Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) is a Consumer Staples stock trading at $23.89 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $13.16B and a trailing P/E of 28.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and food products to retail, foodservice, deli, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, and International & Other. It provides various perishable products that include fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, sausages, hams, guacamoles, and bacons; and shelf-stable products comprising canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chilies, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hashes, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and others. The company also engages in the processing, marketing, and sale of branded and unbranded pork, beef, poultry, and turkey products, as well as offers nutritional food products and supplements, desserts and drink mixes, and industrial gelatin products. It sells its products primarily under the SKIPPY, SPAM, Hormel, Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin's, Jennie-O, Café H, Herdez, Black Label, Sadler's, Columbus, Gatherings, Herdez, Wholly, Columbus, Planters, NUT-rition, Planters Cheez Balls, Corn Nuts, etc. brand names through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.
Hormel Foods develops, processes, and distributes meat, nuts, and food products sold to retail, foodservice, deli, and commercial customers, earning money through product sales across grocery, refrigerated foods, turkey, and international offerings.
Profit performance is structurally tied to moving enough volume in its core categories while offsetting headwinds using Transform and Modernize value projects execution.
Business quality (Weak): The provided facts show the main business and several operating KPIs tied to volume and value-project execution, but segment-level revenue detail is not available here.
Valuation: At 28× earnings, HRL trades in line with the Food Products average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $23.89 |
| Market Cap | $13.16B |
| P/E Ratio | 28.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.6 |
| Price / Book | 1.65 |
| Price / Sales | 1.08 |
| FCF Yield | 5.3% |
| DCF Value (model) | $5.54 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | -76.8% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $12.11B |
| Net Margin | 4.0% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.5% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | -12.1% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | -619.0% |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.49 (safe) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5/9 (moderate) |
| Stock P/E | 28.2 |
| Sector P/E (Consumer Staples) | 26.7 |
| Industry P/E (Food Products) | 26.1 |
| vs Sector | 5.5% |
| vs Industry | 8.1% |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($880.08M) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 10 |
| Sector | Consumer Staples |
| Industry | Food Products |
| CEO | Jeffrey Ettinger |
| Employees | 20,000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1980-03-17 |
Data as of 2026-08-21.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.