Hormel Foods HRL
NYSE HRL
$20.57 -0.27 (-1.32%)
As of: Sep 11, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Hormel Foods (HRL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Hormel Foods' (HRL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $172.4 million in Q3 2026, up 104.05% year-over-year from $84.5 million in Q3 2025, and up 78.2% quarter-over-quarter from $96.8 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Hormel Foods (HRL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hormel Foods (HRL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $172.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 104.05% year-over-year to $172.4 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $780.9 million, a 24.39% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $534.3 million, down 47.11% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $172.4 million for Q3 2026 at Hormel Foods, up from $96.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $356.8 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$18.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $196.2 million and a median of $176.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 110.58% in 2025 and jumped 619.04% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $282.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 22.93% to $217.4 million in 2023, then surged by 49.41% to $324.8 million in 2024, then dropped by 28.75% to $231.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 25.5% to $172.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $172.4 million (Q3 2026), $96.8 million (Q2 2026), and $280.2 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 28.91 Bn 26.23 Bn 2.03 Bn 893.00 Mn
2 General Mills 19.20 Bn 18.75 Bn 1.60 Bn 367.60 Mn
3 Mccormick 13.83 Bn 13.50 Bn 778.20 Mn 337.10 Mn
4 J M Smucker 12.89 Bn 12.84 Bn 979.60 Mn 337.30 Mn
5 Hormel Foods 11.29 Bn 10.42 Bn 471.52 Mn 172.44 Mn
6 Chewy 8.45 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.01 Bn 70.80 Mn
7 Conagra Brands 6.98 Bn 6.77 Bn 704.10 Mn 506.50 Mn
8 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.60 Bn 6.53 Bn 361.40 Mn 201.10 Mn
9 Campbell'S 6.25 Bn 5.85 Bn 650.00 Mn 29.00 Mn
10 Post Holdings 3.62 Bn 3.35 Bn 566.30 Mn 131.20 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 26, 2026 172.44 Mn
Apr 26, 2026 96.77 Mn
Jan 25, 2026 280.22 Mn
Oct 26, 2025 231.45 Mn
Jul 27, 2025 84.51 Mn
Apr 27, 2025 -18.64 Mn
Jan 26, 2025 237.04 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 324.84 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 152.51 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 176.18 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 356.77 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 217.41 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 239.05 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 154.60 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 166.58 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 282.09 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 125.08 Mn
May 1, 2022 114.89 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 334.01 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 471.09 Mn