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Hormel Foods Corporation HRL

Consumer Defensive  —  Packaged Foods
19.71 (0.13) (0.66%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$11.0B
P/E
31.3×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Debt to equity

Hormel Foods Corporation's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 31 July 2026 was 0.4×, up 0.0× from fiscal 2025 (0.4×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (fiscal 2019) to 0.5× (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.3× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.3×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 0.4× 1.06%
FY2024 0.4× (16.46%)
FY2023 0.4× (2.29%)
FY2022 0.4× (8.13%)
FY2021 0.5× 134.98%
FY2020 0.2× 380.33%
FY2019 0.0× (62.15%)
FY2018 0.1× 120.36%
FY2017 0.1× (9.96%)
FY2016 0.1× (10.08%)

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jul 2026 0.4× 1.28%
Apr 2026 0.4× (0.17%)
Jan 2026 0.4× (0.47%)
Oct 2025 0.4× 2.27%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 0.5×
Ten-year median 0.2×
Current reading's percentile 73

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare 0.3×
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation 0.4×
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare 0.5×
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare 0.7×
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare 0.8×
CAG Conagra Brands compare 1.1×
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare 1.2×
JBS JBS N.V. compare 2.7×
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare 3.4×
Packaged Foods industry median 0.3×
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.3×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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