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Hormel Foods Corporation HRL

Consumer Defensive  —  Packaged Foods
19.71 (0.13) (0.66%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$11.0B
P/E
31.3×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y)
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Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) trades at a P/E ratio of 31.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15.5× (October 2025) to 40.2× (August 2026); the current reading is higher than 98% of that period. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 12.7× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 16.7×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 24.8× 19.41%
FY2024 20.8× (6.78%)
FY2023 22.3× (12.17%)
FY2022 25.4× (0.72%)
FY2021 25.6× (13.16%)
FY2020 29.4× 31.76%
FY2019 22.3× (2.21%)
FY2018 22.8× 17.32%
FY2017 19.5× (15.02%)
FY2016 22.9× (11.75%)

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jul 2026 39.7× 57.17%
Apr 2026 25.3× (8.09%)
Jan 2026 27.5× 10.75%
Oct 2025 24.8× 21.03%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 15.5× High 40.2×
Ten-year median 23.7×
Current reading's percentile 98

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
CAG Conagra Brands compare n/m
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare 7.1×
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare 8.0×
JBS JBS N.V. compare 11.3×
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare 12.1×
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare 16.3×
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation 31.3×
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare 56.3×
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare —
Packaged Foods industry median 12.7×
Consumer Defensive sector median 16.7×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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