Hormel Foods (HRL) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Hormel Foods' Price to Earnings was 40.64 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), up 90.7% from 21.31 a year earlier and up 60.0% from the prior quarter.
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Hormel Foods (HRL) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), Price to Earnings at Hormel Foods came in at 27.41, up 29.4% from FY2024.
- In earlier fiscal years, Price to Earnings was 21.18 in FY2024 (-2.1%), 21.63 in FY2023 (-15.7%), 25.66 in FY2022 (+1.6%) and 25.26 in FY2021 (-14.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Price to Earnings in data going back to fiscal Q2 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Earnings has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 18.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 90.7%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 20.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, HRL's Price to Earnings in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 25.40 (Q2 2026), 27.66 (Q1 2026) and 27.41 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 130.23 Bn | 105.59 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 74.27 Bn | 67.59 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.39 Bn | 28.63 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.34 Bn | 12.87 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.12 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.52 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.03 Bn | 11.67 Bn | 794.90 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.14 Bn | 7.83 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.29 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.38 Bn | 5.69 Bn | 618.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 40.64 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 25.40 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 27.66 |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 27.41 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 21.31 |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 21.85 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 22.44 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 21.18 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 22.48 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 25.26 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 21.36 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 21.63 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 25.56 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 23.66 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 25.08 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 25.66 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 26.90 |
| May 1, 2022 | 29.80 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 27.79 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 25.26 |
API Access
Hormel Foods Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();