Hormel Foods (HRL) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods' Other Working Capital Changes came in at $3.55 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 63.5% from $9.72 million a year earlier but up 81.2% from the prior quarter.
Hormel Foods (HRL) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 26, 2026, Hormel Foods reported Other Working Capital Changes of $8.64 million, down 61.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), it was $31.76 million, up 30.4% from FY2024.
- Going back by fiscal year, Other Working Capital Changes was $24.35 million in FY2024 (-64.5%), $68.67 million in FY2023, -$29.39 million in FY2022 and -$34.56 million in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Other Working Capital Changes is -$22.49 million (fiscal Q4 2022) to $34.54 million (fiscal Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Other Working Capital Changes has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 40.6% over the last six quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Other Working Capital Changes over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 327.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2026 (a decline of 83.0%).
- Business Quant data shows HRL's Other Working Capital Changes at $1.96 million (Q2 2026), $1.73 million (Q1 2026) and $1.4 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 3.55 Mn |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 1.96 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 1.73 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 1.40 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 9.72 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 10.47 Mn |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 10.17 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | -7.69 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 10.54 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 10.75 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 10.76 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 16.55 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | -6.51 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 24.09 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 34.54 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | -22.49 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -2.40 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 5.64 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | -10.14 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.00 Mn |
Hormel Foods Other Working Capital Changes 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=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-working-capital-changes", "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=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();