What is Hormel Foods's price / book?

Hormel Foods (HRL) reported price / book of 1.5× in Q1 2026.

What does price / book mean?

How the market price compares to the company's accounting net worth.

How do you interpret price / book?

Below 1.0 can flag a market discount to book value (common for distressed or asset-heavy firms); high values reflect intangible value the balance sheet doesn't capture. Most informative for financials and asset-heavy businesses.

How does price / book compare across companies?

A core valuation gauge for banks and insurers; weak for asset-light firms where book value understates economic value.

Hormel Foods HRL Price / book

Price / book at other companies

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1.9×-0.1×

Tyson FoodsTSN

1.2×0.0×

The Kraft Heinz CompanyKHC

0.6×-0.1×

General MillsGIS

2.6×-1.0×

PFG

Performance Food GroupPFGC

2.9×0.0×

McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMKC

2.7×-1.4×

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.

market cap/total stockholders equity=1.5×

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 price / book?: Hormel Foods (HRL) reported price / book of 1.5× in Q1 2026.
What does price / book mean?: How the market price compares to the company's accounting net worth.
How do you interpret price / book?: Below 1.0 can flag a market discount to book value (common for distressed or asset-heavy firms); high values reflect intangible value the balance sheet doesn't capture. Most informative for financials and asset-heavy businesses.
How does price / book compare across companies?: A core valuation gauge for banks and insurers; weak for asset-light firms where book value understates economic value.