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) Free cash flow
Hormel Foods Corporation's free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $534.5M, down 47.1% from $1.0B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 it was $783.9M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $534.5M (fiscal 2025) to $1.0B (fiscal 2024) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. Hormel Foods Corporation ranks 8th of 67 Packaged Foods companies by free cash flow.
Free cash flow, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $534.5M | (47.12%) |
| FY2024 | $1.0B | 29.10% |
| FY2023 | $783.0M | (8.67%) |
| FY2022 | $857.3M | 11.09% |
| FY2021 | $771.7M | 1.22% |
| FY2020 | $762.4M | 14.38% |
| FY2019 | $666.6M | (22.66%) |
| FY2018 | $861.9M | 5.58% |
| FY2017 | $816.4M | 3.24% |
| FY2016 | $790.7M | (8.74%) |
Quarterly
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $175.1M | 80.26% |
| Apr 2026 | $97.1M | (65.34%) |
| Jan 2026 | $280.2M | 21.05% |
| Oct 2025 | $231.5M | 173.91% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low $534.5M
High $1.0B
Ten-year median
$790.7M
Current reading's percentile
9
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | $1.6B |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | $1.0B |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | $1.0B |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | $899.2M |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | $821.0M |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | $783.9M |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | $547.7M |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | $317.4M |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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