HRL Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Hormel Foods | NYSE:HRL)

Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and became a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including US retail (61.6% of fiscal 2025 sales), US foodservice (32.6%), and international (5.9%). By product, 73% of fiscal 2025 sales were from perishable food and 27% from shelf-stable. Major brands include Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Columbus, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. Many of these hold the number one or two market share in their respective categories.

What symbol and exchange does Hormel Foods shares trade?

Hormel Foods trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol HRL.

What is Hormel Foods stock price doing today?

As of August 20, 2026, HRL stock price declined to $24.08 with 3,009,514 million shares trading.

What is Hormel Foods's Beta?

HRL has a beta of -0.13, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. HRL has a correlation of 0.00 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is Hormel Foods worth?

HRL has a market cap of $13.24 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.

How much money does Hormel Foods make?

Last quarter Hormel Foods reported $3 billion in Revenue and $.40 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $14 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.05.

What is the highest and lowest price Hormel Foods traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, HRL traded as high as $40.12 and as low as $19.70.

What are the top ETFs holding Hormel Foods?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that HRL belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, RSP, VB, NOBL.

Is Hormel Foods (HRL) a good investment?

HRL has underperformed the market in the last year with a price return of -11.1% while the SPY ETF gained +20.4%. However, in the short term, HRL had mixed performance relative to the market. It has outperformed in the last 3 months, returning +19.5% vs +4.2% return in SPY. But in the last 2 weeks, HRL shares have been beat by the market, returning -4.6% compared to an SPY return of -0.9%.

What are the support and resistance levels for Hormel Foods (HRL)?

HRL support price is $24.02 and resistance is $24.80 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that HRL shares will trade within this expected range on the day.