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(HRL) Hormel Foods - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US4404521001

Canned Meats, Nut Butters, Deli Meats, Bacon, Chili

HRL EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -12.79%
EPS Trend (3Y Correlation): -77.0%

HRL Revenue

Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -2.85%
Revenue Trend (3Y Correlation): -34.6%

Description: HRL Hormel Foods October 30, 2025

Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE:HRL) manufactures and distributes a broad portfolio of meat, nut, and convenience-food products to food-service, retail, and international customers, organized into Retail, Foodservice, and International segments.

The company’s product mix spans fresh meats, frozen and refrigerated meals, and shelf-stable items such as canned meats, nut butters, and microwaveable entrees, marketed under well-known brands including Hormel, Spam, Skippy, and Applegate.

Key performance indicators that analysts watch include HRL’s 2023 net sales of $12.6 bn, a 5-year average operating margin of ~13 %, and a free cash flow conversion rate of roughly 75 %, which underpins its consistent dividend growth (13 % CAGR over the past decade).

Sector-level drivers remain strong: U.S. protein demand is growing at ~2 % annually, while inflationary pressure on commodity inputs (pork, beef) is partially offset by pricing power in branded, value-added products.

Hormel’s international exposure-about 15 % of total revenue-offers upside as emerging-market middle-class consumption of processed protein rises faster than in mature markets.

For a deeper quantitative breakdown of Hormel’s valuation metrics, the ValueRay platform provides a granular view of its forward earnings multiples and segment cash-flow trends.

HRL Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD	13,106m
Sub-Industry	Packaged Foods & Meats
IPO / Inception	1990-01-02

HRL Stock Ratings

Growth Rating	-75.2%
Fundamental	52.5%
Dividend Rating	64.7%
Return 12m vs S&P 500	-39.3%
Analyst Rating	3.25 of 5

HRL Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m	5.37%
Yield on Cost 5y	2.72%
Annual Growth 5y	4.99%
Payout Consistency	96.6%
Payout Ratio	78.9%

HRL Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m	-92.4%
Growth Correlation 12m	-59.4%
Growth Correlation 5y	-83%
CAGR 5y	-19.72%
CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio)	-0.38
CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio)	-0.71
Sharpe Ratio 12m	-0.49
Alpha	-35.18
Beta	0.296
Volatility	37.88%
Current Volume	8030.8k
Average Volume 20d	4258.5k
Stop Loss	20.9 (-3.2%)
Signal	0.18

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0

Net Income (754.5m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 723.5m TTM)

FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -2.23pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 16.39% (prev 14.09%; Δ 2.31pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.07 (>3.0%) and CFO 931.0m > Net Income 754.5m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (2.26b) to EBITDA (1.30b) ratio: 1.73 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 2.47 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (550.4m) change vs 12m ago 0.21% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 16.32% (prev 16.82%; Δ -0.50pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 90.63% (prev 91.36%; Δ -0.73pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 13.40 (EBITDA TTM 1.30b / Interest Expense TTM 77.9m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 4.81

(A) 0.15 = (Total Current Assets 3.32b - Total Current Liabilities 1.35b) / Total Assets 13.50b

(B) 0.57 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 7.73b / Total Assets 13.50b

(D) 1.38 = Book Value of Equity 7.47b / Total Liabilities 5.40b

Total Rating: 4.81 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 52.53

1. Piotroski 5.0pt = 0.0

2. FCF Yield 4.09% = 2.05

3. FCF Margin 5.21% = 1.30

4. Debt/Equity 0.35 = 2.44

5. Debt/Ebitda 1.73 = 0.52

6. ROIC - WACC (= 1.51)% = 1.88

7. RoE 9.39% = 0.78

8. Rev. Trend -34.60% = -2.59

9. EPS Trend -76.96% = -3.85

What is the price of HRL shares?

As of November 02, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 21.59 with a total of 8,030,800 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -9.40%, over one month by -11.65%, over three months by -22.19% and over the past year by -26.36%.

Is Hormel Foods a good stock to buy?

Neither. Based on ValueRay´s Fundamental Analyses, Hormel Foods is currently (November 2025) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 52.53 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of HRL is around 17.73 USD . This means that HRL is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -17.88%.

Is HRL a buy, sell or hold?

Hormel Foods has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.25. Therefor, it is recommend to hold HRL.

Strong Buy: 1
Buy: 1
Hold: 10
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the HRL price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	28.8	33.2%
Analysts Target Price	28.8	33.2%
ValueRay Target Price	19.3	-10.6%

HRL Fundamental Data Overview October 27, 2025

Market Cap USD = 13.11b (13.11b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 17.3942
P/E Forward = 15.8983
P/S = 1.0869
P/B = 1.6779
P/EG = 3.0189
Beta = 0.296
Revenue TTM = 12.06b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.04b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.30b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.85b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 6.74m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.86b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.26b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 15.33b USD (13.11b + Debt 2.86b - CCE 630.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 13.40 (Ebit TTM 1.04b / Interest Expense TTM 77.9m)
FCF Yield = 4.09% (FCF TTM 627.7m / Enterprise Value 15.33b)
FCF Margin = 5.21% (FCF TTM 627.7m / Revenue TTM 12.06b)
Net Margin = 6.26% (Net Income TTM 754.5m / Revenue TTM 12.06b)
Gross Margin = 16.32% ((Revenue TTM 12.06b - Cost of Revenue TTM 10.09b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 16.07% (prev 16.71%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.14 (Enterprise Value 15.33b / Total Assets 13.50b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.68% (Interest Expense 19.5m / Debt 2.86b)
Taxrate = 22.33% (52.8m / 236.5m)
NOPAT = 810.3m (EBIT 1.04b * (1 - 22.33%))
Current Ratio = 2.47 (Total Current Assets 3.32b / Total Current Liabilities 1.35b)
Debt / Equity = 0.35 (Debt 2.86b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 8.08b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.73 (Net Debt 2.26b / EBITDA 1.30b)
Debt / FCF = 3.60 (Net Debt 2.26b / FCF TTM 627.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 8.03b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.59% (Net Income 754.5m / Total Assets 13.50b)
RoE = 9.39% (Net Income TTM 754.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 8.03b)
RoCE = 9.58% (EBIT 1.04b / Capital Employed (Equity 8.03b + L.T.Debt 2.85b))
RoIC = 7.44% (NOPAT 810.3m / Invested Capital 10.89b)
WACC = 5.93% (E(13.11b)/V(15.96b) * Re(7.11%) + D(2.86b)/V(15.96b) * Rd(0.68%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 7.11% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.20%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 77.26% ; FCFE base≈737.8m ; Y1≈689.8m ; Y5≈639.7m
Fair Price DCF = 20.85 (DCF Value 11.47b / Shares Outstanding 550.0m; 5y FCF grow -8.30% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -76.96 | EPS CAGR: -12.79% | SUE: -1.96 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -34.60 | Revenue CAGR: -2.85% | SUE: 0.81 | # QB: 0

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