Hormel Foods (HRL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods' EBITDA Margin was 5.99% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 4.05 percentage points from 10.04% a year earlier and down 3.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hormel Foods (HRL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Hormel Foods' EBITDA Margin was 8.88% through Jul 26, 2026, down 1.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), it was 8.12%, down 3.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -5.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBITDA Margin was 11.12% in FY2024 (+0.18 pp), 10.94% in FY2023 (-1.48 pp), 12.43% in FY2022 (+0.73 pp) and 11.70% in FY2021 (-1.89 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin was higher in 1 of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.18 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 2.01 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 4.05 percentage points).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 24.54% |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 27.94% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -98.53% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 28.80% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 18.07% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.99% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.95% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | 14.11% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 5.99% |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 9.62% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 10.27% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 10.04% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 10.77% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 9.84% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 10.36% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 10.94% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 11.63% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 9.48% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.01% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 11.81% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 11.74% |
| May 1, 2022 | 12.82% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 13.00% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 11.71% |
| Jul 25, 2021 | 9.73% |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 13.11% |
| Jan 24, 2021 | 12.96% |
| Oct 25, 2020 | 13.75% |
Hormel Foods EBITDA Margin API
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