Hormel Foods (HRL) Short-term Investments (2010 - 2026)
Hormel Foods (HRL) reported Short-term Investments of $28.81 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 8.5% from $31.48 million a year earlier and down 13.0% from the prior quarter.
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Hormel Foods (HRL) Short-term Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), Hormel Foods posted Short-term Investments of $32.91 million, up 33.0% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Short-term Investments came in at $24.74 million in FY2024 (+48.5%), $16.66 million in FY2023 (+3.2%), $16.15 million in FY2022 (-23.7%) and $21.16 million in FY2021 (+22.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Short-term Investments gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 26.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Short-term Investments in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 48.5%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 25.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $33.11 million (Q2 2026), $33.3 million (Q1 2026) and $32.91 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 139.34 Bn | 90.80 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 80.33 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.19 Bn | 29.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.86 Bn | 13.28 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.22 Bn | 14.87 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.01 Bn | 12.79 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.02 Bn | 11.09 Bn | 794.90 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.90 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.45 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.28 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 266.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 28.81 Mn |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 33.11 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 33.30 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 32.91 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 31.48 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 29.29 Mn |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 26.02 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 24.74 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 24.45 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 23.07 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 18.71 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 16.66 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 17.42 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 17.53 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 17.79 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 16.15 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 18.31 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 23.48 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 22.19 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 21.16 Mn |
API Access
Hormel Foods Short-term Investments API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=HRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();