Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) vs Lamb Weston (LW)

• Hormel Foods Corporation HRL 20.40 ▲ +1.04%
• Lamb Weston LW 53.59 ▼ −1.14%

Hormel Foods Corporation and Lamb Weston are both Packaged Foods companies. Hormel Foods Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $11.1B against $7.5B — 1.5× the size. Lamb Weston trades at the lower P/E: 28.9× against 32.4×. Lamb Weston grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.58% against 0.73%. Lamb Weston has the higher net margin (3.85% vs 2.82%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.80% vs 3.64%). Both pay a dividend; Hormel Foods Corporation yields more (5.74% vs 2.82%). Across the 23 metrics below, Lamb Weston leads on 14 and Hormel Foods Corporation on 9.