Hormel Foods Corporation HRL

19.71 (0.13) (0.66%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$11.0B
P/E
31.3×
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Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) EV/Sales

As of 25 September 2026, Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) trades at a EV/Sales of 1.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.1× (May 2026) to 2.9× (November 2020); the current reading is higher than 0% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.8× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.9×.

EV/Sales, daily

Annual

Period EV/Sales Change
FY2025 1.2× (26.65%)
FY2024 1.6× (5.93%)
FY2023 1.7× (24.21%)
FY2022 2.2× (2.68%)
FY2021 2.3× (16.43%)
FY2020 2.7× 18.73%
FY2019 2.3× (6.09%)
FY2018 2.4× 37.70%
FY2017 1.8× (16.38%)
FY2016 2.1× 10.88%

Quarterly

Period EV/Sales Change
Jul 2026 1.3× 14.73%
Apr 2026 1.1× (10.95%)
Jan 2026 1.3× 9.55%
Oct 2025 1.2× (20.98%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.1× High 2.9×
Ten-year median 2.0×
Current reading's percentile 0

EV/Sales against peers

Company EV/Sales
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare n/m
JBS JBS N.V. compare 0.4×
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare 0.5×
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare 0.5×
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation 1.1×
CAG Conagra Brands compare 1.2×
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare 2.1×
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare 2.1×
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare 2.2×
Packaged Foods industry median 0.8×
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.9×
Market median 2.2×

What EV/Sales is

EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.

((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)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)

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