Hormel Foods (HRL) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) reported Inventory of $1.8 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 1.1% from $1.82 billion a year earlier but up 2.9% from the prior quarter.
Hormel Foods (HRL) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), Hormel Foods posted Inventory of $1.75 billion, up 10.8% from FY2024.
- Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Inventory came in at $1.58 billion in FY2024 (-6.2%), $1.68 billion in FY2023 (-2.1%), $1.72 billion in FY2022 (+25.3%) and $1.37 billion in FY2021 (+27.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Inventory spans a low of $1.37 billion in fiscal Q4 2021 and a high of $1.82 billion in fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Inventory gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Inventory in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 29.9%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 8.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.75 billion (Q2 2026), $1.65 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.75 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 136.33 Bn | 111.70 Bn | - | 5.26 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 76.81 Bn | 70.13 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 4.41 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.25 Bn | 29.49 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.93 Bn | 14.46 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 3.31 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.97 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 2.16 Bn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.05 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 778.20 Mn | - |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 1.19 Bn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.99 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 1.80 Bn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.48 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 924.70 Mn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.78 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 1.91 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 1.80 Bn |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 1.75 Bn |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 1.65 Bn |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 1.75 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 1.82 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 1.52 Bn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 1.58 Bn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 1.65 Bn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 1.58 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 1.68 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.75 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 1.73 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 1.72 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.68 Bn |
| May 1, 2022 | 1.60 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 1.39 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.37 Bn |
Hormel Foods Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();