# HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (HRL) · Edgar & Edgarette company card

> Hormel Foods (HRL) grew revenue 1.6% in FY2025 to $12.1 billion, operating margin 5.9% against a 7.4% median for meat packing plants, equity 59.0% of assets, and dividend per share up 11 years running. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.

SEC CIK 48465 · fiscal year ended 2025-10-26 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/HRL) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/HRL.json)

## Figures, as filed in the 10-K

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.1B |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 1.6% |
| Revenue growth per year | 1.5% |
| Operating margin | 5.9% (prior year 9.0%) |
| Net margin | 4.0% |
| Operating cash flow | $845M |
| Capital spending | $311M |
| Free cash flow | $534M |
| Cash | $671M |
| Long-term debt | $2.9B |
| Total assets | $13.4B |
| Total equity | $7.9B |
| Equity ÷ assets | 59.0% |
| Return on equity | 6.1% |
| Dividend per share | $1.16 |
| Dividend years rising | 11 |

## Readings, computed from those figures

- Altman Z: 4.69 (safe zone)
- Piotroski F: 6 of 9 (solid)
- Health Harbor boat: New ship · no warning signs
- Cash Compass: Steady earner · steady and paying a dividend, with average cash

## Edgarette's reading

Exposure: revenue $12.1B (FY2025), total debt $2.9B. Experience: revenue up 1.6% on the year, up 1.5% a year over 4 years; operating margin 5.9%, down from 9.0%. Soundness: equity 59.0% of assets, return on equity 6.1%, payout 132.4% of profit, dividend per share up 11 years running. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $10.8B and $12.7B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $10B+ filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $10.1B to $13.6B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (47 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): operating margin 5.9% against a 7.4% median; growth 1.6% against 2.7%.

Range logged 2026-09-26, receipt a3c4cefbdb725b47, status open. A statistical range, not company guidance.

## Health Watch, last 12 months

- Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 6, latest 2026-10-29 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846526000060/0000048465-26-000060-index.htm))

## Recent filings

- 8-K · filed 2026-10-29 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846526000060/0000048465-26-000060-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-10-23 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846526000058/0000048465-26-000058-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-09-30 · 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000110465926112101/0001104659-26-112101-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-08-27 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846526000055/0000048465-26-000055-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-08-27 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846526000053/0000048465-26-000053-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-08-24 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846526000049/0000048465-26-000049-index.htm)

## Sources

- facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000048465.json
- filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=48465

## Cite

POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (HRL) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-10, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/HRL. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4.

Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations.

Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.