Growth Metrics

Hormel Foods (HRL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Hormel Foods has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $241.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 8.1% to $241.7 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $975.3 million through Jan 2026, down 5.12% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $996.6 million for FY2025, 0.86% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $241.7 million for Q1 2026 at Hormel Foods, up from $223.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $291.1 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at $206.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $238.6 million (2024), against an average of $239.1 million.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 31.03% in 2023 and then decreased 10.79% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $206.5 million in 2022, then grew by 4.87% to $216.5 million in 2023, then rose by 10.18% to $238.6 million in 2024, then fell by 6.34% to $223.5 million in 2025, then increased by 8.16% to $241.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HRL's Operating Expenses are $241.7 million (Q1 2026), $223.5 million (Q4 2025), and $258.7 million (Q3 2025).