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NYSE: HRL
Hormel Foods Corp Stock

Overview
ForecastEarningsRevenueDividendOwnership
$29.90+0.29 (+0.98%)
Updated Apr 30, 2025
HRL Price
$29.90
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$16.44B
52 Week Low
$27.59
52 Week High
$36.86
P/E
21.67x
P/B
2.05x
P/S
1.42x
PEG
1.73x
Dividend Yield
1.89%
Revenue
$11.91B
Earnings
$756.75M
Gross Margin
16.7%
Operating Margin
8.82%
Profit Margin
6.4%
Debt to Equity
0.67
Operating Cash Flow
$1B
Beta
0.19
Next Earnings
May 28, 2025
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

HRL Overview

Hormel Foods Corporation is a food processing company originally focused on packaging and selling ham, sausage, and other pork, chicken, beef, and lamb products to consumers, including Spam. In addition to Hormel, the company's brands inlcude Planters, Columbus Craft Meats, Dinty Moore, Jennie-O, and Skippy. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, MN.

Zen Rating

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Zen Rating Component Grades

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Value
C
Growth
C
Momentum
C
Sentiment
A
Safety
C
Financials
C
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Industry: Food

Industry Rating
B
HRL
Ranked#27 of 49

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Due Diligence Score

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Industry Average (28)
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HRL ($29.90) is trading above its intrinsic value of $13.97, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
HRL is good value based on its earnings relative to its share price (21.67x), compared to the US market average (29.18x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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Valuation

HRL price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
21.67x
Industry
15.75x
Market
29.18x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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P/E vs Market Valuation

HRL price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
2.05x
Industry
1.93x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation

HRL price to earnings growth (PEG)

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PEG Value Valuation

HRL's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$3.0B
Net Income
$170.6M
Profit Margin
5.7%
HRL's Earnings (EBIT) of $1.05B... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
HRL's profit margin has decreased... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$13.4B
Liabilities
$5.4B
Debt to equity
0.67
HRL's short-term assets ($3.27B) exceed... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Short-term Liabilities Financials
HRL's long-term liabilities ($4.03B) exceed... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$309.2M
Investing
-$60.3M
Financing
-$143.1M
HRL's operating cash flow ($1.17B)... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Debt Coverage Financials

HRL vs Food Stocks

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HRLC$16.44B+0.98%21.67x2.05x
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Hormel Foods Stock FAQ

What is Hormel Foods's quote symbol?

(NYSE: HRL) Hormel Foods trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol HRL. Hormel Foods stock quotes can also be displayed as NYSE: HRL.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL)?

(NYSE: HRL) Hormel Foods's 52-week high was $36.86, and its 52-week low was $27.59. It is currently -18.88% from its 52-week high and 8.37% from its 52-week low.

How much is Hormel Foods stock worth today?

(NYSE: HRL) Hormel Foods currently has 549,912,501 outstanding shares. With Hormel Foods stock trading at $29.90 per share, the total value of Hormel Foods stock (market capitalization) is $16.44B.

Hormel Foods stock was originally listed at a price of $4.09 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Hormel Foods stock at $4.09, your return over the last 27 years would have been 630.34%, for an annualized return of 7.64% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Hormel Foods's stock price per share?

(NYSE: HRL) Hormel Foods stock price per share is $29.90 today (as of Apr 30, 2025).

What is Hormel Foods's Market Cap?

(NYSE: HRL) Hormel Foods's market cap is $16.44B, as of May 1, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Hormel Foods's market cap is calculated by multiplying HRL's current stock price of $29.90 by HRL's total outstanding shares of 549,912,501.
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