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Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Austin, United States | NYSE
21.19 USD +0.29 (1.388%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 21.20 +0.01 (0.047%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:53 p.m. EDT

Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) presents a mixed picture. The stock has shown a recent dip, with a current price of $20.87, which is near its 52-week low. However, it offers a high dividend yield of 5.61%, which is attractive for income-focused investors. The recent dividend history shows consistent payments, supporting the dividend star rating of 5. For short-term traders, the stock's recent volatility and the mixed options activity suggest a cautious approach. Long-term investors may find the stock appealing due to its strong fundamentals and potential for growth, despite the recent dip. The overall risk level is moderate, making it a suitable investment for those seeking a balance between yield and growth.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.078012
AutoETS0.079436
AutoTheta0.100285
AutoARIMA0.165720

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 16.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.276
Excess Kurtosis -1.01
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 4.244
Revenue per Share 22.064
Market Cap 11,660,522,496
Trailing P/E 23.81
Forward P/E 13.49
Beta 0.36
Profit Margins 4.03%
Website https://www.hormelfoods.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:53 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls show a concentration of open interest and volume around strikes above the current price, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, the puts also show significant open interest and volume around strikes below the current price, indicating potential bearish sentiment. The IV is generally low to moderate, suggesting limited volatility expectations. The overall options activity indicates a cautious outlook with both bullish and bearish positions being taken, but no clear consensus on the direction of the price.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.43% 4.99% 4.19% 3.56%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-13 0.293000 1.430664
2026-01-12 0.293000 1.300534
2025-10-14 0.290000 1.245345
2025-07-14 0.290000 1.013102
2025-04-14 0.290000 0.996710
2025-01-13 0.290000 1.015983
2024-10-15 0.283000 0.972829
2024-07-15 0.283000 1.000685
2024-04-12 0.283000 0.909309
2024-01-12 0.283000 0.977828
2023-10-13 0.275000 0.952439
2023-07-14 0.275000 0.766409
2023-04-14 0.275000 0.788849
2023-01-13 0.275000 0.676438
2022-10-14 0.260000 0.660685
2022-07-08 0.260000 0.627272
2022-04-08 0.260000 0.568925
2022-01-14 0.260000 0.614021
2021-10-15 0.245000 0.669186
2021-07-09 0.245000 0.605217
2021-04-09 0.245000 0.622645
2021-01-08 0.245000 0.638427
2020-10-16 0.233000 0.559908
2020-07-10 0.233000 0.578143
2020-04-09 0.233000 0.589089
2020-01-10 0.233000 0.626809
2019-10-18 0.210000 0.624825
2019-07-12 0.210000 0.624990
2019-04-12 0.210000 0.626054
2019-01-11 0.210000 0.608673
2018-10-19 0.188000 0.558194
2018-07-13 0.188000 0.622683
2018-04-13 0.188000 0.671180
2018-01-11 0.188000 0.688551
2017-10-20 0.170000 0.699257
2017-07-13 0.170000 0.660812
2017-04-13 0.170000 0.638319
2017-01-12 0.170000 0.616858
2016-10-20 0.145000 0.495794
2016-07-14 0.145000 0.511790
2016-04-14 0.145000 0.480576
2016-01-14 0.145000 0.480253
2015-10-15 0.125000 0.504881
2015-07-16 0.125000 0.563647
2015-04-16 0.125000 0.574862
2015-01-15 0.125000 0.651266
2014-10-16 0.100000 0.534942
2014-07-17 0.100000 0.558680
2014-04-16 0.100000 0.563715
2014-01-17 0.100000 0.588949
2013-10-17 0.085000 0.531389
2013-07-18 0.085000 0.562808
2013-04-18 0.085000 0.570413
2013-01-17 0.085000 0.676786
2012-10-18 0.075000 0.701438
2012-07-19 0.075000 0.726175
2012-04-19 0.075000 0.737704
2012-01-19 0.075000 0.717580
2011-10-19 0.064000 0.634557
2011-07-20 0.064000 0.606014
2011-04-19 0.064000 0.642349
2011-01-19 0.063750 0.719218
2010-10-20 0.052500 0.674460
2010-07-21 0.052500 0.721081
2010-04-14 0.052500 0.724811
2010-01-20 0.052500 0.793926
2009-10-21 0.047500 0.767466
2009-07-15 0.047500 0.805486
2009-04-15 0.047500 0.885200
2009-01-21 0.047500 0.926794
2008-10-15 0.046250 0.847975
2008-07-16 0.046250 0.778067
2008-04-16 0.046250 0.703551
2008-01-16 0.046250 0.718200
2007-10-17 0.037500 0.621225
2007-07-18 0.037500 0.630626
2007-04-18 0.037500 0.618278
2007-01-17 0.037500 0.620088
2006-10-18 0.035000 0.608744
2006-07-19 0.035000 0.587763
2006-04-19 0.035000 0.644133
2006-01-18 0.035000 0.646799
2005-10-19 0.032500 0.638220
2005-07-20 0.032500 0.682876
2005-04-20 0.032500 0.705699
2005-01-19 0.032500 0.680030
2004-10-20 0.028250 0.679955
2004-07-21 0.028250 0.617344
2004-04-14 0.028250 0.614234
2004-01-21 0.028250 0.714820
2003-10-15 0.026250 0.715354
2003-07-16 0.026250 0.739813
2003-04-15 0.026250 0.783181
2003-01-15 0.026250 0.758344
2002-10-16 0.024500 0.684385
2002-07-17 0.024500 0.742760
2002-04-17 0.024500 0.621550
2002-01-16 0.024500 0.631466
2001-10-17 0.005750 0.174032
2001-07-18 0.023250 0.640383
2001-04-18 0.023250 0.808622
2001-01-17 0.023250 0.905348
2000-10-18 0.022000 0.913329
2000-07-19 0.022000 0.907910
2000-04-18 0.022000 0.948294
2000-01-19 0.021875 0.770985
1999-10-20 0.020625 0.661036
1999-07-21 0.020625 0.733902
1999-04-14 0.020625 0.807373
1999-01-20 0.020625 0.909061
1998-10-21 0.020000 0.918221
1998-07-15 0.020000 0.829230
1998-04-15 0.020000 0.859686
1998-01-21 0.020000 0.885253
1997-10-15 0.019375 0.883844
1997-07-16 0.019375 1.039252
1997-04-16 0.019375 1.098186
1997-01-15 0.019375 1.068575
1996-10-16 0.018750 1.190279
1996-07-17 0.018750 1.210834
1996-04-17 0.018750 1.053509
1996-01-17 0.018750 1.127884
1995-10-18 0.018125 1.148181
1995-07-19 0.018125 1.125806
1995-04-17 0.017500 1.001823
1995-01-13 0.017500 1.082420
1994-10-17 0.015625 1.045041
1994-07-18 0.015625 1.079716
1994-04-18 0.015625 1.275951
1994-01-14 0.015625 1.156563
1993-10-18 0.013750 1.000362
1993-07-19 0.013750 1.034989
1993-04-12 0.013750 1.005002
1993-01-15 0.013750 0.930728
1992-10-19 0.011250 0.913299
1992-07-13 0.011250 0.906179
1992-04-10 0.011250 1.076236
1992-01-13 0.011250 0.914959
1991-10-11 0.009375 0.775401
1991-07-15 0.009375 0.764031
1991-04-15 0.009375 0.710228
1991-01-14 0.009375 0.950229
1990-10-15 0.008125 0.933260
1990-07-16 0.008125 0.777987
1990-04-16 0.008125 0.867065
1990-01-12 0.008125 0.850594
1989-10-16 0.006875 0.827575
1989-07-17 0.006875 0.857187
1989-04-17 0.006875 1.069729
1989-01-13 0.006875 1.051228
1988-10-17 0.005625 1.035984
1988-07-18 0.005625 1.047921
1988-04-18 0.005625 0.840087
1988-01-15 0.005625 0.906019
1988-01-11 0.003750 0.610099
1987-10-19 0.004688 0.792081
1987-07-13 0.004688 0.667455
1987-04-10 0.004688 0.895674
1987-01-16 0.004688 0.927094
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.17
dividendYield 5.52
exDividendDate 2026-04-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.163
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.055645935
lastDividendValue 0.293
lastDividendDate 2026-04-13
dividendDate 2026-05-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.30296052
Address1 1 Hormel Place
All Time High 55.11
All Time Low 0.208984
Ask 21.25
Ask Size 2,500
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,339,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,778,798
Average Volume 4,778,798
Average Volume10Days 5,339,640
Beta 0.358
Bid 21.2
Bid Size 1,900
Board Risk 3
Book Value 14.428
City Austin
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 21.19
Current Ratio 2.662
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 21.245
Day Low 20.8406
Debt To Equity 4.244
Display Name Hormel Foods
Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Dividend Rate 1.17
Dividend Yield 5.52
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,110,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,110,800
Earnings Growth -0.051
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.051
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,112,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,779,971,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,779,971,400
Ebitda 1,211,613,056
Ebitda Margins 0.09977
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.356
Enterprise To Revenue 0.933
Enterprise Value 11,336,259,584
Eps Current Year 1.46958
Eps Forward 1.57125
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.89
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,038,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 23.1942
Fifty Day Average Change -2.0042
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.08640953
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -30.296051
Fifty Two Week High 31.86
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.67
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3349027
Fifty Two Week Low 20.32
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.87000084
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.042815004
Fifty Two Week Range 20.32 - 31.86
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.1
Float Shares 290,704,141
Forward Eps 1.57125
Forward P E 13.486078
Free Cashflow 381,509,632
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 20,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.15609999
Gross Profits 1,895,735,040
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00465
Held Percent Institutions 0.92028
Implied Shares Outstanding 550,284,207
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=71258&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,038,400
Last Dividend Value 0.293
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,436,800
Last Split Date 1,455,062,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and other food products to foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International segments. The company provides various perishable products, including resh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, bacon, sausages, hams, guacamole, and other items that require refrigeration; and shelf-stable products, such as canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and other items that do not require refrigeration. It sells its products under the HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, APPLEGATE, AUSTIN BLUES, BACON 1, BLACK LABEL, BREAD READY, BURKE, CAFÉ H, CERATTI, CHI-CHI'S, COLUMBUS, COMPLEATS, CORN NUTS, CURE 81, DAN'S PRIZE, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DON MIGUEL, DOÑA MARIA, EMBASA, FAST ‘N EASY, FIRE BRAISED, FONTANINI, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, HOUSE OF TSANG, JENNIE-O, JUSTIN'S, LA VICTORIA, LAYOUT, LLOYD'S, MARY KITCHEN, MR. PEANUT, NATURAL CHOICE, NUT-RITION, OLD SMOKEHOUSE, OVEN READY, PILLOW PACK, PLANTERS, ROSA GRANDE, SADLER'S SMOKEHOUSE, SKIPPY, SPAM, SQUARE TABLE, SPECIAL RECIPE, VALLEY FRESH, and WHOLLY brands through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.
Long Name Hormel Foods Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 11,660,522,496
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_279042
Most Recent Quarter 1,564,272,000
Net Income To Common 489,423,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,792,972,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,660,522,346
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 20.86
Operating Cashflow 885,259,008
Operating Margins 0.11057
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 1.3061999
Peg Ratio 1.41
Phone 507 437 5611
Post Market Change 0.010000229
Post Market Change Percent 0.04719315
Post Market Price 21.2
Post Market Time 1,776,470,207
Previous Close 20.9
Price Eps Current Year 14.4190855
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.468672
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9601355
Profit Margins 0.0403
Quick Ratio 1.301
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.6
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.290001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.38756
Regular Market Day High 21.245
Regular Market Day Low 20.8406
Regular Market Day Range 20.8406 - 21.245
Regular Market Open 20.86
Regular Market Previous Close 20.9
Regular Market Price 21.19
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume 5,613,303
Return On Assets 0.04428
Return On Equity 0.061160002
Revenue Growth -0.029
Revenue Per Share 22.064
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 550,284,207
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0417
Shares Short 22,923,881
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 20,547,775
Short Name Hormel Foods Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0785
Short Ratio 5.43
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol HRL
Target High Price 30.0
Target Low Price 23.0
Target Mean Price 26.75
Target Median Price 27.0
Total Cash 574,262,976
Total Cash Per Share 1.044
Total Debt 250,000,000
Total Revenue 12,144,663,552
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.163
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.055645935
Trailing Eps 0.89
Trailing P E 23.80899
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.4257
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.7444
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.5543995
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1436446
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,613,303
Website https://www.hormelfoods.com
Zip 55,912-3680