Hormel Foods HRL
NYSE HRL
$24.08 -0.34 (-1.39%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 6.93% for Q2 2026, down 102.0% year-over-year from 346.6% in Q2 2025, and down 10.44% quarter-over-quarter from 7.74% in Q1 2026.

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 6.93% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, EBT Margin fell 102.0% year-over-year to 6.93%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 5.36% (down 264.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.48%, down 321.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin slipped to 6.93% in Q2 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from 7.74% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 10.89% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.68% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 8.12% across 5 years, with a median of 8.2% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin soared 242 bps — and 2025, when it sank 960 bps.
  • Hormel Foods' EBT Margin stood at 10.89% in 2022, then decreased by 29 bps to 7.69% in 2023, then advanced by 16 bps to 8.92% in 2024, then slumped by 108 bps to 0.68% in 2025, then soared by 1121 bps to 6.93% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HRL's EBT Margin at 6.93% in Q2 2026, 7.74% in Q1 2026, and 0.68% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.23 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.03 Bn -101.82%
2 General Mills 21.36 Bn 20.90 Bn 1.60 Bn -48.42%
3 Mccormick 14.89 Bn 14.56 Bn 778.20 Mn 11.37%
4 Jbs 14.54 Bn 11.07 Bn 4.91 Bn -0.49%
5 Hormel Foods 13.26 Bn 12.40 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.93%
6 J M Smucker 13.17 Bn 13.11 Bn 862.10 Mn 14.44%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.10 Bn 11.38 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.78 Bn 10.62 Bn 503.37 Mn 29.00%
9 Smithfield Foods 8.77 Bn 7.42 Bn 478.00 Mn 8.08%
10 Conagra Brands 7.80 Bn 7.58 Bn 704.10 Mn -61.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 26, 2026 6.93%
Jan 25, 2026 7.74%
Oct 26, 2025 -0.68%
Jul 27, 2025 7.80%
Apr 27, 2025 7.95%
Jan 26, 2025 7.30%
Oct 27, 2024 8.92%
Jul 28, 2024 7.79%
Apr 28, 2024 8.46%
Jan 28, 2024 9.53%
Oct 29, 2023 7.69%
Jul 30, 2023 7.01%
Apr 30, 2023 9.36%
Jan 29, 2023 9.46%
Oct 30, 2022 10.89%
Jul 31, 2022 9.55%
May 1, 2022 10.39%
Jan 30, 2022 10.15%
Oct 31, 2021 10.20%
Jul 25, 2021 7.13%