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Hormel Foods (HRL) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Hormel Foods (HRL) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $323.0 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 36.27% to $323.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $901.4 million, a 1.21% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $815.4 million, down 19.29% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow was $323.0 million for Q1 2026 at Hormel Foods, down from $512.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $541.9 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$42.4 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $237.8 million and a median of $217.4 million in 2023 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 450.75% in 2022, then plummeted 127.78% in 2025.
  • Hormel Foods' Free Cash Flow stood at $541.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 59.88% to $217.4 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 49.41% to $324.8 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 57.78% to $512.5 million in 2025, then plummeted by 36.98% to $323.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HRL's Free Cash Flow are $323.0 million (Q1 2026), $512.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$42.4 million (Q3 2025).