What is Hormel Foods's EV / EBITDA?

Hormel Foods (HRL) reported EV / EBITDA of 14.4× in Q1 2026.

What does EV / EBITDA mean?

What the whole business (debt included) costs relative to its operating cash earnings.

How do you interpret EV / EBITDA?

Lets you compare companies with different leverage and tax positions on a like-for-like basis — the standard multiple in M&A. Lower can mean cheaper, subject to growth and capital intensity.

How does EV / EBITDA compare across companies?

Broadly comparable across non-financial sectors; not used for banks and insurers, where EBITDA is not meaningful.

Hormel Foods HRL EV / EBITDA

EV / EBITDA at other companies

The J.M. Smucker CompanySJM

18.9×—

Tyson FoodsTSN

12.3×+1.3×

The Kraft Heinz CompanyKHC

21.7×+10.3×

General MillsGIS

8.7×-2.2×

PFG

Performance Food GroupPFGC

13.2×-0.2×

McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMKC

18.1×-2.1×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.0B+2.5%

Gross profit$518.5M+7.0%

Operating income$217.1M-12.6%

Net income$157.5M-12.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.29-12.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$826.8M+23.5%

Total debt$2.9B-0.2%

Total equity$7.9B-1.0%

Total assets$13.3B-0.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$178.9M+217%

CapEx$82.2M+9.4%

Free cash flow$96.8M—

Valuation

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Market cap$13.3B—

Enterprise value$15.35B—

P/E18.9×—

P/S1.1×—

Profitability

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Gross margin15.7%-0.8pp

Operating margin5.8%-2.7pp

Net margin6.3%-0.3pp

FCF margin5.7%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.5%-0.6pp

Debt / equity0.4×0.0×

Current ratio1.9×-0.5×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Hormel Foods’s reported figures.

enterprise value/ebitda=14.4×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Hormel Foods’s 10-Q, filed May 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Hormel Foods's EV / EBITDA?: Hormel Foods (HRL) reported EV / EBITDA of 14.4× in Q1 2026.
What does EV / EBITDA mean?: What the whole business (debt included) costs relative to its operating cash earnings.
How do you interpret EV / EBITDA?: Lets you compare companies with different leverage and tax positions on a like-for-like basis — the standard multiple in M&A. Lower can mean cheaper, subject to growth and capital intensity.
How does EV / EBITDA compare across companies?: Broadly comparable across non-financial sectors; not used for banks and insurers, where EBITDA is not meaningful.