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Hormel Foods

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Hormel Foods cash flow and EPS83

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$229.128M
Hormel Foods capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q331.5% · $23.63MUnavailable31.13% · $23.345M37.37% · $28.029MUnavailable100% · $75.004M
FY 2010 Q437.02% · $26.069MUnavailable23.29% · $16.403M39.69% · $27.945M0% · $0M100% · $70.417M
FY 2011 Q128.67% · $16.737MUnavailable23.52% · $13.731M47.8% · $27.904MUnavailable100% · $58.372M
FY 2011 Q225.83% · $19.155MUnavailable28.3% · $20.987M45.87% · $34.021MUnavailable100% · $74.163M
FY 2011 Q320.29% · $20.361MUnavailable45.77% · $45.93M33.94% · $34.066MUnavailable100% · $100.357M
FY 2011 Q427.67% · $40.658MUnavailable49.2% · $72.282M23.13% · $33.984M0% · $0M100% · $146.924M
FY 2012 Q140.52% · $30.458MUnavailable14.79% · $11.117M44.7% · $33.6MUnavailable100% · $75.175M
FY 2012 Q228.23% · $27.759MUnavailable31.5% · $30.971M40.26% · $39.586MUnavailable100% · $98.316M
FY 2012 Q342.6% · $35.698MUnavailable10.27% · $8.604M47.13% · $39.497MUnavailable100% · $83.799M
FY 2012 Q443.34% · $38.388MUnavailable12.05% · $10.674M44.61% · $39.521MUnavailable100% · $88.583M
FY 2013 Q135.86% · $22.053MUnavailableUnavailable64.14% · $39.438MUnavailable100% · $61.491M
FY 2013 Q234.27% · $23.441MUnavailableUnavailable65.73% · $44.967MUnavailable100% · $68.408M
FY 2013 Q321.92% · $23.237MUnavailable35.6% · $37.74M42.47% · $45.021MUnavailable100% · $105.998M
FY 2013 Q435.19% · $38.031MUnavailable23.27% · $25.151M41.54% · $44.894MUnavailable100% · $108.076M
FY 2014 Q145.24% · $37.038MUnavailableUnavailable54.76% · $44.833MUnavailable100% · $81.871M
FY 2014 Q243.14% · $40.025MUnavailableUnavailable56.86% · $52.761MUnavailable100% · $92.786M
FY 2014 Q334.6% · $34.764MUnavailable12.88% · $12.942M52.52% · $52.766MUnavailable100% · $100.472M
FY 2014 Q436.12% · $47.311MUnavailable23.57% · $30.869M40.31% · $52.796MUnavailable100% · $130.976M
FY 2015 Q134.39% · $27.674MUnavailableUnavailable65.61% · $52.801MUnavailable100% · $80.475M
FY 2015 Q229.3% · $27.31MUnavailableUnavailable70.7% · $65.914MUnavailable100% · $93.224M
FY 2015 Q338.77% · $41.818MUnavailableUnavailable61.23% · $66.046MUnavailable100% · $107.864M
FY 2015 Q441.7% · $47.261MUnavailableUnavailable58.3% · $66.073MUnavailable100% · $113.334M
FY 2016 Q133.61% · $33.48MUnavailableUnavailable66.39% · $66.137MUnavailable100% · $99.617M
FY 2016 Q246.38% · $66.372MUnavailableUnavailable53.62% · $76.741MUnavailable100% · $143.113M
FY 2016 Q336.36% · $65.976MUnavailable21.28% · $38.618M42.36% · $76.866MUnavailable100% · $181.46M
FY 2016 Q442.84% · $89.696MUnavailable20.5% · $42.909M36.66% · $76.749MUnavailable100% · $209.354M
FY 2017 Q126.11% · $37.895MUnavailable21.08% · $30.588M52.81% · $76.629M0% · $0M100% · $145.112M
FY 2017 Q226.41% · $39.08MUnavailable12.84% · $18.995M60.75% · $89.878M0% · $0M100% · $147.953M
FY 2017 Q323.56% · $41.536MUnavailable25.47% · $44.904M50.96% · $89.834M0% · $0M100% · $176.274M
FY 2017 Q453.41% · $102.775MUnavailable0% · $0M46.59% · $89.669M0% · $0M100% · $192.444M
FY 2018 Q131.78% · $53.694MUnavailable14.91% · $25.199M53.15% · $89.814M0.16% · $0.274M100% · $168.981M
FY 2018 Q242.39% · $87.466MUnavailable9.47% · $19.542M48.14% · $99.325MUnavailable100% · $206.333M
FY 2018 Q350.85% · $102.815MUnavailable0% · $0M49.15% · $99.376MUnavailable100% · $202.191M
FY 2018 Q458.87% · $145.632MUnavailable0.87% · $2.157M40.26% · $99.592MUnavailable100% · $247.381M
FY 2019 Q121.39% · $39.43MUnavailable24.3% · $44.809M54.31% · $100.125MUnavailable100% · $184.364M
FY 2019 Q226.31% · $48.191MUnavailable12.45% · $22.813M61.24% · $112.162MUnavailable100% · $183.166M
FY 2019 Q323.3% · $66.61MUnavailable37.29% · $106.624M39.41% · $112.684M0% · $0M100% · $285.918M
FY 2019 Q455.47% · $139.607MUnavailable0% · $0M44.53% · $112.082M0% · $0M100% · $251.689M
FY 2020 Q134.15% · $58.211MUnavailable0% · $0M65.85% · $112.249MUnavailable100% · $170.46M
FY 2020 Q236.99% · $80.352MUnavailable5.69% · $12.36M57.32% · $124.501MUnavailable100% · $217.213M
FY 2020 Q341.34% · $88.267MUnavailable0% · $0M58.66% · $125.253MUnavailable100% · $213.52M
FY 2020 Q452.88% · $140.671MUnavailable0% · $0M47.12% · $125.373MUnavailable100% · $266.044M
FY 2021 Q123.1% · $40.363MUnavailable5.06% · $8.837M71.84% · $125.516MUnavailable100% · $174.716M
FY 2021 Q225.34% · $45.181MUnavailable0.46% · $0.816M74.2% · $132.271MUnavailable100% · $178.268M
FY 2021 Q328.9% · $53.817MUnavailable0% · $0M71.1% · $132.419MUnavailable100% · $186.236M
FY 2021 Q439.39% · $93.055MUnavailable4.36% · $10.305M56.25% · $132.908MUnavailable100% · $236.268M
FY 2022 Q127.24% · $49.747MUnavailable0% · $0M72.76% · $132.909MUnavailable100% · $182.656M
FY 2022 Q235.73% · $78.466MUnavailable0% · $0M64.27% · $141.154MUnavailable100% · $219.62M
FY 2022 Q330.06% · $60.971MUnavailable0% · $0M69.94% · $141.86MUnavailable100% · $202.831M
FY 2022 Q438.74% · $89.734MUnavailable0% · $0M61.26% · $141.916MUnavailable100% · $231.65M
FY 2023 Q120.69% · $37.052MUnavailableUnavailable79.31% · $142.017MUnavailable100% · $179.069M
FY 2023 Q226.22% · $53.529MUnavailableUnavailable73.78% · $150.599MUnavailable100% · $204.128M
FY 2023 Q334.2% · $77.948MUnavailable0% · $0M65.8% · $149.944MUnavailable100% · $227.892M
FY 2023 Q440.34% · $101.682MUnavailable0% · $0M59.66% · $150.372MUnavailable100% · $252.054M
FY 2024 Q123.9% · $47.21MUnavailableUnavailable76.1% · $150.294MUnavailable100% · $197.504M
FY 2024 Q227.93% · $59.965MUnavailableUnavailable72.07% · $154.741MUnavailable100% · $214.706M
FY 2024 Q329.71% · $65.481MUnavailable0% · $0M70.29% · $154.943MUnavailable100% · $220.424M
FY 2024 Q435.09% · $83.785MUnavailable0% · $0M64.91% · $154.982MUnavailable100% · $238.767M
FY 2025 Q131.77% · $72.167MUnavailableUnavailable68.23% · $154.98MUnavailable100% · $227.147M
FY 2025 Q232.04% · $75.083MUnavailableUnavailable67.96% · $159.245MUnavailable100% · $234.328M
FY 2025 Q331.16% · $72.194MUnavailableUnavailable68.84% · $159.467MUnavailable100% · $231.661M
FY 2025 Q436.44% · $91.458MUnavailableUnavailable63.56% · $159.5MUnavailable100% · $250.958M
FY 2026 Q130.19% · $68.993MUnavailableUnavailable69.81% · $159.501MUnavailable100% · $228.494M
FY 2026 Q233.8% · $82.174MUnavailableUnavailable66.2% · $160.936MUnavailable100% · $243.11M
FY 2026 Q329.75% · $68.164MUnavailableUnavailable70.25% · $160.964MUnavailable100% · $229.128M
Jul 25, 2010 through Jul 26, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$240.599M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$68.164M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$172.435M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$4.848M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

2.81%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

2.01%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$0.11

Quarterly data

Hormel Foods cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q3Jul 26, 2026240.668.16172.444.852.81%2.01%—$0.11
FY 2026 Q2Apr 26, 2026178.9482.1796.769.539.84%5.32%—$0.29
FY 2026 Q1Jan 25, 2026349.2168.99280.226.922.47%1.98%—$0.33
FY 2025 Q4Oct 26, 2025322.9191.46231.454.221.82%1.31%——
FY 2025 Q3Jul 27, 2025156.772.1984.514.855.74%3.1%—$0.33
FY 2025 Q2Apr 27, 202556.4475.08-18.6411.08—19.63%—$0.33
FY 2025 Q1Jan 26, 2025309.2172.17237.045.452.3%1.76%—$0.31
FY 2024 Q4Oct 27, 2024408.6283.79324.843.120.96%0.76%——
FY 2024 Q3Jul 28, 2024217.9965.48152.515.113.35%2.34%—$0.32
FY 2024 Q2Apr 28, 2024236.1559.97176.1810.565.99%4.47%—$0.34
FY 2024 Q1Jan 28, 2024403.9847.21356.774.441.25%1.1%—$0.4
FY 2023 Q4Oct 29, 2023319.09101.68217.413.131.44%0.98%——
FY 2023 Q3Jul 30, 202331777.95239.055.032.11%1.59%—$0.3
FY 2023 Q2Apr 30, 2023208.1353.53154.610.716.93%5.15%—$0.4
FY 2023 Q1Jan 29, 2023203.6337.05166.585.23.12%2.55%—$0.4
FY 2022 Q4Oct 30, 2022371.8289.73282.094.011.42%1.08%——
FY 2022 Q3Jul 31, 2022186.0560.97125.074.573.65%2.45%—$0.4
FY 2022 Q2May 1, 2022193.3678.47114.8910.048.74%5.19%—$0.48
FY 2022 Q1Jan 30, 2022383.7649.75334.016.331.89%1.65%—$0.44
FY 2021 Q4Oct 31, 2021564.1593.06471.094.430.94%0.79%——
FY 2021 Q3Jul 25, 202176.5353.8222.714.4819.72%5.85%—$0.32
FY 2021 Q2Apr 25, 2021155.5745.18110.398.057.29%5.18%—$0.42
FY 2021 Q1Jan 24, 2021205.6940.36165.327.784.71%3.78%—$0.41
FY 2020 Q4Oct 25, 2020249.94140.67109.273.272.99%1.31%—$0.43
FY 2020 Q3Jul 26, 2020329.888.27241.533.721.54%1.13%—$0.37
FY 2020 Q2Apr 26, 2020359.8780.35279.526.172.21%1.71%—$0.42
FY 2020 Q1Jan 26, 2020188.4258.21130.219.37.14%4.93%—$0.45
FY 2019 Q4Oct 27, 2019350.08139.61210.4831.43%0.86%—$0.47
FY 2019 Q3Jul 28, 2019207.3266.61140.713.192.27%1.54%—$0.37
FY 2019 Q2Apr 28, 2019178.1748.19129.985.574.28%3.13%—$0.52
FY 2019 Q1Jan 27, 2019187.4339.431487.955.37%4.24%—$0.44
FY 2018 Q4Oct 28, 2018498.52145.63352.892.940.83%0.59%—$0.48
FY 2018 Q3Jul 29, 2018299.86102.82197.056.273.18%2.09%—$0.39
FY 2018 Q2Apr 29, 2018139.1687.4751.74.057.84%2.91%—$0.44
FY 2018 Q1Jan 28, 2018304.1853.69250.487.342.93%2.41%—$0.56
FY 2017 Q4Oct 29, 2017498.72102.78395.951.720.44%0.35%—$0.41
FY 2017 Q3Jul 30, 2017230.9241.54189.392.011.06%0.87%—$0.34
FY 2017 Q2Apr 30, 201783.5439.0844.464.6210.39%5.53%—$0.39
FY 2017 Q1Jan 29, 2017177.6237.9139.727.245.18%4.08%—$0.44
FY 2016 Q4Oct 30, 2016371.1689.7281.471.740.62%0.47%—$0.45
FY 2016 Q3Jul 24, 2016212.5565.98146.581.911.31%0.9%—$0.36
FY 2016 Q2Apr 24, 2016130.4466.3764.077.0210.95%5.38%—$0.4
FY 2016 Q1Jan 24, 2016278.6933.48245.217.162.92%2.57%—$0.43
FY 2015 Q4Oct 25, 2015301.7547.26254.491.460.57%0.48%—$0.35
FY 2015 Q3Jul 26, 2015244.5141.82202.691.710.84%0.7%—$0.27
FY 2015 Q2Apr 26, 2015199.2427.31171.937.034.09%3.53%—$0.34
FY 2015 Q1Jan 25, 2015246.527.67218.835.522.52%2.24%—$0.32
FY 2014 Q4Oct 26, 2014352.5147.31305.21.70.56%0.48%—$0.32
FY 2014 Q3Jul 27, 2014119.3334.7684.571.752.06%1.46%—$0.26
FY 2014 Q2Apr 27, 2014-39.2640.03-79.285.99———$0.26
FY 2014 Q1Jan 26, 2014314.2937.04277.254.961.79%1.58%—$0.29
FY 2013 Q4Oct 27, 2013208.9638.03170.921.170.68%0.56%—$0.29
FY 2013 Q3Jul 28, 2013171.2923.24148.054.523.05%2.64%—$0.21
FY 2013 Q2Apr 28, 2013115.7523.4492.36.336.86%5.47%—$0.23
FY 2013 Q1Jan 27, 2013141.8122.05119.765.584.66%3.93%—$0.24
FY 2012 Q4Oct 28, 2012233.7338.39195.342.521.29%1.08%—$0.25
FY 2012 Q3Jul 29, 201271.0235.735.323.068.67%4.31%—$0.21
FY 2012 Q2Apr 29, 201260.8727.7633.114.8914.77%8.03%—$0.24
FY 2012 Q1Jan 29, 2012152.1630.46121.76.245.13%4.1%—$0.24
FY 2011 Q4Oct 30, 2011171.0540.66130.42.411.85%1.41%—$0.22
FY 2011 Q3Jul 31, 201143.5120.3623.152.5811.14%5.93%—$0.18
FY 2011 Q2May 1, 2011110.5919.1691.4344.38%3.62%—$0.2
FY 2011 Q1Jan 30, 2011165.3316.74148.68.245.55%4.98%—$0.28
FY 2010 Q4Oct 31, 2010213.9126.07187.842.531.35%1.18%—$0.23
FY 2010 Q3Jul 25, 201092.2823.6368.652.683.91%2.91%—$0.16
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · HRL, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.