Valuation
HRLHormel Foods
StockNYSEUnited StatesConsumer staplesEU retail: available
4/10
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | HRL | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 31.9 | 22.0 · n=62 | 45% above |
| P/B | 1.4 | 2.6 · n=72 | 47% below |
| P/S | 0.9 | 0.9 · n=76 | near the median |
| EV/EBIT | 22.5 | 18.8 · n=56 | 20% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.2% | 6.0% · n=74 | 20% above |
| Dividend yield | 5.92% | 2.36% · n=80 | 150% above |
| Return on equity | 4.3% | 13.2% · n=73 | 67% below |
| Return on invested capital | 3.7% | 9.3% · n=72 | 60% below |
| Gross margin | 15.7% | 33.1% · n=78 | 53% below |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.35 | 1.97 · n=61 | 19% above |
Value factor: 67 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| Instrument | P/E | P/B | EV/EBIT | Free-cash-flow yield | Dividend yield | Smart Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMTWal-Mart Stores | 41.7 | 9.4 | 29.6 | 1.5% | 0.8% | 6/10 |
| COSTCostco Wholesale | 47.2 | 12.2 | 35.9 | 2.2% | 0.6% | 7/10 |
| KOCOCA-COLA | 28.8 | 11.7 | 29.7 | 3.2% | 2.3% | 8/10 |
| PGProcter & Gamble | 23.1 | 6.8 | 18.5 | 4.2% | 3.4% | 8/10 |
| PMPhilip Morris | 29.5 | — | 22.8 | 4.0% | 2.9% | 9/10 |
| PEPPepsiCo | 21.4 | 8.6 | 19.1 | 4.4% | 4.5% | 6/10 |
| MOAltria Group | 15.4 | — | 13.2 | 7.5% | 5.9% | 10/10 |
| MDLZMondelez | 30.8 | 3.1 | 27.1 | 3.2% | 3.2% | 4/10 |
| CLColgate-Palmolive | 36.3 | 313.4 | 25.8 | 5.2% | 2.3% | 9/10 |
| TGTTarget | 16.1 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 6.3% | 3.7% | 9/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 26 Jul 2026 · filed 27 Aug 2026
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