Hormel Foods (HRL) valuation against sector peers: P/E 35.8 (sector median 23.5), P/B 1.6, EV/EBIT 24.9, free-cash-flow yield 6.4%, P/S 1.0.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Metric	HRL	Sector median	vs median
P/E	35.8	23.5 · n=71	53% above
P/B	1.6	2.2 · n=83	30% below
P/S	1.0	0.8 · n=89	21% above
EV/EBIT	24.9	20.4 · n=67	22% above
Free-cash-flow yield	6.4%	5.2% · n=87	22% above
Dividend yield	6.57%	1.73% · n=97	280% above
Return on equity	4.3%	10.8% · n=88	60% below
Return on invested capital	3.7%	8.6% · n=88	57% below
Gross margin	15.7%	32.5% · n=95	52% below
Net debt / EBITDA	2.35	1.74 · n=77	35% above

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Value factor: 63 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
WMTWalmart	45.2	10.1	32.0	1.4%	0.8%	6/10
COSTCostco Wholesale	51.2	13.2	39.1	2.0%	0.5%	8/10
KOCoca-Cola	28.2	11.1	28.9	3.5%	2.2%	9/10
PGProcter & Gamble	24.8	7.1	20.9	3.9%	3.2%	8/10
PMPhilip Morris	28.2	—	20.6	4.5%	3.1%	10/10
PEPPepsiCo	23.5	9.5	20.6	4.0%	4.1%	6/10
MOAltria Group	15.6	—	13.3	7.2%	5.7%	10/10
MNSTMonster Beverage	41.1	9.1	31.3	2.2%	0.0%	6/10
MDLZMondelez	20.6	3.2	19.1	4.3%	3.0%	6/10
CLColgate-Palmolive	37.9	270.3	26.5	4.9%	2.7%	8/10

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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