Hormel Foods (HRL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) recorded Retained Earnings of $7.43 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 3.9% from $7.73 billion a year earlier and down 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Hormel Foods (HRL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), Hormel Foods reported Retained Earnings of $7.52 billion, down 2.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Retained Earnings came in at $7.68 billion in FY2024 (+2.5%), $7.49 billion in FY2023 (+2.5%), $7.31 billion in FY2022 (+6.3%) and $6.88 billion in FY2021 (+5.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings since fiscal Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 6.4% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 3.9% in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $7.53 billion (Q2 2026), $7.54 billion (Q1 2026) and $7.52 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 37.23 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 5.81 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -9.29 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 20.58 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 103.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 4.84 Bn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 7.43 Bn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -1.18 Bn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | 4.26 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 7.43 Bn |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 7.53 Bn |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 7.54 Bn |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 7.52 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 7.73 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 7.71 Bn |
| 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 | 7.45 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 7.44 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 7.38 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 7.31 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.18 Bn |
| May 1, 2022 | 7.10 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 6.98 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 6.88 Bn |
API Access
Hormel Foods Retained Earnings API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-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=retained-earnings&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();