HRL Hormel Foods
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Consumer Defensive · Meat Packing Plants
Hormel Foods (HRL) is a consumer defensive company in the Meat Packing Plants industry, with a market capitalization of $11.9 billion. Shares last traded at $21.69, 18.5% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 14.5%. HRL trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.85, above the Consumer Defensive median of 23.41. Net profit margin is 2.8%, above the peer median of 1.9%. Revenue grew 1.6% year over year. The shares yield 5.4% in dividends.
Performance
Chart
Full chart →Daily candles · volume · SMA(20)/SMA(50) · Databento EQUS.MINI.
Technicals
Financials
Latest reported annual period ending 2026-07-26 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
HRL Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-26 | $633M | $1.15 | 132% |
| 2024-10-27 | $615M | $1.12 | 76% |
| 2023-10-29 | $593M | $1.08 | 75% |
| 2022-10-30 | $558M | $1.02 | 56% |
| 2021-10-31 | $523M | $0.96 | 58% |
| 2020-10-25 | $487M | $0.89 | 54% |
| 2019-10-27 | $437M | $0.80 | 45% |
| 2018-10-28 | $388M | $0.71 | 38% |
| 2017-10-29 | $346M | $0.64 | 41% |
| 2016-10-30 | $296M | $0.55 | 33% |
| 2015-10-25 | $251M | $0.46 | 37% |
| 2014-10-26 | $203M | $0.38 | 34% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
HRL is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.72 | 2026-08-27 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.62 | 2026-05-28 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.33 | 2026-02-26 |
| FY 2025 | $0.87 | 2025-12-05 |
| Q3 2026 | $0.97 | 2026-08-27 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.64 | 2026-05-28 |
Consumer Defensive peers
HRL vs 14 sector peers (Consumer Defensive), by market cap. Updated
| KO | Coca-Cola | $382.2B | 27.90 | 7.76 | 27.8% | +0.46% |
| PM | Philip Morris International | $290.2B | 26.69 | 6.82 | 25.6% | -0.90% |
| PEP | PepsiCo | $191.2B | 18.29 | 1.97 | 10.8% | -0.32% |
| CVS | CVS Health | $124.3B | 25.42 | 0.30 | 1.2% | -0.05% |
| MO | Altria | $116.0B | 14.56 | 4.95 | 34.0% | -0.13% |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International | $78.9B | 30.23 | 2.01 | 6.6% | -1.60% |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper | $44.8B | 31.36 | 2.23 | 7.1% | +0.95% |
| MNST | Monster Beverage | $43.2B | 20.30 | 4.68 | 23.1% | -0.78% |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland | $40.7B | 22.98 | 0.51 | 2.2% | -1.17% |
| KR | Kroger | $35.9B | 34.05 | 0.24 | 0.7% | +0.50% |
| HSY | Hershey Company (The) | $35.5B | 23.84 | 2.92 | 12.2% | -1.35% |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz | $30.2B | -8.88 | 1.21 | -13.6% | -3.14% |
| BG | Bunge Global | $23.3B | 34.11 | 0.33 | 1.0% | -2.28% |
| GIS | General Mills | $21.0B | -239.29 | 1.14 | -0.5% | -3.26% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.