Growth Metrics

Hormel Foods (HRL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Hormel Foods (HRL) reported Retained Earnings of -$233.0 million for Q1 2026, down 103.03% year-over-year from $7.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 103.1% on a QoQ basis from $7.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Hormel Foods (HRL) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$233.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 103.03% year-over-year to -$233.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$233.0 million (down 103.03% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $7.5 billion, down 2.1% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings slipped to -$233.0 million in Q1 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from $7.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $7.7 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$298.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $7.4 billion (2023), against an average of $4.8 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Retained Earnings surged 3250.78%; it then slumped 103.93% in 2025.
  • Tracing HRL's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$255.6 million in 2022, then surged by 3031.96% to $7.5 billion in 2023, then rose by 2.46% to $7.7 billion in 2024, then dropped by 2.1% to $7.5 billion in 2025, then sank by 103.1% to -$233.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HRL Retained Earnings figures stand at -$233.0 million (Q1 2026), $7.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $7.7 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 94,654.50 Bn 94,654.50 Bn - -70.94 Mn
2 Kraft Heinz 28.03 Bn 23.95 Bn 2.22 Bn -3.83 Bn
3 Jbs 19.23 Bn 14.67 Bn 2.32 Bn 7.97 Bn
4 General Mills 18.04 Bn 17.27 Bn 1.37 Bn -2.54 Bn
5 Hormel Foods 12.87 Bn 11.99 Bn 518.51 Mn 7.53 Bn
6 Mccormick 12.46 Bn 12.86 Bn 708.90 Mn 4.82 Bn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.56 Bn 11.08 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 10.74 Bn 10.69 Bn 827.80 Mn -372.80 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 10.23 Bn 9.16 Bn 511.00 Mn -325.00 Mn
10 Darling Ingredients 9.59 Bn 9.63 Bn 404.92 Mn 4.21 Bn

Historic Data

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Apr 26, 2026 7.53 Bn
Jan 25, 2026 -233.02 Mn
Oct 26, 2025 7.52 Bn
Jul 27, 2025 7.73 Bn
Apr 27, 2025 -298.60 Mn
Jan 26, 2025 7.69 Bn
Oct 27, 2024 7.68 Bn
Jul 28, 2024 7.61 Bn
Apr 28, 2024 7.59 Bn
Jan 28, 2024 7.56 Bn
Oct 29, 2023 7.49 Bn
Jul 30, 2023 -241.61 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -244.89 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 7.38 Bn
Oct 30, 2022 -255.56 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -282.57 Mn
May 1, 2022 7.10 Bn
Jan 30, 2022 6.98 Bn
Oct 31, 2021 -277.27 Mn
Jul 25, 2021 -317.53 Mn
Apr 25, 2021 6.70 Bn
Jan 24, 2021 -360.87 Mn
Oct 25, 2020 6.52 Bn
Jul 26, 2020 -431.88 Mn
Apr 26, 2020 6.34 Bn
Jan 26, 2020 -393.28 Mn
Oct 27, 2019 -399.50 Mn
Jul 28, 2019 -275.20 Mn
Apr 28, 2019 -278.14 Mn
Jan 27, 2019 -292.34 Mn
Oct 28, 2018 -243.50 Mn
Jul 29, 2018 -259.21 Mn
Apr 29, 2018 5.50 Bn
Jan 28, 2018 5.37 Bn
Oct 29, 2017 -248.08 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 -291.96 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 -299.15 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 4.87 Bn
Oct 30, 2016 -296.30 Mn
Jul 24, 2016 4.61 Bn
Apr 24, 2016 -225.67 Mn
Jan 24, 2016 -227.74 Mn
Oct 25, 2015 4.22 Bn
Jul 26, 2015 4.11 Bn
Apr 26, 2015 -5.64 Mn
Jan 25, 2015 -204.09 Mn
Oct 26, 2014 3.81 Bn
Jul 27, 2014 -151.77 Mn
Apr 27, 2014 -150.99 Mn
Jan 26, 2014 -151.98 Mn
Oct 27, 2013 3.45 Bn
Jul 28, 2013 -325.57 Mn
Apr 28, 2013 -325.17 Mn
Jan 27, 2013 -324.46 Mn
Oct 28, 2012 12.42 Mn
Jul 29, 2012 -168.90 Mn
Apr 29, 2012 -187.53 Mn
Jan 29, 2012 2.91 Bn
Oct 30, 2011 -202.18 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 -154.55 Mn
May 1, 2011 -149.10 Mn
Jan 30, 2011 -161.79 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 -175.91 Mn
Jul 25, 2010 -188.18 Mn
Oct 25, 2009 -203.61 Mn