Hormel Foods Corporation
HRL Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Hormel Foods Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $12.1 billion, up 1.55% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 2.36%, EPS fell 66.7%, free cash flow grew 107.2% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Operating cash flow
Hormel Foods Corporation's operating cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $845.3M, down 33.3% from $1.3B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 it was $1.1B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $845.3M (fiscal 2025) to $1.3B (fiscal 2024) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. Hormel Foods Corporation ranks 10th of 68 Packaged Foods companies by operating cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $845.3M | (33.27%) |
| FY2024 | $1.3B | 20.89% |
| FY2023 | $1.0B | (7.68%) |
| FY2022 | $1.1B | 13.28% |
| FY2021 | $1.0B | (11.18%) |
| FY2020 | $1.1B | 22.21% |
| FY2019 | $923.0M | (25.67%) |
| FY2018 | $1.2B | 20.10% |
| FY2017 | $1.0B | (0.59%) |
| FY2016 | $1.0B | 4.84% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $240.6M | 34.46% |
| Apr 2026 | $178.9M | (48.76%) |
| Jan 2026 | $349.2M | 8.15% |
| Oct 2025 | $322.9M | 106.07% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating cash flow against peers
| Company | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | $3.0B |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. compare | $2.1B |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | $1.9B |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | $1.4B |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | $1.2B |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | $1.1B |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | $1.1B |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | $825.7M |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
What Operating cash flow is
Operating Cash Flow shows how much cash a company’s day-to-day business actually brings in, after paying suppliers, staff and taxes.
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