Hormel Foods (HRL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) reported Net Margin of 6.0% for Q1 2026, up 30.0% year-over-year from 4.62% in Q1 2025, and up 440.33% on a QoQ basis from 1.76% in Q4 2025.
Hormel Foods (HRL) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 6.0% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 30.0% year-over-year to 6.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 4.03% (down 232.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.95%, down 280.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin improved to 6.0% in Q1 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from 1.76% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 8.53% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 1.76% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 6.55% (2024), against an average of 6.32%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Margin surged 103 bps; it then tumbled 877 bps in 2025.
- Tracing HRL's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.53% in 2022, then fell by 28 bps to 6.11% in 2023, then increased by 15 bps to 7.01% in 2024, then tumbled by 125 bps to 1.76% in 2025, then surged by 440 bps to 6.0% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HRL Net Margin figures stand at 6.0% (Q1 2026), 1.76% (Q4 2025), and 6.06% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 94,654.50 Bn | 94,654.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 28.03 Bn | 23.95 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 13.21% |
| 3 | Jbs | 19.23 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.02% |
| 4 | General Mills | 18.04 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 6.71% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 12.87 Bn | 11.99 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 5.29% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.46 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 708.90 Mn | -23.45% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.56 Bn | 11.08 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 10.74 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -30.96% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.23 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 6.61% |
| 10 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 8.84% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | 5.29% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 6.00% |
| Oct 26, 2025 | -1.76% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 6.06% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 6.20% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 7.01% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 6.10% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 6.55% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 7.30% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 6.11% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 5.49% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 7.29% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 7.33% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 8.53% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.21% |
| May 1, 2022 | 8.45% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 7.87% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 8.16% |
| Jul 25, 2021 | 6.18% |
| Apr 25, 2021 | 8.74% |
| Jan 24, 2021 | 9.04% |
| Oct 25, 2020 | 9.69% |
| Jul 26, 2020 | 8.54% |
| Apr 26, 2020 | 9.40% |
| Jan 26, 2020 | 10.19% |
| Oct 27, 2019 | 10.22% |
| Jul 28, 2019 | 8.71% |
| Apr 28, 2019 | 12.05% |
| Jan 27, 2019 | 10.23% |
| Oct 28, 2018 | 10.36% |
| Jul 29, 2018 | 8.92% |
| Apr 29, 2018 | 10.19% |
| Jan 28, 2018 | 13.01% |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 8.76% |
| Jul 30, 2017 | 8.27% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 9.64% |
| Jan 29, 2017 | 10.32% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 9.29% |
| Jul 24, 2016 | 8.50% |
| Apr 24, 2016 | 9.36% |
| Jan 24, 2016 | 10.26% |
| Oct 25, 2015 | 7.81% |
| Jul 26, 2015 | 6.71% |
| Apr 26, 2015 | 7.92% |
| Jan 25, 2015 | 7.20% |
| Oct 26, 2014 | 7.14% |
| Jul 27, 2014 | 6.08% |
| Apr 27, 2014 | 6.27% |
| Jan 26, 2014 | 6.89% |
| Oct 27, 2013 | 6.87% |
| Jul 28, 2013 | 5.27% |
| Apr 28, 2013 | 5.88% |
| Jan 27, 2013 | 6.19% |
| Oct 28, 2012 | 6.40% |
| Jul 29, 2012 | 5.60% |
| Apr 29, 2012 | 6.35% |
| Jan 29, 2012 | 6.30% |
| Oct 30, 2011 | 5.58% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 5.15% |
| May 1, 2011 | 5.59% |
| Jan 30, 2011 | 7.75% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 5.87% |
| Jul 25, 2010 | 4.93% |
| Apr 25, 2010 | 4.58% |
| Jan 24, 2010 | 6.44% |
| Oct 25, 2009 | 6.24% |
| Jul 26, 2009 | 4.96% |