Growth Metrics

Hormel Foods (HRL) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Hormel Foods (HRL) has disclosed Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with -$91.3 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 64.18% to -$91.3 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $136.6 million through Jan 2026, up 390.64% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $172.3 million for FY2025, 280.8% up from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was -$91.3 million at Hormel Foods, down from -$74.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $211.5 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$103.9 million in Q1 2024.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $17.7 million, with a median of $11.8 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Change in Inventory hit 520.87% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 983.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $40.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 239.4% to -$56.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 15.0% to -$64.7 million in 2024, then fell by 15.65% to -$74.8 million in 2025, then dropped by 22.03% to -$91.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods came in at -$91.3 million, -$74.8 million, and $91.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.