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

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 1.82% for Q2 2026, down 12.0% year-over-year from 2.06% in Q2 2025, and down 82.98% quarter-over-quarter from 10.67% in Q1 2026.

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 1.82% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Margin fell 12.0% year-over-year to 1.82%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 4.63% (down 345.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.41%, down 603.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin retreated to 1.82% in Q2 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from 10.67% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 17.82% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 1.4% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 7.36% across 5 years, with a median of 7.69% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin slumped 1490 bps — and 2024, when it soared 1621 bps.
  • Hormel Foods' FCF Margin stood at 16.5% in 2022, then sank by 90 bps to 1.61% in 2023, then jumped by 1009 bps to 17.82% in 2024, then slumped by 59 bps to 7.27% in 2025, then slumped by 75 bps to 1.82% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HRL's FCF Margin at 1.82% in Q2 2026, 10.67% in Q1 2026, and 7.27% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.23 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.03 Bn 14.26%
2 General Mills 21.36 Bn 20.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 7.97%
3 Mccormick 14.89 Bn 14.56 Bn 778.20 Mn 17.41%
4 Jbs 14.54 Bn 11.07 Bn 4.91 Bn -2.45%
5 Hormel Foods 13.26 Bn 12.40 Bn 518.51 Mn 3.26%
6 J M Smucker 13.17 Bn 13.11 Bn 862.10 Mn 21.34%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.10 Bn 11.38 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.78 Bn 10.62 Bn 503.37 Mn 23.47%
9 Smithfield Foods 8.77 Bn 7.42 Bn 478.00 Mn 5.19%
10 Conagra Brands 7.80 Bn 7.58 Bn 704.10 Mn 17.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 26, 2026 1.82%
Jan 25, 2026 10.67%
Oct 26, 2025 7.27%
Jul 27, 2025 -1.40%
Apr 27, 2025 1.94%
Jan 26, 2025 9.67%
Oct 27, 2024 17.82%
Jul 28, 2024 2.05%
Apr 28, 2024 9.32%
Jan 28, 2024 11.90%
Oct 29, 2023 1.61%
Jul 30, 2023 10.73%
Apr 30, 2023 8.12%
Jan 29, 2023 5.61%
Oct 30, 2022 16.50%
Jul 31, 2022 4.12%
May 1, 2022 3.71%
Jan 30, 2022 10.97%
Oct 31, 2021 13.64%
Jul 25, 2021 0.79%