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

Hormel Foods (HRL) reported Free Cash Flow of $180.9 million for Q2 2026, up 355.79% year-over-year from $39.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 44.0% quarter-over-quarter from $323.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $180.9 million in Q2 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $180.9 million, up 355.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 31.51% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $815.4 million, down 34.49% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow retreated to $180.9 million in Q2 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from $323.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $559.3 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$70.7 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $261.5 million and a median of $258.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Free Cash Flow jumped 450.75% in 2022, then slumped 130.94% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $541.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 44.56% to $300.4 million in 2023, then soared by 86.15% to $559.3 million in 2024, then declined by 8.36% to $512.5 million in 2025, then slumped by 64.7% to $180.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HRL's Free Cash Flow at $180.9 million in Q2 2026, $323.0 million in Q1 2026, and $512.5 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 12,507.92 Bn 12,507.92 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 27.05 Bn 22.98 Bn 2.22 Bn 766.00 Mn
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn 295.50 Mn
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn 117.88 Mn
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 180.90 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn 18.40 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - 415.56 Mn
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn 483.90 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn -153.00 Mn
10 Darling Ingredients 8.51 Bn 8.55 Bn 404.92 Mn 58.19 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 26, 2026 180.90 Mn
Apr 26, 2026 180.90 Mn
Jan 25, 2026 323.01 Mn
Jan 25, 2026 323.01 Mn
Oct 26, 2025 512.52 Mn
Oct 26, 2025 512.52 Mn
Jul 27, 2025 84.51 Mn
Jul 27, 2025 84.51 Mn
Apr 27, 2025 -70.72 Mn
Apr 27, 2025 -70.72 Mn
Jan 26, 2025 289.12 Mn
Jan 26, 2025 289.12 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 559.28 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 559.28 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 59.48 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 59.48 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 228.58 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 228.58 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 397.40 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 397.40 Mn