Hormel Foods HRL
NYSE HRL
$23.88 -0.20 (-0.83%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:04 PM EDT

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.02% in Q2 2025, and down 90.57% quarter-over-quarter from 0.19% in Q1 2026.

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

Hormel Foods (HRL) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.02% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.02% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.72%, up 70.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital retreated to 0.02% in Q2 2026 per HRL's latest filing, from 0.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.3% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.12% across 5 years, with a median of 0.04% in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital rose 28 bps — and 2023, when it declined 29 bps.
  • Hormel Foods' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.3% in 2022, then plunged by 98 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then tumbled by 40 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then jumped by 5166 bps to 0.18% in 2025, then slumped by 90 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HRL's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q2 2026, 0.19% in Q1 2026, and 0.18% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.37 Bn 27.69 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.00%
2 General Mills 21.49 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.00%
3 Mccormick 14.93 Bn 14.60 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.00%
4 Jbs 14.80 Bn 11.34 Bn 4.91 Bn -0.01%
5 J M Smucker 13.21 Bn 13.15 Bn 862.10 Mn 0.00%
6 Hormel Foods 13.14 Bn 12.28 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.02%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.22 Bn 11.50 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.40 Bn 10.24 Bn 503.37 Mn 0.00%
9 Smithfield Foods 8.75 Bn 7.40 Bn 478.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Conagra Brands 7.86 Bn 7.64 Bn 704.10 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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Apr 26, 2026 0.02%
Jan 25, 2026 0.19%
Oct 26, 2025 0.18%
Jul 27, 2025 0.27%
Apr 27, 2025 0.02%
Jan 26, 2025 0.01%
Oct 27, 2024 0.00%
Jul 28, 2024 0.00%
Apr 28, 2024 0.00%
Jan 28, 2024 0.00%
Oct 29, 2023 0.01%
Jul 30, 2023 0.02%
Apr 30, 2023 0.27%
Jan 29, 2023 0.29%
Oct 30, 2022 0.30%
Jul 31, 2022 0.30%
May 1, 2022 0.28%
Jan 30, 2022 0.06%
Oct 31, 2021 0.02%
Jul 25, 2021 0.01%