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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |