Hormel Foods Corporation HRL
- Market cap
- $11.0B
- P/E
- 31.3×
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Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) EV/EBITDA
As of 25 September 2026, Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 16.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.5× (October 2017) to 22.4× (April 2022); the current reading is higher than 68% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 8.2× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 9.4×.
EV/EBITDA, daily
Annual
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.8× | 8.25% |
| FY2024 | 13.7× | (6.07%) |
| FY2023 | 14.6× | (16.88%) |
| FY2022 | 17.5× | (6.76%) |
| FY2021 | 18.8× | (3.70%) |
| FY2020 | 19.5× | 25.41% |
| FY2019 | 15.6× | (5.40%) |
| FY2018 | 16.5× | 46.35% |
| FY2017 | 11.2× | (16.84%) |
| FY2016 | 13.5× | (5.02%) |
Quarterly
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 20.6× | 40.24% |
| Apr 2026 | 14.7× | (8.06%) |
| Jan 2026 | 16.0× | 8.04% |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8× | 11.06% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/EBITDA against peers
| Company | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | n/m |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | n/m |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 4.9× |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | 5.6× |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 6.4× |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 9.1× |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 10.4× |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | 11.8× |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | 16.8× |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 8.2× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 9.4× |
| Market median | 11.0× |
What EV/EBITDA is
Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)
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- Net income
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/Sales
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
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