Hormel Foods (HRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods' (HRL) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 1.82% in Q2 2026, down 12.0% year-on-year from 2.06% in Q2 2025, and down 82.98% on a QoQ basis from 10.67% in Q1 2026.
Hormel Foods (HRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hormel Foods (HRL) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 1.82% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 12.0% year-over-year to 1.82% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 4.63%, a 345.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.41%, down 603.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 1.82%, down from 10.67% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for HRL reached as high as 17.82% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 1.4% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 7.36% across 5 years, with a median of 7.69% in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin plunged 1490 bps in 2023 and jumped 1621 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 16.5% in 2022, then sank by 90 bps to 1.61% in 2023, then soared 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.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 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 | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 12.67% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 7.97% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 1.82% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 17.41% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -4.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 3.75% |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | 0.19% |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 17.57% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.87 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 331.60 Mn | -2.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |