Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) vs Ingredion Incorporated (INGR)

• Hormel Foods Corporation HRL 20.40 ▲ +1.04%
• Ingredion Incorporated INGR 97.93 ▲ +0.68%

Hormel Foods Corporation and Ingredion Incorporated are both Packaged Foods companies. Hormel Foods Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $11.1B against $6.1B — 1.8× the size. Ingredion Incorporated trades at the lower P/E: 10.5× against 32.4×. Hormel Foods Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.73% against −1.38%. Ingredion Incorporated has the higher net margin (8.21% vs 2.82%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.0% vs 3.64%). Both pay a dividend; Hormel Foods Corporation yields more (5.74% vs 3.36%). Across the 23 metrics below, Ingredion Incorporated leads on 19 and Hormel Foods Corporation on 4.