HRL

Hormel Foods Corporation

Consumer Staples
US companies in Packaged Foods (12)
NYSE · USD
Mkt cap $11.5bn

$20.87

as of 27 Oct 2026, 22% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 5.61%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 5.81%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 0.5×Pays 187% of earnings
Cash cover: 1.2×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +4.5% a yearNo cut since FY2008
Next ex-dividend date: Estimated12 Jan 2027Quarterly dividend of about $0.30

Compared with US companies in Packaged Foods (12)

Trailing yield is higher than 5 of the 10 other US companies in Packaged Foods with a yield figure.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 5 of the 9 other US companies in Packaged Foods with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 59

HRL against US companies in Packaged Foods (12)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (26 Jul 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of HRL’s past readings.

P/E41.9×P100, poor for this measure
Yield4.67%P93, good for this measure
FCF payout82.1%P81, poor for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA2.31P90, poor for this measure
DGR 5y+3.8%P0, poor for this measure
ROIC3.5%P8, poor for this measure

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