Price chart
Down 15.5% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Diverse brand portfolio
- Strong distribution network
- Vertical integration in protein production
- Proven brand recognition
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.3).
Growth
Stable outlook
Plant-based protein expansion
Value
Fairly valued vs Food & Beverage peers
Momentum
Weak
-8.9% over 3m
Quality
Thin
Solid business
Dividend
High yield
5.42% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying HRL right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Dec 3, 2026
AUG 27, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.37 vs $0.35 consensus (+4.5% surprise). Revenue of $3.0B vs $3.0B expected (-2.4%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+4.5%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-0%
+0%
+5%
+2%
+1%
+3%
-2%
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
Q3 26
$3.1B
$3.0B
$2.9B
$3.0B
$3.2B
$3.0B
$3.0B
$3.0B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
15.9%
Operating
3.8%
Profit
2.0%
Wall Street consensus
3 analysts · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
100%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Bank of America · May 29, 2026
vs Industry
How HRL stacks vs Packaged Foods
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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