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Hormel Foods Corporation

$26.05 +$0.74 (+2.92%) 1D Pre-market

Key Metrics

$13.93B
Market cap
29.83×
P/E · TTM
Revenue · TTM
$466.88M
Net income
EPS · TTM $0.85
Dividend yield 4.6%
Free cash flow $692.94M
Beta · 1Y -0.05
EBITDA · TTM $858.15M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 20.3 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • May 28
    The stock moved +12.5% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, May 28

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$13.93B
Enterprise value$15.92B
Shares outstanding550.3M
52-wk range$19.70 – $29.35
Avg volume · 20D2.8M
Net cash −$2.00B
Book value / share$14.43
IndustryMeat Packing Plants
ExchangeNYSE
About Hormel Foods Corporation
IPO dateJun 1, 1972
Employees20000

Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and became a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including US retail (61.6% of fiscal 2025 sales), US foodservice (32.6%), and international (5.9%).

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Valuation

P/E29.83
P/S
P/FCF20.10
EV/EBITDA18.56
EV/Sales
Graham №$16.59

Profitability

Gross
Operating
Net
FCF
ROE / ROIC 5.9% · 4.7%

Financial Health

Current ratio1.94
Quick ratio0.97
Debt / equity0.36
Debt / EBITDA 3.33
Net cash −$2.00B
Working capital$1.69B

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $1.01B
Capex −$314.82M
Free cash flow $692.94M
Buybacks
Dividends paid $639.40M
Shareholder yield 4.6%

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 4 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

Insufficient balance-sheet inputs

Graham Number vs Price

$16.59 vs $26.05
Trades 1.6× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-04-26 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings