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) Return on equity
Hormel Foods Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 4.30%, down 1.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.01%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.01% (fiscal 2025) to 21.1% (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 2.80%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.01% | (4.22) |
| FY2024 | 10.2% | (0.16) |
| FY2023 | 10.4% | (3.39) |
| FY2022 | 13.8% | 0.22 |
| FY2021 | 13.6% | (1.14) |
| FY2020 | 14.7% | (2.28) |
| FY2019 | 17.0% | (2.22) |
| FY2018 | 19.2% | 1.17 |
| FY2017 | 18.0% | (3.03) |
| FY2016 | 21.1% | 3.04 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | 22.3% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 15.9% |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | 14.2% |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | 12.2% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 12.0% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | 4.30% |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 3.93% |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. compare | −10.5% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 2.80% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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