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Hormel Foods
Packaged Foods & Meats
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Business at a glance
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Operating health50
Growth26
Profitability24
Cash generation55
Balance sheet71
Dilution control75
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-07-26)-2.4%Revenue growth (FY)1.6%Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.0%Gross margin15.6%Operating margin5.9%Net margin4.0%Free cash flow margin4.4%R&D / revenue0.3%Stock comp / revenue0.2%Net debt / operating cash flow2.59xCurrent ratio2.47Diluted share count change0.3%
| Fiscal year ending | FY 2021-10 | FY 2022-10 | FY 2023-10 | FY 2024-10 | FY 2025-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.4B | $12.5B | $12.1B | $11.9B | $12.1B |
| Gross profit | $1.9B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $1.9B |
| Operating income | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $719M |
| Net income | $909M | $1000M | $794M | $805M | $478M |
| Operating cash flow | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.3B | $845M |
| Capital expenditure | $232M | $279M | $270M | $256M | $311M |
| Free cash flow | $770M | $856M | $778M | $1.0B | $534M |
| R&D | $34M | $35M | $34M | $36M | $35M |
| Stock-based comp | $25M | $25M | $24M | $23M | $26M |
| Buybacks | $20M | $0 | $12M | $0 | $0 |
| Dividends | $523M | $558M | $593M | $615M | $633M |
| Cash | $614M | $982M | $737M | $742M | $671M |
| Total debt | $3.3B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $2.9B | $2.9B |
| Equity | $7.0B | $7.5B | $7.7B | $8.0B | $7.9B |
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