Is Hormel Foods (HRL) overvalued or fairly valued?

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What is the share price of Hormel Foods (HRL)?

Hormel Foods last traded at $25.32 (+0.8% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Hormel Foods

HRL · NYSE · Consumer Staples · United States

$25.32+0.8%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 5:36 PM

Snapshot

TickerHRL

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Staples

IndustryPackaged Foods

CountryUnited States

Employees20,000

HeadquartersAustin, United States

Market cap$13.9B

P/B1.8

Volume1.07M

Websitewww.hormelfoods.com

Filings tracked0

About Hormel Foods

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 provides perishable products, including fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, bacon, sausages, hams, guacamole, and other items that require refrigeration, as well as shelf-stable products, such as canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and other items that do not require refrigeration. It sells its products under the HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, APPLEGATE, AUSTIN BLUES, BACON 1, BLACK LABEL, BREAD READY, BURKE, CAFÉ H, CERATTI, CHI-CHI'S, COLUMBUS, COMPLEATS, CORN NUTS, CURE 81, DAN'S PRIZE, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DON MIGUEL, DOÑA MARIA, EMBASA, FAST N EASY, FIRE BRAISED, FONTANINI, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, HOUSE OF TSANG, JENNIE-O, JUSTIN'S, LA VICTORIA, LAYOUT, LLOYD'S, MARY KITCHEN, MR. PEANUT, NATURAL CHOICE, NUT-RITION, OLD SMOKEHOUSE, OVEN READY, PILLOW PACK, PLANTERS, ROSA GRANDE, SADLER'S SMOKEHOUSE, SKIPPY, SPAM, SQUARE TABLE, SPECIAL RECIPE, VALLEY FRESH, and WHOLLY brands through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders0.5%
Institutions93.9%
Public & other5.7%

882 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

State Street Corporation4.99%
Blackrock Inc.4.31%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.50%
Invesco Ltd.2.71%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.67%
Two Sigma Investments, LP2.18%
Geode Capital Management, LLC1.48%
Morgan Stanley1.30%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $3.2B · EPS 0.40

Est. earnings growth +24.3%

Next fiscal year

Rev $12.5B · EPS 1.56

Est. earnings growth +4.5%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$19.7052-wk range$29.78

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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