Hormel Foods HRL
NYSE HRL
$23.88 -0.20 (-0.83%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:04 PM EDT

Hormel Foods (HRL) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Hormel Foods (HRL) posted quarterly 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 (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hormel Foods (HRL) has reported Change in Inventory for 17 consecutive years, with $114.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Inventory fell 45.91% year-over-year to $114.4 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $39.5 million (down 41.94% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $172.3 million, up 280.8% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory advanced to $114.4 million in Q2 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from -$91.3 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.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $23.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $13.7 million in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, Change in Inventory climbed as much as 520.87% in 2024 and fell as far as 983.0% in 2024.
  • Hormel Foods' Change in Inventory stood at $40.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 239.4% to -$56.2 million in 2023, then retreated by 15.0% to -$64.7 million in 2024, then declined by 15.65% to -$74.8 million in 2025, then surged 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 Kraft Heinz 30.37 Bn 27.69 Bn 2.03 Bn 33.00 Mn
2 General Mills 21.49 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.60 Bn 222.80 Mn
3 Mccormick 14.93 Bn 14.60 Bn 778.20 Mn 41.40 Mn
4 Jbs 14.80 Bn 11.34 Bn 4.91 Bn -824.62 Mn
5 J M Smucker 13.21 Bn 13.15 Bn 862.10 Mn -44.70 Mn
6 Hormel Foods 13.14 Bn 12.28 Bn 518.51 Mn 114.40 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.22 Bn 11.50 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.40 Bn 10.24 Bn 503.37 Mn 43.83 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 8.75 Bn 7.40 Bn 478.00 Mn -
10 Conagra Brands 7.86 Bn 7.64 Bn 704.10 Mn -

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
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