Hormel Foods (HRL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Hormel Foods (HRL) reported EBIT Margin of 7.3% for Q2 2026, down 126.0% year-over-year from 28.09% in Q2 2025, and down 9.27% quarter-over-quarter from 8.05% in Q1 2026.

Hormel Foods (HRL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hormel Foods (HRL) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 7.3% in Q2 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 7.3%, down 126.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 5.75% (down 270.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.94%, down 302.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin declined to 7.3% in Q2 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from 8.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 11.18% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.07% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 8.49% and a median of 8.65% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBIT Margin jumped 235 bps in 2022, then plunged 932 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 11.18% in 2022, then fell by 24 bps to 8.44% in 2023, then increased by 11 bps to 9.38% in 2024, then plunged by 99 bps to 0.07% in 2025, then jumped by 10607 bps to 7.3% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HRL's EBIT Margin at 7.3% in Q2 2026, 8.05% in Q1 2026, and 0.07% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 12,507.92 Bn 12,507.92 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 27.05 Bn 22.98 Bn 2.22 Bn 18.94%
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn 11.82%
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn -
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 7.30%
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn 12.14%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn 19.60%
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn 8.76%
10 Darling Ingredients 8.51 Bn 8.55 Bn 404.92 Mn 14.62%

Historic Data

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Apr 26, 2026 7.30%
Jan 25, 2026 8.05%
Oct 26, 2025 0.07%
Jul 27, 2025 7.90%
Apr 27, 2025 8.57%
Jan 26, 2025 7.64%
Oct 27, 2024 9.38%
Jul 28, 2024 8.17%
Apr 28, 2024 8.74%
Jan 28, 2024 9.49%
Oct 29, 2023 8.44%
Jul 30, 2023 7.31%
Apr 30, 2023 9.93%
Jan 29, 2023 9.74%
Oct 30, 2022 11.18%
Jul 31, 2022 9.59%
May 1, 2022 10.81%
Jan 30, 2022 10.50%
Oct 31, 2021 10.35%
Jul 25, 2021 7.25%