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Hormel Foods

NYQ:HRL US4404521001
62
  • Value
    39
  • Growth
    63
  • Safety
    Safety
    70
  • Combined
    64
  • Sentiment
    49
  • 360° View
    360° View
    62
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Company Description

Hormel Foods Corporation is a global food company that develops, processes, and distributes various food products. It operates in the retail, foodservice, and international segments. Hormel has a global presence in markets including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, and England. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $16,062 million, profits of $2,022 million, and revenue of $11,921 million with 20,000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 62 (better than 62% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Hormel Foods are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Hormel Foods. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 63, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 63% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 70 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 70% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 39 which means that the share price of Hormel Foods is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 61% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 49, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 51% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country USA
Industry Packaged Foods & Meats
Size X-Large
Website hormelfoods.com
Index
S&P US Consumer
S&P US Food & Beverage
S&P 500
Hormel Foods stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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Last update: 23-Jun-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 48 58 39
Growth
63 57 17 39
Safety
Safety
70 76 67 76
Sentiment
49 53 6 36
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62 67 19 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
21 11 7 17
Opinions Change
50 28 4 25
Pro Holdings
n/a 78 30 92
Market Pulse
61 76 47 50
Sentiment
49 53 6 36
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 48 58 39
Growth
63 57 17 39
Safety Safety
70 76 67 76
Combined
64 62 42 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
33 38 41 33
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
29 40 40 35
Price vs. Book (P/B)
45 54 55 39
Dividend Yield
89 76 84 64
Value
39 48 58 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
50 48 34 24
Profit Growth
75 57 29 60
Capital Growth
35 51 54 37
Stock Returns
47 59 19 57
Growth
63 57 17 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
69 67 64 60
Refinancing
47 53 34 37
Liquidity
78 78 86 92
Safety Safety
70 76 67 76

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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