Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 4.33% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 5.02 percentage points from 9.35% a year earlier and down 1.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), Hormel Foods reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 6.00%, down 4.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of -8.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 10.22% in FY2024 (-0.16 pp), 10.38% in FY2023 (-3.40 pp), 13.78% in FY2022 (+0.22 pp) and 13.56% in FY2021 (-1.14 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for 15 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 0.85 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2022, against a drop of 5.02 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 5.86% (Q2 2026), 6.16% (Q1 2026) and 5.97% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 15.34% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 38.01% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -9.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -12.01% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 4.06% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 19.00% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.33% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 68.98% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.87 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 13.24% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 4.33% |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 5.86% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 6.16% |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 5.97% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 9.35% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 9.29% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 9.43% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 10.13% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 9.89% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 9.73% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 10.19% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 10.26% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 11.39% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.20% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 12.91% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 13.42% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 13.62% |
| May 1, 2022 | 13.29% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 13.16% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.20% |
API Access
Hormel Foods Return on Equity [ROE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();