Growth Metrics

Hormel Foods (HRL) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Hormel Foods (HRL) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.49 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 24.47% to 0.49 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.04 through Jan 2026, up 48.84% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.19 for FY2025, 96.09% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 was 0.49 at Hormel Foods, down from 3.8 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.8 in Q4 2025, with the low at 8.56 in Q2 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.43, with a median of 0.62 recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio hit 697.06% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1587.19% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 164.04% to 0.69 in 2023, then tumbled by 31.0% to 0.48 in 2024, then surged by 697.06% to 3.8 in 2025, then plummeted by 87.02% to 0.49 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.49, 3.8, and 0.58 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.