Growth Metrics

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) reported FCF Margin of 10.67% for Q1 2026, up 274.0% year-over-year from 2.85% in Q1 2025, and up 687.7% on a QoQ basis from 1.35% in Q4 2025.

Hormel Foods (HRL) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 10.67% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 274.0% year-over-year to 10.67% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 5.11% (down 237.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.41%, down 406.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin advanced to 10.67% in Q1 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from 1.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 16.5% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.64% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 7.93% (2025), against an average of 7.23%.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 694 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 997 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing HRL's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 16.5% in 2022, then sank by 59 bps to 6.8% in 2023, then surged by 52 bps to 10.35% in 2024, then sank by 87 bps to 1.35% in 2025, then surged by 688 bps to 10.67% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HRL FCF Margin figures stand at 10.67% (Q1 2026), 1.35% (Q4 2025), and 8.99% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 94,654.50 Bn 94,654.50 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 28.03 Bn 23.95 Bn 2.22 Bn 12.67%
3 Jbs 19.23 Bn 14.67 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.55%
4 General Mills 18.04 Bn 17.27 Bn 1.37 Bn 6.66%
5 Hormel Foods 12.87 Bn 11.99 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.09%
6 Mccormick 12.46 Bn 12.86 Bn 708.90 Mn 0.98%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.56 Bn 11.08 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 10.74 Bn 10.69 Bn 827.80 Mn 20.82%
9 Smithfield Foods 10.23 Bn 9.16 Bn 511.00 Mn -4.03%
10 Darling Ingredients 9.59 Bn 9.63 Bn 404.92 Mn 3.75%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 26, 2026 6.09%
Jan 25, 2026 10.67%
Oct 26, 2025 1.35%
Jul 27, 2025 8.99%
Apr 27, 2025 -0.64%
Jan 26, 2025 7.93%
Oct 27, 2024 10.35%
Jul 28, 2024 2.05%
Apr 28, 2024 9.32%
Jan 28, 2024 11.90%
Oct 29, 2023 6.80%
Jul 30, 2023 5.13%
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%
Apr 25, 2021 4.24%
Jan 24, 2021 6.72%
Oct 25, 2020 4.51%
Jul 26, 2020 10.14%
Apr 26, 2020 11.54%
Jan 26, 2020 5.46%
Oct 27, 2019 8.41%
Jul 28, 2019 6.14%
Apr 28, 2019 5.54%
Jan 27, 2019 6.27%
Oct 28, 2018 13.98%
Jul 29, 2018 8.35%
Apr 29, 2018 2.22%
Jan 28, 2018 10.74%
Oct 29, 2017 16.04%
Jul 30, 2017 9.48%
Apr 30, 2017 2.11%
Jan 29, 2017 6.90%
Oct 30, 2016 12.51%
Jul 24, 2016 6.37%
Apr 24, 2016 2.79%
Jan 24, 2016 10.70%
Oct 25, 2015 10.60%
Jul 26, 2015 9.26%
Apr 26, 2015 7.54%
Jan 25, 2015 9.14%
Oct 26, 2014 12.00%
Jul 27, 2014 3.70%
Apr 27, 2014 -3.53%
Jan 26, 2014 12.36%
Oct 27, 2013 7.36%
Jul 28, 2013 6.86%
Apr 28, 2013 4.29%
Jan 27, 2013 5.66%
Oct 28, 2012 9.00%
Jul 29, 2012 1.76%
Apr 29, 2012 1.65%
Jan 29, 2012 5.97%
Oct 30, 2011 6.20%
Jul 31, 2011 1.21%
May 1, 2011 4.67%
Jan 30, 2011 7.73%
Oct 31, 2010 9.11%
Jul 25, 2010 3.97%
Apr 25, 2010 2.58%
Jan 24, 2010 5.52%
Oct 25, 2009 11.98%