What does goodwill and intangible asset impairment mean?

A write-down of the value of acquired assets or brands that are no longer worth as much as originally recorded.

How do you interpret goodwill and intangible asset impairment?

Frequent or large impairments signal poor capital allocation or overpayment for past acquisitions.

How does goodwill and intangible asset impairment compare across companies?

An infrequent, non-recurring item that peers report during periods of strategic restructuring.

Hormel Foods HRL Goodwill And Intangible Asset Impairment

Goodwill And Intangible Asset Impairment at other companies

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Segments

By segment

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Retail$70.75M—

Foodservice$0—

International$0—

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

Reported directly by Hormel Foods in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment.

The official record: Hormel Foods’s 10-K, filed December 5, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Hormel Foods's goodwill and intangible asset impairment?: Hormel Foods (HRL) reported goodwill and intangible asset impairment of $17.69M in Q3 2025.
What does goodwill and intangible asset impairment mean?: A write-down of the value of acquired assets or brands that are no longer worth as much as originally recorded.
How do you interpret goodwill and intangible asset impairment?: Frequent or large impairments signal poor capital allocation or overpayment for past acquisitions.
How does goodwill and intangible asset impairment compare across companies?: An infrequent, non-recurring item that peers report during periods of strategic restructuring.