HRL · Hormel Foods Corp /De/
$23.71
-0.07 (-0.29%)
At close · Aug 26
Earnings today
View the 10-Q filed May 28, 2026
Customer concentration
— top customer 10% of receivables
One customer — 10% of receivables (April 26, 2026)
“As of April 26, 2026, one customer accounted for more than 10 percent of net accounts receivable.”
Market Cap
$13.09B
Shares
550.31M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$23.71
Open$23.84
Day$23.49–24.06
52W close$19.74–29.02
Avg vol 30d3.7M
Short int17.1M · 3.1% float · 5.9d
Short vol48%
Last earningsAug 27, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · May 28
Up next
Earnings call today
Aug 27, 2026
Today
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Oct 25, 2026
Est
filed May 28, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Weak
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 15.2 · calm
Equity put/call 0.64
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+1%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
−5%
below
RSI (14)
38
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
43%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−8%
trailing
6-month return
−2%
trailing
YTD return
0%
this year
Relative strength
−14%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $25 › 200d $23 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-3% holders QoQ · +88 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$495.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.11% of float · ▼ -10.9% MoM · 5.9 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
622 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Squeeze score
62
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+2%
Y/Y
Gross margin
16%
contracting
EPS growth
−41%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$534.3M
Valuation
P/E 28
rich
Balance sheet
$2.2B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
30%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−32%
past year
ATR
2.1%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed May 28, 2026
Net sales
· fiscal 2026
Maintained
$12.2B – $12.5B
Dec 4, 2025
$12.2B – $12.5B
changed to
May 28, 2026
$12.2B – $12.5B
prior FY $12.11B
midpoint +2.0% Y/Y
Organic net sales growth rate
· fiscal 2026
Initiated
1% – 4%
Operating income
· fiscal 2026
Initiated
$960M – $1.02B
Diluted earnings per share
· fiscal 2026
Lowered
$1.28 – $1.37
Dec 4, 2025
$1.29 – $1.39
changed to
May 28, 2026
$1.28 – $1.37
prior FY $0.87
midpoint +52.3% Y/Y
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
· fiscal 2026
Maintained
$1.43 – $1.51
Dec 4, 2025
$1.43 – $1.51
changed to
May 28, 2026
$1.43 – $1.51
Adjusted operating income
· fiscal 2026
Initiated
$1.06B – $1.12B
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Aug 28, 2025
Net Sales
· Fourth Quarter
$3.15B – $3.25B
Diluted Earnings per Share
· Fourth Quarter
$0.36 – $0.38
Effective tax rate
· fiscal 2025
22%
Capital expenditures
· fiscal 2025
$300M
Depreciation and amortization expense
· fiscal 2025
$260M
Guided vs delivered
· last 8 settled
Net Sales
Fourth Quarter
guided $3.15B – $3.25B
$3.19B
In line
Diluted earnings per share
fiscal year 2025
guided $1.49 – $1.59
$0.87
Miss −43.5%
Net Sales
Fiscal 2025
guided $12B – $12.2B
$12.11B
In line
Diluted net earnings per share
full year
guided $1.43 – $1.57
$1.47
In line
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+1%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−5%
Neutral
RSI (14)
38
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
43%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $25 › 200d $23 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-3% holders QoQ · +88 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$495.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.11% of float · ▼ -10.9% MoM · 5.9 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
622 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $20
Now $24 · 43%
Range high $29
vs 200-day avg +1%
vs 50-day avg -5%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $0.74 | Six Months Ended April 26, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted Earnings Before Income Taxes (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $520.64M | Six Months Ended April 26, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Net Earnings Attributable to Hormel Foods Corporation (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $406.75M | Six Months Ended April 26, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted Operating Income (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $541.08M | Six Months Ended April 26, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted Operating Margin (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | 9% | Six Months Ended April 26, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted SG&A as a Percent of Net Sales (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | 8% | Six Months Ended April 26, 2026 | — |
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| Capital expenditures | $82M | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP Organic Total Volume (lbs.) non-GAAP | 2.05B | Six Months Ended April 26, 2026 | — |
| Organic Net Sales (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $5.86B | Six Months Ended April 26, 2026 | — |
| Organic net sales growth non-GAAP | 3% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Total Volume (lbs.) | 2B | Six Months Ended April 26, 2026 | — |
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| Foodservice Volume (lbs.) | 244.42M | Quarter Ended January 25, 2026 | — |
| Foodservice Volume Organic (lbs.) non-GAAP | 243.78M | Quarter Ended January 26, 2025 | — |
| International Volume (lbs.) | 75.46M | Quarter Ended January 25, 2026 | — |
| International Volume Organic (lbs.) non-GAAP | 74.56M | Quarter Ended January 26, 2025 | — |
| Retail Volume (lbs.) | 693.88M | Quarter Ended January 25, 2026 | — |
| Retail Volume Organic (lbs.) non-GAAP | 735.47M | Quarter Ended January 26, 2025 | — |
| Total Net Sales Organic non-GAAP | 2.98B | Quarter Ended January 26, 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Packaged Foods — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HRL
this stock
Hormel Foods Corp /De/
|
$13.09B | +0.0% | +1.6% | 28.0 | 3.1% |
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KHC
Kraft Heinz Co
|
$30.03B | +2.2% | -0.1% | — | 7.2% |
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GIS
General Mills Inc
|
$21.23B | -13.8% | +4.1% | — | 8.4% |
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JBS
Jbs N.V.
|
$15.05B | -4.6% | — | — | 3.5% |
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MKC
Mccormick & Co Inc
|
$14.61B | -19.1% | +1.7% | 9.0 | 4.9% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
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Smart Money
Financials
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Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRL | -2.9% | -8.1% | -2.0% | -5.2% | +0.0% |
| SPY | -0.4% | +5.0% | +12.4% | +2.6% | +12.3% |
| vs SPY | -2.5% | -13.1% | -14.4% | -7.8% | -12.3% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.293
/ share · ex Jul 13, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$1.169
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
4.93%
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
48465
CUSIP
440452100
13F (30d)
465 filings
464 filers
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