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 $11.8 billion. Shares last traded at $21.48, 19.2% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 1.0%. HRL trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.49, above the Consumer Defensive median of 20.53. 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.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
Performance
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-07-26. Source: 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 | $0.11 | 2026-08-27 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.29 | 2026-05-28 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.33 | 2026-02-26 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | -$0.10 | 2025-12-05 |
| FY 2025 | $0.87 | 2025-12-05 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.33 | 2025-08-28 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Consumer Defensive peers
HRL vs 14 sector peers (Consumer Defensive), by market cap. Data as of close
| KO | Coca-Cola | $412.5B | 28.20 | 8.08 | 28.7% | +1.79% |
| PM | Philip Morris International | $324.7B | 30.32 | 7.53 | 24.8% | -0.27% |
| PEP | PepsiCo | $191.4B | 17.57 | 1.95 | 11.1% | +2.26% |
| MO | Altria | $128.4B | 15.81 | 5.46 | 34.5% | -1.08% |
| CVS | CVS Health | $113.2B | 23.15 | 0.27 | 1.2% | -1.89% |
| MNST | Monster Beverage | $94.1B | 44.22 | 10.21 | 23.1% | +1.44% |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International | $84.1B | 20.61 | 2.11 | 10.2% | +2.25% |
| CCEP | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | $51.9B | — | — | — | +1.99% |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper | $50.3B | 35.23 | 2.50 | 7.1% | +3.01% |
| KR | Kroger | $40.4B | 37.22 | 0.27 | 0.7% | +2.40% |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland | $36.5B | 20.64 | 0.46 | 2.2% | -1.47% |
| HSY | Hershey Company (The) | $33.6B | 18.71 | 2.74 | 14.6% | +3.44% |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz | $29.6B | — | 1.19 | -13.6% | +2.59% |
| STZ | Constellation Brands | $23.8B | 12.37 | 2.59 | 20.9% | +3.98% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.