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Hormel Foods Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

$21.54

Down-$0.14 (-0.65%)

Updated Sep 7, 2026, 9:04 AM

SID Score

5.1/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

54/100

Neutral

Market cap
13.03B
P/E ratio
27.28
Dividend yield
6.74%
52-week range
$19.70 – $26.60
Volume
3.82M
Avg. volume
6.07M

Price performance

HRL price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

HRL closed at $21.54 after 20 trading sessions, down 12.79% for the selected period.

Last close
$21.54
Period change
-12.79%
Period low
$21.28
Period high
$24.70
Daily close
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HRL OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 4, 2026$21.56$21.865$21.505$21.543.82M
Sep 3, 2026$21.99$22.0774$21.65$21.684.99M
Sep 2, 2026$22.11$22.395$21.93$22.054.53M
Sep 1, 2026$21.97$22.09$21.81$21.995.55M
Aug 31, 2026$21.54$21.96$21.51$21.857.48M
Aug 28, 2026$21.29$21.58$21.14$21.5710.65M
Aug 27, 2026$23.00$23.39$21.27$21.2818.59M
Aug 26, 2026$23.84$24.055$23.49$23.719.29M
Aug 25, 2026$23.875$24.00$23.64$23.784.28M
Aug 24, 2026$24.06$24.215$23.885$24.093.97M
Aug 21, 2026$24.09$24.17$23.76$23.883.52M
Aug 20, 2026$24.25$24.41$23.965$24.083.44M
Aug 19, 2026$24.60$24.8395$24.37$24.414.32M
Aug 18, 2026$24.47$24.54$24.16$24.344.14M
Aug 17, 2026$24.31$24.565$23.97$24.024.81M
Aug 14, 2026$24.42$24.62$24.33$24.543.32M
Aug 13, 2026$24.51$24.74$24.425$24.443.08M
Aug 12, 2026$24.09$24.46$23.915$24.393.35M
Aug 11, 2026$24.60$24.63$24.21$24.302.97M
Aug 10, 2026$24.95$25.08$24.581$24.702.64M

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Overview

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Company profile

Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and became a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including US retail (61.6% of fiscal 2025 sales), US foodservice (32.6%), and international (5.9%). By product, 73% of fiscal 2025 sales were from perishable food and 27% from shelf-stable. Major brands include Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Columbus, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. Many of these hold the number one or two market share in their respective categories.

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Consensus
Hold
Average target
$27.75
Implied upside
Analysts
15
HRL recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 28, 2026BNP ParibasNeutral
Aug 14, 2026JP MorganNeutral
Jul 14, 2026BNP ParibasNeutral
Jul 9, 2026Stephens & Co.Equal-Weight
Jun 30, 2026B of A SecuritiesNeutral
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Yahoo · Sep 5, 2026

What Does Hormel Foods (HRL) Naming A New CFO Mean For Investors?

Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) appointed Ash Bhumbla as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, effective immediately. Bhumbla joins Hormel Foods from Tyson Foods, bringing extensive experience in finance and operations within the food sector. The appointment represents a leadership change intended to sharpen Hormel Foods' financial strategy and execution. For readers interested in more income focused ideas across the sector, the next useful step is to compare this update with the...

Yahoo · Sep 4, 2026

Hormel (HRL) Expanded Adjusted Operating Margin Despite a Volume Decline. Can Cost Savings Carry the Turnaround?

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) reported fiscal third-quarter sales of $2.96 billion, down 2.4%, as volume declined 7.4% and organic net sales fell 1.7%. Organic net sales is a company-defined non-GAAP measure that excludes the effect of the divested Justin’s business from the prior-year comparison. Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) presents its adjusted results as company-defined non-GAAP […]

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