Hormel Foods Corporation HRL
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, Hormel Foods Corporation gets an algorithmic score of 40/100. It trades at 19.85 $, with a bearish technical trend (RSI 26.7) and 29.2% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- Low-debt balance sheet.
- Low beta (0.07): defensive profile.
- Meaningful dividend (5.89%).
Weaknesses
- Low ROE (4.3%).
- Thin net margin (2.8%): vulnerable to costs.
- Shrinking revenue (-1.0% per year).
Fundamentals
| P/E | 32.02 |
| Forward P/E | 12.78 |
| PEG | 1.40 |
| P/B | 1.39 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.22 |
| P/S | 0.90 |
| ROE % | 4.29 |
| ROA % | 4.63 |
| Gross margin % | 15.74 |
| Operating margin % | 8.62 |
| Net margin % | 2.82 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | -2.40 |
| Earnings growth % (y/y) | -67.20 |
| Revenue CAGR % | -0.95 |
| Earnings CAGR % | -21.80 |
| Debt/Equity % | 36.33 |
| Current ratio | 1.88 |
| FCF yield % | 4.89 |
| Dividend yield % | 5.89 |
| Payout % | 188.31 |
Returns
| 1 month | -8.0 % |
| 3 months | -19.1 % |
| 6 months | -11.5 % |
| YTD | -11.8 % |
| 1 year | -15.5 % |
| 3 years | -42.3 % |
| 5 years | -43.0 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 29.2 % |
| Beta | 0.07 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -58.5 % |
| Sharpe 1A | -0.57 |
Macroeconomic context
Defensive sector: stable demand in recessions. Sensitive to agricultural commodity costs and input inflation; competes with bonds for its dividend. As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.