Growth Metrics

Hormel Foods (HRL) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Hormel Foods (HRL) has disclosed Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 15.51% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 39.0% to 15.51% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 15.53% through Jan 2026, down 116.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 15.63% for FY2025, 134.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 was 15.51% at Hormel Foods, up from 13.96% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 17.87% in Q2 2022, with the low at 13.96% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 16.57%, with a median of 16.69% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin skyrocketed 189bps in 2022, then tumbled -265bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 17.25% in 2022, then dropped by -7bps to 16.09% in 2023, then increased by 3bps to 16.61% in 2024, then decreased by -16bps to 13.96% in 2025, then grew by 11bps to 15.51% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 15.51%, 13.96%, and 16.07% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.