Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.1% for Q2 2026, down 224.0% year-over-year from 4.92% in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 6.07% in Q1 2026.
Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hormel Foods (HRL) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 6.1% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 224.0% year-over-year to 6.1%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 6.1% (down 224.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.97%, down 290.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed held at 6.1% in Q2 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from 6.07% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.17% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 5.96% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.09% across 5 years, with a median of 9.25% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 106 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 304 bps.
- Hormel Foods' Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.17% in 2022, then fell by 14 bps to 9.64% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 8.99% in 2024, then sank by 34 bps to 5.96% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 6.1% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HRL's Return on Capital Employed at 6.1% in Q2 2026, 6.07% in Q1 2026, and 5.96% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | 6.10% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 6.07% |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 5.96% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 8.35% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 8.34% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 8.37% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 8.99% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 8.47% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 8.89% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 9.51% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 9.64% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 10.58% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.37% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 10.76% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 11.17% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 11.13% |
| May 1, 2022 | 10.61% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 10.35% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.11% |
| Jul 25, 2021 | 10.56% |