Hormel Foods (HRL) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

Hormel Foods (HRL) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Oct 26, 2025), Hormel Foods had a P/E ratio of 27.41 (up from 21.16), return on equity of 6.0% (down from 10.2%), debt-to-equity of 0.38 (up from 0.38) and a current ratio of 2.47 (up from 2.32). A current ratio of 2.47 means current assets exceed current liabilities. Its dividend yield was 4.87% with a payout ratio of 132.4%.

Hormel Foods Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period ending	Oct 2025	Oct 2024	Oct 2023	Oct 2022	Oct 2021
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	27.41	21.16	21.62	25.65	25.26
Forward P/E	16.12	18.89	18.85	24.02	21.77
P/S Ratio	1.08	1.43	1.42	2.06	2.02
P/B Ratio	1.66	2.13	2.22	3.40	3.29
Price/Tangible Book	9.86	12.74	16.35	31.81	103.66
Price/FCF	24.53	16.86	22.06	29.96	29.84
Price/OCF	15.51	13.45	16.37	22.60	22.92
PEG Ratio	5.16	3.36	5.10	3.46	3.77
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	1.27	1.62	1.63	2.26	2.28
EV/EBITDA	12.53	14.30	15.09	18.48	19.57
EV/EBIT	15.97	17.67	18.70	21.87	23.24
EV/FCF	28.71	19.14	25.43	32.83	33.76
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	6.00%	10.22%	10.38%	13.78%	13.56%
Return on Assets (ROA)	4.48%	5.09%	4.94%	6.18%	6.18%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	6.75%	8.23%	8.13%	10.23%	11.43%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	8.00%	9.10%	9.50%	10.90%	9.90%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	0.38	0.38	0.45	0.45	0.49
Debt/EBITDA	1.86	1.69	1.85	1.68	1.79
Debt/FCF	5.66	2.98	4.43	3.94	4.42
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	2.47	2.32	1.43	2.47	2.08
Quick Ratio	1.15	1.17	0.68	1.27	1.09
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	0.90	0.89	0.91	0.96	1.01
Inventory Turnover	6.14	6.08	5.95	6.67	7.74
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	3.65%	4.73%	4.63%	3.90%	3.96%
FCF Yield	4.08%	5.93%	4.53%	3.34%	3.35%
Dividend Yield	4.87%	3.64%	3.51%	2.22%	2.32%
Payout Ratio	132.41%	76.39%	74.72%	55.79%	57.56%
Buyback Yield	-0.30%	0.03%	0.11%	-0.36%	-0.18%
Total Return	4.57%	3.67%	3.61%	1.85%	2.13%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jul 26, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Hormel Foods Financial Ratios

What is Hormel Foods's P/E ratio?

Hormel Foods's P/E ratio was 27.41 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Oct 26, 2025). It was 21.16 a year earlier.

What is Hormel Foods's return on equity?

Hormel Foods's return on equity (ROE) was 6.0% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Oct 26, 2025). It was 10.2% a year earlier.

What is Hormel Foods's debt-to-equity ratio?

Hormel Foods's debt-to-equity ratio was 0.38 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Oct 26, 2025). It was 0.38 a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition