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) Net margin

Hormel Foods Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 2.82%, down 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.95%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.95% (fiscal 2025) to 10.6% (fiscal 2018) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.54%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 3.95% (2.80)
FY2024 6.75% 0.20
FY2023 6.55% (1.48)
FY2022 8.03% 0.05
FY2021 7.98% (1.47)
FY2020 9.45% (0.86)
FY2019 10.3% (0.29)
FY2018 10.6% 1.36
FY2017 9.24% (0.11)
FY2016 9.35% 1.94

Quarterly

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 2.01% (3.29)
Apr 2026 5.30% (0.71)
Jan 2026 6.01% 7.77
Oct 2025 −1.76% (7.82)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 3.95% High 10.6%
Ten-year median 8.03%
Current reading's percentile 9

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare 21.9%
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare 9.13%
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare 6.84%
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare 2.96%
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation 2.82%
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare 2.51%
JBS JBS N.V. compare 1.22%
CAG Conagra Brands compare −17.0%
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare —
Packaged Foods industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.54%
Market median 0.55%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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