Hormel Foods Corporation

HRL · NYSE · USD

Historical Earnings

Quarter	Reported	EPS est	EPS act	Surprise	Rev est	Rev act	Surprise	Reaction
Q3 2026	Aug 27, 2026	0.35	0.37	+4.5%	$3.0B	$3.0B	−2.4%	+1.36%
Q2 2026	May 28, 2026	0.35	0.40	+12.9%	$3.0B	$3.0B	+0.3%	−1.53%
Q1 2026	Feb 26, 2026	0.32	0.34	+6.3%	$3.1B	$3.0B	−1.3%	+3.14%
Q4 2025	Dec 4, 2025	0.30	0.32	+6.1%	$3.2B	$3.2B	−1.2%	+0.75%
Q3 2025	Aug 28, 2025	0.40	0.35	−12.8%	$3.0B	$3.0B	+1.6%	+0.87%
Q2 2025	May 29, 2025	0.34	0.35	+2.4%	$2.9B	$2.9B	−0.2%	+0.99%
Q1 2025	Feb 27, 2025	0.38	0.35	−7.0%	$2.9B	$3.0B	+1.4%	+0.88%
Q4 2024	Dec 4, 2024	0.43	0.42	−2.3%	$3.1B	$3.1B	−0.1%	+2.72%

Detailed View

Q4 2026Dec 3, 2026Q3 2026Aug 27, 2026+1.36%Q2 2026May 28, 2026−1.53%Q1 2026Feb 26, 2026+3.14%Q4 2025Dec 4, 2025+0.75%Q3 2025Aug 28, 2025+0.87%Q2 2025May 29, 2025+0.99%Q1 2025Feb 27, 2025+0.88%Q4 2024Dec 4, 2024+2.72%Q3 2024Sep 4, 2024+3.55%Q2 2024May 30, 2024Q1 2024Feb 29, 2024

2026 Q3 Metrics

Metric	Estimate	Actual	Surprise	Y/Y
Revenue	$3.0B	$3.0B	Miss −2.42%	−2.4%
EPS	0.35	0.37	Beat +4.49%	+5.7%
Diluted EPS (GAAP)	—	0.11	—	−66.7%

Documents

Earnings call transcript — Q3 2026
Transcript · Aug 27, 2026 · 47 speaker turns
8-K — Q3 2026
8-K · Sep 30, 2026 · sec.gov
8-K — Q3 2026
8-K · Aug 27, 2026 · sec.gov
10-Q — Q3 2026
10-Q · Aug 27, 2026 · sec.gov
8-K — Q3 2026
8-K · Aug 24, 2026 · sec.gov

Analyst consensus

Hold30 analysts

Bearish · 7 · Hold · 17 · Bullish · 6

Earnings history

	EPS	Estimate
Q4 2024	$0.42	$0.43	Miss
Q1 2025	$0.35	$0.38	Miss
Q2 2025	$0.35	$0.34	Beat
Q3 2025	$0.35	$0.40	Miss
Q4 2025	$0.32	$0.30	Beat
Q1 2026	$0.34	$0.32	Beat
Q2 2026	$0.40	$0.35	Beat
Q3 2026	$0.37	$0.35	Beat

Peers

Company overview

IPO dateMar 17, 1980

CEOJeffrey Ettinger

Employees20,000

SectorConsumer Defensive

IndustryPackaged Foods

CountryUS

ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange

Websitewww.hormelfoods.com

Hormel Foods Corporation is a prominent global food company that specializes in the creation, preparation, and supply of a diverse array of meat, nut, and other culinary items. Its extensive clientele spans retail outlets, institutional food providers (foodservice), specialty delis, and various commercial enterprises across the United States and internationally. The company's operations are strategically structured into four main divisions: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, and International & Other. Hormel's product portfolio is broad, encompassing numerous perishable goods such as fresh meats, frozen food selections, convenient refrigerated meal options, a variety of sausages, hams, guacamole, and bacon. Additionally, it offers a wide range of non-perishable items, including canned luncheon meats, various nut butters, snack nuts, chili, microwave-ready meals, hashes, stews, tortillas, salsas, and tortilla chips. Beyond these offerings, Hormel Foods is also actively involved in the processing, promotion, and distribution of both branded and unbranded products derived from pork, beef, poultry, and turkey. The company further supplies nutritional food items and supplements, dessert and beverage mixes, and industrial-grade gelatin. Its extensive product line is marketed under numerous widely recognized brand names, including SKIPPY, SPAM, Hormel, Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin's, Jennie-O, Café H, Herdez, Black Label, Sadler's, Columbus, Gatherings, Wholly, Planters, NUT-rition, Planters Cheez Balls, and Corn Nuts. These products reach consumers through a multi-channel distribution network, utilizing internal sales teams, independent brokers, and various distributors. Founded in 1891 as Geo. A. Hormel & Company, the organization was officially rebranded as Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Its corporate headquarters are located in Austin, Minnesota.

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