Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Hormel Foods' (HRL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.1% in Q2 2026, down 224.0% year-on-year from 4.92% in Q2 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 6.07% in Q1 2026.

Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hormel Foods (HRL) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.1% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 224.0% year-over-year to 6.1% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 6.1%, a 224.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.97%, down 290.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 6.1%, roughly flat from 6.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for HRL reached as high as 11.17% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 106 bps in 2022 and slumped 304 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.17% in 2022, then decreased by 14 bps to 9.64% in 2023, then declined by 7 bps to 8.99% in 2024, then sank by 34 bps to 5.96% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 6.1% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 6.1% in Q2 2026, 6.07% in Q1 2026, and 5.96% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn -6.47%
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.63%
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 8.60%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn 34,314.10%
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn -10.82%
10 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.87 Bn 6.81 Bn 331.60 Mn 10.22%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%