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Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Hormel Foods has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 6.07% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 230.0% to 6.07% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 6.07% through Jan 2026, down 230.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 5.97% for FY2025, 290.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 6.07% for Q1 2026 at Hormel Foods, up from 5.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.17% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 5.96% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.51% (2024), against an average of 9.27%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 106bps in 2022 and then crashed -304bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 11.17% in 2022, then decreased by -14bps to 9.64% in 2023, then decreased by -7bps to 8.99% in 2024, then crashed by -34bps to 5.96% in 2025, then increased by 2bps to 6.07% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HRL's Return on Capital Employed are 6.07% (Q1 2026), 5.96% (Q4 2025), and 8.35% (Q3 2025).