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

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

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 6.1%, down 224.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 6.1% (down 224.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.17% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 5.96% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 9.09% and a median of 9.25% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 106 bps in 2022, then plunged 304 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 11.17% in 2022, then declined by 14 bps to 9.64% in 2023, then decreased by 7 bps to 8.99% in 2024, then plunged by 34 bps to 5.96% in 2025, then advanced 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 12,507.92 Bn 12,507.92 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 27.05 Bn 22.98 Bn 2.22 Bn -6.47%
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn 14.64%
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn 11.24%
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn 9.47%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn 2.63%
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
10 Darling Ingredients 8.51 Bn 8.55 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%

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%