US stock · figures in US dollars · scored on full-year results
Hormel Foods Hormel Foods Corporation Common Stock
Hormel Foods scores 52/100 on fundamentals: in the bottom 46% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks. Its strongest area is Financial Safety (100/100); its weakest is Business Strength (10/100). It carries 2 warning flags: Weak Spot, Low-Price Yield.
- Carries a Weak Spot flag
- Carries a Low-Price Yield flag
A financially strong, expensively priced stock, but business strength needs attention.
Nearby peers
Ranks #12 of 33 in Consumer Defensive by score
One-Minute Summary
Why Hormel Foods scores 52
A financially strong, expensively priced stock, but business strength needs attention.
Business StrengthLowest pillar
10Why 10?
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Net Profit & Equity, with ROE
Revenue & Net Profit, with Net Margin
Sales have been roughly flat for 4 years: the business isn't really growing, just maintaining.
Profit fell about 56.8% from where it was 4 years ago: the boom has cooled off.
Recent Quarters: Revenue & Net Profit (the last 8 quarters, scored)
Sales have stayed roughly flat over the last 8 quarters.
The company made a loss in at least one of the last 8 quarters: the bars below zero are losses, not profits.
Financial Safety
100Why 100?
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Debt vs Equity, with D/E ratio
Borrowings fell about 13.7% over 4 years: the company is steadily getting safer.
Short-term assets vs bills, with Current Ratio
Cash & Dividends
75Why 75?
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Operating vs Free Cash Flow
Cash keeps coming in, though unevenly: fine, but worth keeping an eye on.
Cash vs Total Debt
Dividends per Share, with Yield
Dividends were cut during this period: payouts here are not guaranteed pocket money.
Price Fairness
17Why 17?
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Share Price: Weekly Closes (not part of the score)
The share price has been roughly flat over the past year.
Risk
58Why 58?
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Revenue vs Inventory, with Inventory % of Revenue
Sector peers
Hormel Foods (HRL) scores 52/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 46% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.
Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (100/100); its weakest is Business Strength (10/100).
Hormel Foods ranks #12 of 33 scored Consumer Defensive stocks on Score Your Stock.
Yes. Hormel Foods (HRL) has a dividend yield of 5.5%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 187% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 75/100.
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The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.
Hormel Foods (HRL) is a Consumer Defensive company (Packaged Foods). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 52/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (100/100); its main watch-out is Business Strength (10/100). Shares currently cost about 34 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 34.2×). It also pays back about 5.5% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/hrl-hormel-foods
Full Financial History
Every reported figure behind the score, year by year. Download it, or check it against the company's own annual report.
| Financial Year | Revenue | Net Profit | Operating Cash Flow | Free Cash Flow | CapEx | Cash | Total Debt | Short-Term Debt | Equity | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | Inventory | Dividends | Return on Equity (ROE) | Net Profit Margin | Debt-to-Equity | Current Ratio | Interest Coverage | Dividend Payout Ratio | Div yield | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US$ 12.1b | US$ 342.7m | US$ 1.1b | US$ 780.9m | US$ -310.8m | US$ 839.6m | US$ 2.9b | US$ 505.6m | US$ 7.8b | US$ 3.5b | US$ 1.9b | US$ 13.3b | US$ 5.4b | US$ 1.8b | US$ 117.2m | 4% | 3% | 0.4× | 1.9× | 7.6× | 187% | - | - | - |
| 2025 | US$ 12.1b | US$ 478.2m | US$ 845.3m | US$ 534.3m | US$ -310.9m | US$ 670.7m | US$ 2.9b | US$ 6.6m | US$ 7.9b | US$ 3.4b | US$ 1.4b | US$ 13.4b | US$ 5.5b | US$ 1.7b | US$ 116.0m | 6% | 4% | 0.4× | 2.5× | 9.5× | 132% | 6% | 23.5× | 1.4× |
| 2024 | US$ 11.9b | US$ 805.0m | US$ 1.3b | US$ 1.0b | US$ -256.4m | US$ 741.9m | US$ 2.9b | US$ 7.8m | US$ 8.0b | US$ 3.2b | US$ 1.4b | US$ 13.4b | US$ 5.4b | US$ 1.6b | US$ 141.5m | 10% | 7% | 0.4× | 2.3× | 13.8× | 76% | 5% | 19.2× | 1.9× |
| 2023 | US$ 12.1b | US$ 793.6m | US$ 1.0b | US$ 777.6m | US$ -270.2m | US$ 736.5m | US$ 3.3b | US$ 950.5m | US$ 7.7b | US$ 3.3b | US$ 2.3b | US$ 13.4b | US$ 5.7b | US$ 1.7b | US$ 137.5m | 10% | 7% | 0.4× | 1.4× | 14.8× | 75% | 5% | 19.9× | 2.0× |