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HRL Financials Hormel Foods

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 4.7% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (-12.0% vs 4.7% per year).
  • Operating margin has contracted, at 5.9% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has declined 6.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($2.9B) exceeds cash ($671M); net debt is $2.2B.
  • Total debt has grown faster than revenue (17.0% vs 4.7% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 9.2× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 2.9× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 132.4% of earnings and 118.5% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 5.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $6B $12B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 11% 23% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $505M $1B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $2B $3B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$4B -$1B $2B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $12.1B $478M 15.6% 5.9% $534M $2.9B $671M
2024 $11.9B $805M 17.0% 9.0% $1.0B $2.9B $742M
2023 $12.1B $794M 16.5% 8.9% $778M $3.3B $737M
2022 $12.5B $1000M 17.4% 10.5% $856M $3.3B $982M
2021 $11.4B $909M 16.9% 9.9% $770M $3.3B $614M
2020 $9.6B $908M 19.0% 11.5% $761M $1.3B $1.7B
2019 $9.5B $979M 19.8% 12.6% $629M $250M $673M
2018 $9.5B $1.0B 20.7% 12.4% $852M $625M $459M
2017 $9.2B $847M 21.8% 13.9% $813M $250M $444M
2016 $9.5B $890M 22.7% 13.9% $784M $250M $415M
2015 $686M $848M $435M $347M
2014 $603M $250M $334M
2013 $526M $250M $434M
2012 $500M $250M $682M
2011 $474M $250M $463M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced HRL against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 15.0 30.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.9 1.8 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 2.7 5.4 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is HRL growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Hormel Foods's revenue has grown 4.7% per year, and net income declined 12.0% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does HRL have?

As of FY2025, Hormel Foods reported $2.9B of total debt against $671M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 9.2×.

What is HRL's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 15.6%, operating margin 5.9%, and net margin 4.0%.

What is HRL's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Hormel Foods traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 30.0× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.