Hormel Foods (HRL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) recorded Free Cash Flow of $172.44 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), up 104.1% from $84.51 million a year earlier and up 78.2% from the prior quarter.
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Hormel Foods (HRL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Hormel Foods' Free Cash Flow came in at $780.87 million as of Jul 26, 2026, up 24.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), it came in at $534.35 million, down 47.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow came in at $1.01 billion in FY2024 (+29.9%), $777.64 million in FY2023 (-9.2%), $856.06 million in FY2022 (+11.2%) and $769.52 million in FY2021 (+1.2%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has ranged from -$18.64 million in fiscal Q2 2025 to $471.09 million in fiscal Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 10.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 450.7% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 50.1% in fiscal Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $96.77 million (Q2 2026), $280.22 million (Q1 2026) and $231.45 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 129.94 Bn | 105.31 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.72 Bn | 67.04 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 513.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.21 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 329.49 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.65 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 893.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 16.93 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 207.30 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.38 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 337.30 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 11.89 Bn | 11.54 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 112.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.00 Bn | 7.68 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 172.44 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.12 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 89.50 Mn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.31 Bn | 5.62 Bn | 618.70 Mn | -127.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Hormel Foods Free Cash Flow API
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params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();