Hormel Foods (HRL) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods' (HRL) Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 0.37 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 67.9% from 1.15 a year earlier and down 62.2% from the prior quarter.
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Hormel Foods (HRL) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 26, 2026, Dividend Coverage Ratio at Hormel Foods was 0.53, down 55.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), it was 0.76, down 42.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Coverage Ratio has declined for three consecutive fiscal years.
- In prior fiscal years, Hormel Foods' Dividend Coverage Ratio was 1.31 in FY2024 (-2.2%), 1.34 in FY2023 (-25.3%), 1.79 in FY2022 (+3.2%) and 1.74 in FY2021 (-6.8%).
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has run from a low of -0.35 in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 2.12 in fiscal Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 14.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with growth of 15.5%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a decline of 67.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.98 (Q2 2026), 1.14 (Q1 2026) and -0.35 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.60 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 1.20 |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 1.16 |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 2.78 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.37 |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.75 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 704.10 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 0.98 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 1.14 |
| Oct 26, 2025 | -0.35 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 1.15 |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 1.13 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 1.10 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 1.42 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 1.14 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 1.22 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 1.46 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 1.30 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 1.08 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.44 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 1.53 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 1.97 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.54 |
| May 1, 2022 | 1.85 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 1.80 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.12 |
API Access
Hormel Foods Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "HRL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();