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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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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) trades at a price to free cash flow of 13.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.8× (September 2026) to 62.3× (August 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 8.5× and in line with the Consumer Defensive sector median of 13.5×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 22.2× 34.14%
FY2024 16.6× (27.07%)
FY2023 22.7× (23.06%)
FY2022 29.5× (1.96%)
FY2021 30.1× (13.71%)
FY2020 34.9× 6.43%
FY2019 32.8× 22.03%
FY2018 26.9× 33.25%
FY2017 20.2× (21.74%)
FY2016 25.8× 25.23%

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jul 2026 17.6× 3.05%
Apr 2026 17.0× (26.86%)
Jan 2026 23.3× 4.89%
Oct 2025 22.2× (9.75%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 13.8× High 62.3×
Ten-year median 25.1×
Current reading's percentile 0

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
CAG Conagra Brands compare 6.8×
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare 8.1×
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare 9.1×
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare 10.8×
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare 12.6×
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation 13.8×
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare 20.9×
JBS JBS N.V. compare 21.6×
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare —
Packaged Foods industry median 8.5×
Consumer Defensive sector median 13.5×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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