Growth Metrics

Hormel Foods (HRL) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Hormel Foods (HRL) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.06% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Sales changed 0.0% to 0.06% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.04%, a 2.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.04%, down 3.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Sales was 0.06% for Q1 2026 at Hormel Foods, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.09% in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.02% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.06% and a median of 0.07% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Sales.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Sales: rose 1bps in 2022, then dropped -9bps in 2025.
  • Hormel Foods' Return on Sales stood at 0.09% in 2022, then decreased by -28bps to 0.06% in 2023, then rose by 15bps to 0.07% in 2024, then plummeted by -125bps to 0.02% in 2025, then surged by 440bps to 0.06% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HRL's Return on Sales are 0.06% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.06% (Q3 2025).