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) Operating margin
Hormel Foods Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 3.47%, down 1.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.06%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.06% (fiscal 2025) to 14.4% (fiscal 2017) — 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 1.81%.
Operating margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.06% | (4.33) |
| FY2024 | 9.39% | 0.18 |
| FY2023 | 9.21% | (1.54) |
| FY2022 | 10.8% | 0.47 |
| FY2021 | 10.3% | (1.54) |
| FY2020 | 11.8% | (1.19) |
| FY2019 | 13.0% | 0.03 |
| FY2018 | 13.0% | (1.38) |
| FY2017 | 14.4% | 0.05 |
| FY2016 | 14.3% | 2.53 |
Quarterly
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 2.49% | (5.39) |
| Apr 2026 | 7.88% | (0.69) |
| Jan 2026 | 8.57% | 13.16 |
| Oct 2025 | −4.59% | (12.86) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 5.06%
High 14.4%
Ten-year median
11.8%
Current reading's percentile
9
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | 14.9% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 14.5% |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 9.02% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 8.62% |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 5.02% |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | 3.57% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | 3.47% |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | −14.4% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.81% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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