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Hormel Foods HRL Free cash flow margin

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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

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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 free cash flow margin?
Hormel Foods (HRL) reported free cash flow margin of 5.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Hormel Foods's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Hormel Foods's free cash flow margin decreased by 5.3% year-over-year, from 6% to 5.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Hormel Foods's free cash flow margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hormel Foods's free cash flow margin has grown at a -10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.9% to 4.6%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.