Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Hormel Foods' (HRL) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.02% in Q2 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.02% in Q2 2025, and down 90.57% on a QoQ basis from 0.19% in Q1 2026.
Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hormel Foods (HRL) has 15 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 0.02%, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.72%, up 70.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 stood at 0.02%, down from 0.19% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for HRL reached as high as 0.3% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 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.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital grew 28 bps in 2022 and slipped 29 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, 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 soared by 5166 bps to 0.18% in 2025, then slumped by 90 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 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 | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -0.01% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 0.02% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 0.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -0.01% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.64 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 345.49 Mn | 2.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |