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Hormel FoodsNYSE · Packaged Foods & Meats · Consumer Staples
Previous close
21.28
Change
+0.38 / +1.82%
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Neutral
52-Week Range ?
18.96 – 26.60
P/E (TTM) ?
34.3
Forward P/E ?
13.0
Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months
Market Cap
$11.8B
1M
+6.72%
S&P 500 −0.91% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
11.1M / 3.8M
2.88× average
Latest earnings analysisFY2026 Q3Reported 2026-08-27

Hormel Q3 FY26: sales slip 2.4%, charges crush GAAP EPS to $0.11

Hormel's fiscal 2026 third quarter was two quarters in one report: GAAP net income of $59.57 million, or $0.11 per share, against adjusted diluted EPS of $0.37, with a Brazil divestiture loss, an Indonesia impairment and a litigation settlement doing the damage. Sales fell 2.4% to $2.96 billion, and the company cut GAAP EPS guidance while raising adjusted EPS guidance.

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Revenue$2.96BYoY −2.40%
EPS (non-GAAP)$0.37
Next-quarter revenue guidance$12.15B ±0.4%Above estimatesest. $3.23B
Next-day move+1.36%

Price History

Closing price · USD1M6M1Y5Y
182022242628EFY26 Q3 EarningsEFY26 Q2 EarningsEFY26 Q1 EarningsEFY25 Q4 Earnings2025-102026-012026-052026-082026-10

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 22.31M6M1Y5Y
15202530352023-092024-062025-042026-012026-10

Recent Earnings

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PeriodReportedRevenueEPS Actual / Est.Next-Day MoveAnalysis

Next Earnings

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Report date
2026-12-02
in 31 days · After hours
Consensus EPS
$0.38
Last quarter EPS $0.37
Avg. next-day move over the last 5 reports
±1.8%

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data
Valuation
P/E is at percentile 100 of its 5-year rangeExpensive
5-year range 17.4 – 30.6 · Median 22.3
Last 4 quarters: $0 in buybacks + $641M in dividends, 5.44% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
34.3
P/B
1.5
P/S
1.0
Dividend Yield
3.45%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 5 reports, the stock moved ±1.8% on average on the first trading day after, rising 3 times
Most recent +1.36%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta -0.19 · Correlation with S&P 500 -0.09Low beta
Annualized volatility 28% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 1 · $0.20MSell 0 · $0.00MNet buying $0.20M
  • 10-05Newlands William ADirectorBuy$0.20M10,000 shares · Avg price 20.10
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
QuarterRevenue ($B)YoYGross MarginOperating Income ($B)Net Income ($B)Free Cash Flow ($B)EPS
FY2026 Q32.96−2.4%15.9%0.110.060.170.11
FY2026 Q22.97+2.5%17.4%0.220.160.100.29
FY2026 Q13.03+1.3%15.5%0.240.180.280.33
FY2025 Q43.19+1.5%14.0%0.00-0.060.23-0.10
FY2025 Q33.03+4.6%16.1%0.240.180.080.33
FY2025 Q22.90+0.4%16.7%0.250.18-0.020.33
FY2025 Q12.99−0.3%15.9%0.230.170.240.31
FY2024 Q43.14−1.9%16.6%0.290.220.320.41
FY2024 Q32.90−2.2%16.8%0.240.180.150.32
FY2024 Q22.89−3.0%17.4%0.250.190.180.34
FY2024 Q13.00+0.9%17.0%0.280.220.360.40
FY2023 Q43.20−2.6%16.1%0.270.200.220.35

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