Hormel Foods (HRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) reported FCF Margin of 5.82% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), up 3.04 percentage points from 2.79% a year earlier and up 2.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hormel Foods (HRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 26, 2026, Hormel Foods' FCF Margin came in at 6.43%, up 1.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), it was 4.41%, down 4.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -3.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 8.48% in FY2024 (+2.05 pp), 6.42% in FY2023 (-0.45 pp), 6.87% in FY2022 (+0.11 pp) and 6.76% in FY2021 (-1.16 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -0.64% in fiscal Q2 2025 and a high of 13.64% in fiscal Q4 2021.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 9.12 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 6.74 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 3.26% (Q2 2026), 9.26% (Q1 2026) and 7.27% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 5.48% |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 11.82% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.26% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 4.72% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 15.20% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 17.41% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.82% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.69% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | -4.93% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 5.82% |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 3.26% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 9.26% |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 7.27% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 2.79% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | -0.64% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 7.93% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 10.35% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 5.26% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 6.10% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 11.90% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 6.80% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 8.07% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 5.19% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 8.59% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 4.12% |
| May 1, 2022 | 3.71% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 10.97% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.64% |
Hormel Foods FCF Margin API
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