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Hormel Foods Corp

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What Do They Do?

Processes and sells refrigerated meat and prepared foods to retailers, foodservice distributors and operators, and international customers.

How Do They Make Money?

Customers order food products and pay on terms that vary by sales channel; the sale is completed when customers receive or pick up the products.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Perishable
Sold outright

73%
FY2022: 70%
Shelf-stable
Sold outright

27%
FY2022: 30%

Who Are Their Customers?

U.S. retailers, foodservice distributors and operators buy food products; sales are handled by company sales staff as well as independent brokers and distributors. International sales go through retail and foodservice channels.

Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 4 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2025 and turned 4 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2025
6% of revenue
▼ −33% vs FY2024 ($1.1B, 9%)
Net income, FY2025
4% of revenue
▼ −41% vs FY2024 ($805M, 7%)
Free cash flow, FY2025
4% of revenue
▼ −47% vs FY2024 ($1B, 8%)

How Are They Changing?

Since the FY2025 annual report
Latest quarter: Q3 FY2026, the three months to Jul 26, 2026
Revenue
▼ −2%
vs $3B in Q3 FY2025
Net income
▼ −68%
vs $183.7M in Q3 FY2025
Perishable share of revenue vs 73.3% in Q3 FY2025
  • Aug 27, 2026 Hormel completes Brazil sale and revises its fiscal 2026 outlook The sale closed in the fourth quarter; the company lowered net sales and diluted earnings outlook and raised adjusted operating income and adjusted earnings outlook.
  • Aug 24, 2026 Hormel appoints Ash Bhumbla chief financial officer His appointment takes effect September 8, 2026, and Paul Kuehneman's interim CFO service concludes.
  • Jul 28, 2026 John Ghingo appointed president and chief executive officer Ghingo's appointment takes effect October 26, 2026; Jeffrey Ettinger's interim service concludes October 25, 2026.

Flat. Revenue was $12.1B in FY2025, about the same as the $11.4B of FY2021.

Revenue over time
Perishable Shelf-stable
$20B$10B$0

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