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) Return on assets
Hormel Foods Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 2.56%, down 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.56%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.56% (fiscal 2025) to 14.2% (fiscal 2016) — 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 0.35%.
Return on assets, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.56% | (2.43) |
| FY2024 | 5.99% | 0.06 |
| FY2023 | 5.93% | (1.76) |
| FY2022 | 7.69% | (0.35) |
| FY2021 | 8.04% | (2.04) |
| FY2020 | 10.1% | (1.97) |
| FY2019 | 12.1% | (1.34) |
| FY2018 | 13.4% | 0.70 |
| FY2017 | 12.7% | (1.54) |
| FY2016 | 14.2% | 2.40 |
Against its own ten years
Low 3.56%
High 14.2%
Ten-year median
10.1%
Current reading's percentile
9
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | 10.9% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 9.13% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 5.63% |
| PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare | 5.42% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | 2.56% |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | 2.54% |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 1.35% |
| CAG Conagra Brands compare | −10.0% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.35% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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