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

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DateValue
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%