HRL Hormel Foods Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
24.30
-1.62%
About the company
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nut, and other food products to foodservice, convenience stores, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International. The company provides perishable products, including fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, bacon, sausages, hams, guacamole, and other items that require refrigeration, as well as shelf-stable products, such as canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and other items that do not require refrigeration. It sells its products under the HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, APPLEGATE, AUSTIN BLUES, BACON 1, BLACK LABEL, BREAD READY, BURKE, CAFÉ H, CERATTI, CHI-CHI'S, COLUMBUS, COMPLEATS, CORN NUTS, CURE 81, DAN'S PRIZE, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DON MIGUEL, DOÑA MARIA, EMBASA, FAST N EASY, FIRE BRAISED, FONTANINI, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, HOUSE OF TSANG, JENNIE-O, JUSTIN'S, LA VICTORIA, LAYOUT, LLOYD'S, MARY KITCHEN, MR. PEANUT, NATURAL CHOICE, NUT-RITION, OLD SMOKEHOUSE, OVEN READY, PILLOW PACK, PLANTERS, ROSA GRANDE, SADLER'S SMOKEHOUSE, SKIPPY, SPAM, SQUARE TABLE, SPECIAL RECIPE, VALLEY FRESH, and WHOLLY brands through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.
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Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) operates in the Packaged Foods industry within the Consumer Defensive sector. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 4.62%. This yield is higher than its 5-year high of 4.25%, suggesting it is trading outside its typical yield range. The dividend safety status is currently assessed as "at_risk," which is a key consideration for investors. Hormel has a strong history of dividend increases, classified as a "Champion" with 29 consecutive years of increases.
Dividend history
Hormel Foods Corporation boasts a 29-year streak of dividend increases, earning it a "Champion" designation. The company pays dividends quarterly in January, April, July, and October. Its dividend growth over the past three years averaged a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.71%, while the five-year CAGR stands at 4.47%. Annual dividends per share have progressed from $0.40 in 2014 to $0.932 in 2020, then to $1.10 in 2023. The data also indicates $1.132 for 2024 and $1.16 for 2025. The current annualized dividend is $1.17.
Dividend safety
The dividend safety for Hormel Foods is currently rated "at_risk." The payout ratio stands at 137.65% against an EPS of $0.85 and an annualized dividend of $1.17, indicating the company pays out more than its earnings.
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