Growth Metrics

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) reported Change in Inventory of -$91.3 million for Q1 2026, down 64.18% year-over-year from -$254.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 22.03% on a QoQ basis from -$74.8 million in Q4 2025.

Hormel Foods (HRL) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$91.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 64.18% year-over-year to -$91.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $136.6 million (up 390.64% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $172.3 million, up 280.8% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory declined to -$91.3 million in Q1 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from -$74.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $211.5 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$103.9 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $11.8 million (2023), against an average of $17.7 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Change in Inventory reached 520.87% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 983.0% in 2024.
  • Tracing HRL's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $40.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 239.4% to -$56.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 15.0% to -$64.7 million in 2024, then decreased by 15.65% to -$74.8 million in 2025, then slipped by 22.03% to -$91.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HRL Change in Inventory figures stand at -$91.3 million (Q1 2026), -$74.8 million (Q4 2025), and $91.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 94,654.50 Bn 94,654.50 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 28.03 Bn 23.95 Bn 2.22 Bn 195.00 Mn
3 Jbs 19.23 Bn 14.67 Bn 2.32 Bn -582.39 Mn
4 General Mills 18.04 Bn 17.27 Bn 1.37 Bn -283.60 Mn
5 Hormel Foods 12.87 Bn 11.99 Bn 518.51 Mn 114.40 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.46 Bn 12.86 Bn 708.90 Mn -35.10 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.56 Bn 11.08 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 10.74 Bn 10.69 Bn 827.80 Mn -184.20 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 10.23 Bn 9.16 Bn 511.00 Mn -
10 Darling Ingredients 9.59 Bn 9.63 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
Oct 29, 2023 -56.25 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 -56.25 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 -6.77 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 -6.77 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 15.54 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 15.54 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 11.77 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 11.77 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 40.35 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 40.35 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 84.89 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 84.89 Mn
May 1, 2022 210.17 Mn
May 1, 2022 210.17 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 16.25 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 16.25 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -57.04 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -57.04 Mn
Jul 25, 2021 47.57 Mn
Jul 25, 2021 47.57 Mn
Apr 25, 2021 142.77 Mn
Apr 25, 2021 142.77 Mn
Jan 24, 2021 11.88 Mn
Jan 24, 2021 11.88 Mn
Oct 25, 2020 88.87 Mn
Oct 25, 2020 88.87 Mn
Jul 26, 2020 -66.41 Mn
Jul 26, 2020 -66.41 Mn
Apr 26, 2020 -35.54 Mn
Apr 26, 2020 -35.54 Mn
Jan 26, 2020 14.92 Mn
Jan 26, 2020 14.92 Mn
Oct 27, 2019 -66.22 Mn
Oct 27, 2019 -66.22 Mn
Jul 28, 2019 78.46 Mn
Jul 28, 2019 78.46 Mn
Apr 28, 2019 80.70 Mn
Apr 28, 2019 80.70 Mn
Jan 27, 2019 30.90 Mn
Jan 27, 2019 30.90 Mn
Oct 28, 2018 -40.63 Mn
Oct 28, 2018 -40.63 Mn
Jul 29, 2018 -10.17 Mn
Jul 29, 2018 -10.17 Mn
Apr 29, 2018 37.84 Mn
Apr 29, 2018 37.84 Mn
Jan 28, 2018 21.26 Mn
Jan 28, 2018 21.26 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 -113.91 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 -113.91 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 25.09 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 25.09 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 30.28 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 30.28 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 17.51 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 17.51 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 -48.30 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 -48.30 Mn
Jul 24, 2016 26.53 Mn
Jul 24, 2016 26.53 Mn
Apr 24, 2016 32.61 Mn
Apr 24, 2016 32.61 Mn
Jan 24, 2016 1.44 Mn
Jan 24, 2016 1.44 Mn
Oct 25, 2015 6.94 Mn
Oct 25, 2015 6.94 Mn
Jul 26, 2015 756,000.00
Jul 26, 2015 756,000.00
Apr 26, 2015 -53.31 Mn
Apr 26, 2015 -53.31 Mn
Jan 25, 2015 -36.82 Mn
Jan 25, 2015 -36.82 Mn
Oct 26, 2014 -84.59 Mn
Oct 26, 2014 -84.59 Mn
Jul 27, 2014 23.39 Mn
Jul 27, 2014 23.39 Mn
Apr 27, 2014 129.00 Mn
Apr 27, 2014 129.00 Mn
Jan 26, 2014 -46.16 Mn
Jan 26, 2014 -46.16 Mn
Oct 27, 2013 -35.76 Mn
Oct 27, 2013 -35.76 Mn
Jul 28, 2013 4.88 Mn
Jul 28, 2013 4.88 Mn
Apr 28, 2013 -3.98 Mn
Apr 28, 2013 -3.98 Mn
Jan 27, 2013 3.16 Mn
Jan 27, 2013 3.16 Mn
Oct 28, 2012 23.47 Mn
Oct 28, 2012 23.47 Mn
Jul 29, 2012 14.38 Mn
Jul 29, 2012 14.38 Mn
Apr 29, 2012 29.84 Mn
Apr 29, 2012 29.84 Mn
Jan 29, 2012 -3.00 Mn
Jan 29, 2012 -3.00 Mn
Oct 30, 2011 19.95 Mn
Oct 30, 2011 19.95 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 55.49 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 55.49 Mn
May 1, 2011 23.11 Mn
May 1, 2011 23.11 Mn
Jan 30, 2011 -6.49 Mn
Jan 30, 2011 -6.49 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 2.90 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 2.90 Mn
Jul 25, 2010 23.68 Mn
Jul 25, 2010 23.68 Mn
Apr 25, 2010 36.97 Mn
Apr 25, 2010 36.97 Mn
Jan 24, 2010 10.36 Mn
Jan 24, 2010 10.36 Mn
Oct 25, 2009 -22.30 Mn
Oct 25, 2009 -22.30 Mn