Hormel Foods (HRL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods' (HRL) FCF Payout Ratio was 0.93 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 50.5% from 1.89 a year earlier and down 43.9% from the prior quarter.
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Hormel Foods (HRL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 26, 2026, Hormel Foods' FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.82, down 18.0% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), it came in at 1.18, up 94.7% from FY2024.
- By fiscal year, FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.61 in FY2024 (-20.2%), 0.76 in FY2023 (+17.0%), 0.65 in FY2022 (-4.1%) and 0.68 in FY2021 (+6.1%).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Payout Ratio spans a low of 0.28 in fiscal Q4 2021 and a high of 1.89 in fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, FCF Payout Ratio gained in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 15.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Payout Ratio in five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 114.3%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 80.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 1.66 (Q2 2026), 0.57 (Q1 2026) and 0.69 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.87 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 1.59 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 0.35 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.38 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.93 |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 0.93 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 1.66 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 0.57 |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 1.89 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 0.65 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 1.02 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 0.88 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 0.69 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.63 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.97 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 0.85 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 0.50 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.13 |
| May 1, 2022 | 1.23 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.28 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | 5.83 |
API Access
Hormel Foods FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "HRL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();