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HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ (HRL)

Meat Packing Plants · Meat Packing Plants · NYSE

$24.41

+0.29%

Investingg Score

41.4 / 100

Sell

Business overview

  • Gross margin is reported at 15.6%.
  • Operating margin stands at 5.9%.
  • Free cash flow margin is recorded at 4.4%.

These margin figures reflect moderate operational profitability amidst cost pressures.

Financial health

  • Balance sheet pillar score is 61 out of 100.
  • Risk pillar score is exceptionally high at 90.

These scores indicate a solid balance sheet foundation paired with significant overall operational risk.

Gross Margin
15.6%
Operating Margin
5.9%
Current Ratio
2.5x
Debt / Equity
0.36
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$0.5B
Interest Coverage
9x

Valuation

  • Forward price-to-earnings ratio is 16.31.
  • Enterprise value to EBITDA ratio is 1.8.
  • Valuation pillar score is 55.

These moderate valuation metrics suggest the stock is neither heavily discounted nor excessively priced based on available forward estimates.

P/E (TTM)
Data unavailable
Forward P/E
16.3x
Price / Sales
0.0x
EV / EBITDA
1.8x
FCF Yield
Data unavailable

Key risks

  • Severe year-over-year earnings decline of 40.8% creates fundamental earnings uncertainty.
  • Low gross margin of 15.6% leaves little cushion for unexpected cost increases.
  • Sideways technical trend and RSI of 33.33 signal ongoing momentum weakness.

Market cap $0 · data as of 2026-08-19

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