Hormel Foods (HRL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) posted EBT Margin of 3.48% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 4.31 percentage points from 7.80% a year earlier and down 3.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hormel Foods (HRL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 26, 2026, EBT Margin at Hormel Foods was 4.30%, down 3.71 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), it was 5.48%, down 3.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -6.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Hormel Foods' EBT Margin was 8.69% in FY2024 (+0.32 pp), 8.37% in FY2023 (-1.89 pp), 10.26% in FY2022 (+0.37 pp) and 9.89% in FY2021 (-1.71 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has run from a low of -0.68% in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 10.89% in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.00 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with a gain of 2.42 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 9.60 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 6.93% (Q2 2026), 7.74% (Q1 2026) and -0.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 133.59 Bn | 108.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 75.71 Bn | 69.03 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 20.30% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.64 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 21.11% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.82 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -101.82% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.09 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 11.44% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 11.37% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 19.28% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.92 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.48% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.33 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.36% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.75 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -58.56% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 3.48% |
| 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% |
Hormel Foods EBT Margin API
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