Hormel Foods Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (HRL)

Hormel Foods reported $534.3M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 47.11% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 4.41%.

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Hormel Foods free cash flow by year

Hormel Foods annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-10-26$534.3M−$475.9M−47.11%+4.41%
20242024-10-27$1.01B$232.7M+29.92%+8.48%
20232023-10-29$777.6M−$78.4M−9.16%+6.42%
20222022-10-30$856.1M$86.5M+11.25%+6.87%
20212021-10-31$769.5M$9.0M+1.18%+6.76%
20202020-10-25$760.5M$131.4M+20.88%+7.92%
20192019-10-27$629.2M−$223.0M−26.17%+6.62%
20182018-10-28$852.1M$39.5M+4.86%+8.93%
20172017-10-29$812.6M$28.1M+3.58%+8.86%
20162016-10-30$784.5M−$63.4M−7.48%+8.24%
20152015-10-25$847.9M$260.2M+44.27%+9.15%
20142014-10-26$587.7M$56.7M+10.68%+6.31%
20132013-10-27$531.0M$145.6M+37.76%+6.07%
20122012-10-28$385.5M−$8.1M−2.06%+4.68%
20112011-10-30$393.6M−$2.1M−0.54%+4.98%
20102010-10-31$395.7M−$66.1M−14.31%+5.48%
20092009-10-25$461.8M$316.1M+216.89%+7.07%
20082008-10-26$145.7M+2.16%

Hormel Foods free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $760.5M to $534.3M, a compound annual decline of 6.82%. Hormel Foods's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $96.8M in free cash flow, an increase of $115.4M year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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