Hormel Foods Corporation

Hormel Foods Corporation

Consumer Defensive

NYSE:HRL · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $13.63B Beta 0.34 P/E (TTM) 29.2
$24.77 +1.33%

+$0.33 today

52W Low $19.70High $31.86

Vol 1.38M · Avg 5.46M

EPS (TTM)$0.85
Div Yield4.70%
Packaged Foods

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

6.1%

avg 14.2%

ROIC

4.3%

avg 10.7%

ROA

3.6%

avg 9.2%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 6.1% versus its period average of 14.2%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

John F. Ghingo

President & Director$2.67M53$201,000.000.04%

Jeffrey Ettinger

Interim Chief Executive Officer & Director$1.59M68$436,300.000.08%

Colleen R. Batcheler

Senior Vice President of External Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary$1.18M52$136,200.000.02%

Swen Neufeldt

Group Vice President & President of Hormel Foods International$688,168.0052$52,596.38<0.01%

Mary Katherine Clark

Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer46$54,500.00<0.01%

Jason Levine

Group VP & Chief Marketing Officer

Nathan Annis

Vice President of Corporate Development

Paul R. Kuehneman

Interim Chief Financial Officer & Controller55$21,237.00<0.01%

Pierre Lilly

Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer55$27,200.00<0.01%

Jess Blomberg

Director of Investor Relations

Donald Monk

Senior VP & CTO

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

0

$0.00

Sells

1

$321,600.00

Net Sentiment

$321,600.00

Net selling

Most Active

Murano Elsa A

1 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Dec 11, 2025

Murano Elsa A

Direct

Sell13.4K$24.00$321,600.00

Analysis

Insiders reported 0 buys worth $0.00 and 1 sells worth $321,600.00 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $321,600.00. Murano Elsa A was the most active insider with 1 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A+10.9%
+2.2% (13yr)2 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+4.0%
+2.5% (13yr)4 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+11.1%
+1.9% (13yr)4 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+11.8%
+0.7% (13yr)4 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in EBIT at +11.8% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at +2.5% (13yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages HRL?

Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) lists 11 active executives. The top listed executive is Mary Katherine Clark, Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer.

Are HRL insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $108.47M.

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