Hormel Foods (HRL) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) recorded EPS (Diluted) of $0.11 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 67.6% from $0.33 a year earlier and down 62.2% from the prior quarter.
Hormel Foods (HRL) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Hormel Foods' EPS (Diluted) came in at $0.62 as of Jul 26, 2026, down 54.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), it was $0.87, down 40.8% from FY2024.
- Annual EPS (Diluted) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, EPS (Diluted) came in at $1.47 in FY2024 (+1.5%), $1.45 in FY2023 (-20.6%), $1.82 in FY2022 (+9.6%) and $1.66 in FY2021 (-0.1%).
- Quarterly EPS (Diluted) has ranged from -$0.10 in fiscal Q4 2025 to $0.51 in fiscal Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Diluted) rose in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 12.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EPS (Diluted) in the last five years was growth of 23.3% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 67.6% in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $0.29 (Q2 2026), $0.33 (Q1 2026) and -$0.10 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.20 |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.78 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.60 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.74 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.03 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 0.36 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.11 |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.20 |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.38 Bn | 7.00 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 0.21 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 0.11 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 0.29 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Oct 26, 2025 | -0.10 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.40 |
| May 1, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.51 |
Hormel Foods EPS (Diluted) API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "ticker": "HRL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();