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) Shares outstanding
Hormel Foods Corporation's shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2025 was $550.5M, unchanged from fiscal 2024. At the end of the quarter to 31 July 2026 it was $551.1M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $539.1M (fiscal 2017) to $550.5M (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Hormel Foods Corporation ranks 4th of 66 Packaged Foods companies by shares outstanding.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $550.5M | 0.30% |
| FY2024 | $548.8M | (0.03%) |
| FY2023 | $549.0M | (0.11%) |
| FY2022 | $549.6M | 0.36% |
| FY2021 | $547.6M | 0.18% |
| FY2020 | $546.6M | 0.25% |
| FY2019 | $545.2M | 0.25% |
| FY2018 | $543.9M | 0.88% |
| FY2017 | $539.1M | (0.62%) |
| FY2016 | $542.5M | 0.27% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $551.1M | 0.03% |
| Apr 2026 | $550.9M | 0.04% |
| Jan 2026 | $550.7M | 0.04% |
| Oct 2025 | $550.5M | (0.04%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Shares outstanding against peers
| Company | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | $1.1B |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | $551.1M |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. compare | $537.9M |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | $395.8M |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | $269.4M |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | $160.6M |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | $138.1M |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | $107.1M |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
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