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Hormel Foods HRL Return on invested capital

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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$13.88B+11.2%
Enterprise value$15.93B
P/E19.8×
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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Hormel Foods’s 10-Q, filed May 28, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
May 28, 2026, 2:14 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0000048465-26-000026

FAQ

What is Hormel Foods's return on invested capital?
Hormel Foods (HRL) reported return on invested capital of 5% in Q1 2026.
How has Hormel Foods's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Hormel Foods's return on invested capital decreased by 35.0% year-over-year, from 7.7% to 5%.
What is the long-term trend for Hormel Foods's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hormel Foods's return on invested capital has grown at a -19.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 15.4% to 5.1%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.

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