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Hormel Foods

HRL · NYSE

$20.51+$0.16 (+0.79%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $20.35

About HRL

Hormel Foods Corp. engages in the manufacturing and marketing of branded food products. The company is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota and currently employs 20,000 full-time employees. The firm develops, processes, and distributes a range of food products in a variety of markets. Its segments include Retail, Foodservice, and International. The Retail segment is primarily engaged in the processing, marketing, and sale of food products sold predominantly in the retail market. This segment also includes the Company’s MegaMex Foods, LLC joint venture. The Foodservice segment consists primarily of the processing, marketing, and sale of food products to foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers located in the United States. The International segment processes, markets, and sells its products internationally. This segment also includes the results from the Company’s international joint ventures, international equity method investments, and international royalty arrangements. The company has a global presence within several major international markets, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, and England.

Employees
20,000
Headquarters
Austin, Minnesota
Listed
Jan 16, 1990
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Food Products
Website
hormelfoods.com

HRL key statistics

Market cap
11.20B
Price-earnings ratio
32.30
Dividend yield
5.73%
Average volume
5.69M
Volume
2.63M
Open price
$20.56
High today
$20.62
Low today
$20.37
52 Week high
$26.60
52 Week low
$18.96

Hormel Foods (HRL) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Hormel Foods (HRL) shares are priced at $20.51, giving the company a market cap of 11.20B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.30 and a dividend yield of 5.73%.

Today the stock has traded between $20.37 and $20.62. The current price is 0.7% above the day's low and 0.5% below its high.

Volume so far is 2.63M shares, below the average of 5.69M shares a day.

Over the past year Hormel Foods has ranged from $18.96 to $26.60, and now sits 20% of the way up that range.

Hormel Foods met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 5 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.37 per share against an estimate of $0.3569.

The average analyst price target is $27.05, 31.9% above the current price, from 7 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

29%of 7 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy28.6%
  • Hold71.4%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 10 analystsAvg $27.05
Low
$23.23
Now
$20.51
High
$31.50

HRL earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 quarters, by 4.5% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.37 per share against an estimate of $0.3633
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.42 per share against an estimate of $0.4275
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.35 per share against an estimate of $0.3792
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.35 per share against an estimate of $0.3464
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.35 per share against an estimate of $0.4134
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.32 per share against an estimate of $0.3049
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.40 per share against an estimate of $0.3602
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.37 per share against an estimate of $0.3569

HRL news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Hormel Foods Releases 20th Annual Global Impact Report

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Hormel Foods Names Holly LaVallie Vice President of Marketing Excellence

  • Rishabh Mishra

    Michael Burry Warns Anthropic’s Valuation Could Buy 78 Profitable S&P 500 Companies: ‘Fun Game in Times Like These’

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    The PLANTERS® Brand Returns to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® Marking the Holiday Tradition's 100th March

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Bauducco® and the SKIPPY® Brand Debut SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Chocottone®

  • Caroline Ryan

    Deal Dispatch: Hormel Acquires Brakebush, Onsemi buys Synaptics for $5.7 Billion, Leslie’s Pools Bankruptcy

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Hormel Foods Announces Definitive Agreement To Acquire Brakebush, A Leading Value-Added Chicken Company

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Hormel Foods Announces Research & Development Executive Appointments

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