HRL · Hormel Foods Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $11.93B |
| P/E | 34.93 |
| Float | 288.3M |
| Beta | 0.26 |
| Volatility | 6.5% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Food Products |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 77 |
| Price | 21.69 |
| Change | +0.05% |
| Prev Close | 21.68 |
| Open | 21.99 |
| Day Low | 21.65 |
| Day High | 22.08 |
| Avg Vol | 7 |
| Avg $ Vol | $154.6M |
| 52W High | 26.60 |
| 52W Low | 19.70 |
| 52W Pos | 28.8% |
| From High | −18.46% |
| From Low | +10.10% |
| Max DD 1Y | −23.49% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −7.73% |
| SMA 50 | −11.57% |
| SMA 200 | −7.47% |
| RSI (14) | 29.8 |
| Vol 30D | 36.5% |
| Vol 90D | 35.9% |
| 1Y Range | 20–27 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | +1.88% |
| Perf Month | −14.07% |
| Perf Quarter | −6.91% |
| Perf Half Y | −10.38% |
| Perf Year | −14.48% |
| Perf YTD | −7.27% |
| Prev Day | +0.05% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 0.36 |
| Curr Ratio | 2.47 |
| Int Cover | 1.4× |
| FCF Margin | 5.0% |
| Rev Growth | +2.5% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 12 / 13 |
What HRL does
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nut, and other food products to foodservice, convenience stores, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally.
It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International. The company provides perishable products, including fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, bacon, sausages, hams, guacamole, and other items that require refrigeration, as well as shelf-stable products, such as canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and other items that do not require refrigeration.
It sells its products under the HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, APPLEGATE, AUSTIN BLUES, BACON 1, BLACK LABEL, BREAD READY, BURKE, CAFÉ H, CERATTI, CHI-CHI’S, COLUMBUS, COMPLEATS, CORN NUTS, CURE 81, DAN’S PRIZE, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DON MIGUEL, DOÑA MARIA, EMBASA, FAST ‘N EASY, FIRE BRAISED, FONTANINI, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, HOUSE OF TSANG, JENNIE-O, JUSTIN’S, LA VICTORIA, LAYOUT, LLOYD’S, MARY KITCHEN, MR. PEANUT, NATURAL CHOICE, NUT-RITION, OLD SMOKEHOUSE, OVEN READY, PILLOW PACK, PLANTERS, ROSA GRANDE, SADLER’S SMOKEHOUSE, SKIPPY, SPAM, SQUARE TABLE, SPECIAL RECIPE, VALLEY FRESH, and WHOLLY brands through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors.
The company was formerly known as Geo. A.
Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayHRL grades B+, 77 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (66), most exposed on Sector Resilience (56, mixed). 0 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Food Products median. Ranks 12 of 13 in Food Products by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| HRL | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Volatilityannualized | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −23.5% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.03% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 125% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| HRL | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low69% of 13 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Food Products names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| HRL | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +1.9% |
| 1 month | −14.1% |
| Year to date | −7.3% |
| 1 year | −14.5% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| HRL | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 15 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 52 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 9 · 7 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 9 ↑ 7 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 13 Food Products names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| HRL | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +2.5% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Food Products median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Food Products
13 companies| Metric | HRL | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.26 | 0.26 | |
| Volatility | 6.5% | 6.5% | |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 0.81 | |
| Current ratio | 2.47 | 1.15 | |
| FCF margin | 5.0% | 8.7% | |
| Interest coverage | 1.4× | 2.7× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openHormel Foods' share price dropped sharply after its latest quarterly results, reflecting broader headwinds in the food sector. The article notes that HRL's protein-focused portfolio, including a large turkey and poultry segment, is well-positioned as consumers shift toward these products.
Hormel Foods reported Q3 results on August 27 with adjusted earnings per share up 6% to $0.37, while organic net sales fell 2%. The company attributes the gap between rising profits and falling sales to deliberate product line cuts, weaker commodity markets, and consumers buying cheaper options.
Hormel said the consumer environment is "not improving" and that its retail volume troubles are continuing. The article gives no further details or numbers.
Hormel Foods (HRL) reported Q2 CY2026 revenue of $2.96 billion, down 2.4% from a year earlier and below analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.37 beat the $0.35 analysts expected, but the company cut its full-year revenue guidance by about 1.6% to $12.15 billion at the midpoint while slightly raising its full-year earnings outlook.
Hormel Foods (HRL) shares dropped more than 10% after the company cut its full-year net sales guidance and reported a decline in sales volume for the fiscal third quarter. Quarterly net sales came in at $2.96 billion, down 2% from a year earlier, while sales volume fell more than 7% to 969 million pounds.
Nearest peers by size
Food Products| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc | A- | $10.38B | 17.35 | 1.01 | Compare |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Co | B+ | $13.73B | 59.45 | 0.25 | Compare |
| MKC | McCormick & Company Inc | B+ | $14.13B | 8.73 | 0.64 | Compare |
| TSN | Tyson Foods Inc | A- | $17.85B | 30.88 | 0.39 | Compare |
| CAG | Conagra Brands Inc | B+ | $7.48B | — | -0.00 | Compare |
| GIS | General Mills Inc | B+ | $20.99B | — | -0.03 | Compare |
| CPB | Campbell's Co | B+ | $6.60B | 10.56 | 0.05 | Compare |
| BG | Bunge Global SA | B+ | $23.08B | 22.84 | 0.69 | Compare |
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