Hormel Foods (HRL) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Hormel Foods (HRL) reported Change in Inventory of $114.4 million for Q2 2026, down 45.91% year-over-year from $211.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 225.31% quarter-over-quarter from -$91.3 million in Q1 2026.

Hormel Foods (HRL) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hormel Foods (HRL) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $114.4 million in Q2 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q2 2026 came in at $114.4 million, down 45.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $39.5 million (down 41.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $172.3 million, up 280.8% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory improved to $114.4 million in Q2 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from -$91.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $211.5 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$103.9 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $23.1 million and a median of $13.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • On a YoY basis, Change in Inventory climbed as much as 520.87% in 2024 and fell as far as 983.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $40.4 million in 2022, then sank by 239.4% to -$56.2 million in 2023, then fell by 15.0% to -$64.7 million in 2024, then dropped by 15.65% to -$74.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 252.92% to $114.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HRL's Change in Inventory at $114.4 million in Q2 2026, -$91.3 million in Q1 2026, and -$74.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 12,507.92 Bn 12,507.92 Bn - 593,907.00
2 Kraft Heinz 27.05 Bn 22.98 Bn 2.22 Bn 195.00 Mn
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn -283.60 Mn
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn 6.76 Bn
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 114.40 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn -35.10 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn -44.70 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn -
10 Darling Ingredients 8.51 Bn 8.55 Bn 404.92 Mn 55.36 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 26, 2026 114.40 Mn
Apr 26, 2026 114.40 Mn
Jan 25, 2026 -91.29 Mn
Jan 25, 2026 -91.29 Mn
Oct 26, 2025 -74.81 Mn
Oct 26, 2025 -74.81 Mn
Jul 27, 2025 91.18 Mn
Jul 27, 2025 91.18 Mn
Apr 27, 2025 211.51 Mn
Apr 27, 2025 211.51 Mn
Jan 26, 2025 -55.61 Mn
Jan 26, 2025 -55.61 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 -64.69 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 -64.69 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 -23.21 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 -23.21 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 96.51 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 96.51 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -103.89 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 -103.89 Mn