Growth Metrics

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) has disclosed Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 8.05% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 41.0% to 8.05% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 6.04% through Jan 2026, down 245.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 5.94% for FY2025, 302.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 8.05% at Hormel Foods, up from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 11.18% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.07% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 8.56%, with a median of 8.74% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin surged 235bps in 2022, then crashed -932bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 11.18% in 2022, then decreased by -24bps to 8.44% in 2023, then grew by 11bps to 9.38% in 2024, then crashed by -99bps to 0.07% in 2025, then surged by 11701bps to 8.05% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 8.05%, 0.07%, and 7.9% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.