The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

HRL

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.hormelfoods.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.28B-14.0%
Gross profit$1.89B+3.7%
Operating income$718.60M-2.6%
Net income$793.57M+5.1%
Cash from ops$1.27B+18.7%
Quotation

$24.44

+0.05 (+0.2%)

52w hi$27.79
52w lo$19.51
Vol3.08M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.18

Short+0.46
Medium+0.11
Long-0.22

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Hormel Foods Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Market cap$13.45B
Enterprise value$13.10B
Trailing P/E28.75x
Forward P/E15.68x
EV / EBITDA10.47x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin3.8%
Return on equity5.8%
Revenue growth-2.9%
Earnings growth-5.1%
Debt / equity4.24
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.05
Corr SPX0.03
Annual vol26.5%
Annual ret-9.9%
Sharpe-0.37
Max DD-41.2%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.12
Sector+0.02
Technical+0.30
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$24.51$24.74$24.42$24.443.08M
Aug 12$24.09$24.46$23.92$24.393.35M
Aug 11$24.60$24.63$24.21$24.302.97M
Aug 10$24.95$25.08$24.58$24.702.64M
Aug 7$25.06$25.39$24.94$25.022.21M