# Hormel Foods - Hormel Foods Corporation Common Stock (HRL)

Stock code HRL · Yahoo ticker HRL · Sector: Consumer Defensive

Overall fundamentals score: 52/100 (Okay). Bottom 46% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 10/100 | Weak |
| Financial Safety | 100/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 75/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 58/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Hormel Foods (HRL): Overall score: 52/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 10/100 (Weak)
Return on Equity (ROE) 4% - Weak
4-Year Revenue Growth +0%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth -24%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 3% - Weak
Quarterly Momentum +1% - Weak

Financial Safety: 100/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.4× - Strong
Current Ratio 1.9× - Strong
Interest Coverage 7.6× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 75/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 6% - Okay
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Growing & covers near-term debt - Strong

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 34.2× - Weak
P/B Ratio 1.5× - Okay
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 58/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Falling - Strong
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +2.3 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +1.5% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency Loss in 1 of 8 quarters - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Hormel Foods's fundamentals score?

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.

### Which pillar is Hormel Foods strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (100/100); its weakest is Business Strength (10/100).

### How does Hormel Foods rank against its sector?

Hormel Foods ranks #12 of 33 scored Consumer Defensive stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Hormel Foods pay dividends?

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.

### How do I buy Hormel Foods shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy HRL. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

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.

### What is Hormel Foods (HRL), in plain English?

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

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
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