Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Stock Overview
NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Hormel Foods Corporation
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nut, and other food products to foodservice, convenience stores, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International. The company…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Hormel Foods Corporation operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Packaged Foods industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Hormel Foods Corporation at a Glance
| Company | Hormel Foods Corporation |
| Ticker | HRL |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $21.54 |
| Market cap | $11.85B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 34.74 |
| EPS (trailing) | $0.62 |
| 52-week high | $26.60 |
| 52-week low | $19.70 |
| Dividend yield | 5.43% |
| Ex-dividend date | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Beta | 0.32 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 4.29% |
| Debt-to-equity | 4.24% |
| Average volume | 4.41M |
| Shares outstanding | 550.35M |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Employees | 20,000 |
| Country | United States |
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- Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) has a trailing P/E ratio of 34.74 as of our 6 September 2026 data snapshot. Learn what the P/E ratio means →
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- Hormel Foods Corporation's trailing annual dividend yield is 5.43%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
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- HRL is listed on the NYSE. Browse all NYSE-listed stocks →
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- Hormel Foods Corporation is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector. Compare with Consumer Defensive peers →
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