Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)
NYSE: HRL · Real-Time Price · USD
19.19
-0.23 (-1.18%)
At close: Oct 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
19.26
+0.07 (0.36%)
After-hours: Oct 9, 2026, 7:55 PM EDT
Hormel Foods Employees
Hormel Foods had 20,000 employees as of October 26, 2025. The number of employees did not change compared to the previous year. That makes Hormel Foods the 1,829th largest employer in the world and 460th in the United States.
Employees
20,000
Change (1Y)
n/a
Growth (1Y)
n/a
Revenue / Employee
$607,346
Profits / Employee
$17,136
Market Cap
10.56B
Employees Chart
| Date | Employees | Change (1Y) | Growth (1Y) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2025 | 20,000 | 0 | - |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 20,000 | 0 | - |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 20,000 | 0 | - |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 20,000 | 0 | - |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 20,000 | 900 | 4.71% |
| Oct 25, 2020 | 19,100 | 300 | 1.60% |
| Oct 27, 2019 | 18,800 | -1,300 | -6.47% |
| Oct 28, 2018 | 20,100 | -100 | -0.50% |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 20,200 | -800 | -3.81% |
| Oct 30, 2016 | 21,000 | 300 | 1.45% |
| Oct 25, 2015 | 20,700 | 300 | 1.47% |
| Oct 26, 2014 | 20,400 | 600 | 3.03% |
| Oct 27, 2013 | 19,800 | 100 | 0.51% |
| Oct 28, 2012 | 19,700 | 200 | 1.03% |
| Oct 30, 2011 | 19,500 | 200 | 1.04% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 19,300 | 700 | 3.76% |
| Oct 25, 2009 | 18,600 | -500 | -2.62% |
| Oct 26, 2008 | 19,100 | 600 | 3.24% |
| Oct 28, 2007 | 18,500 | 400 | 2.21% |
| Oct 29, 2006 | 18,100 | 500 | 2.84% |
| Oct 30, 2005 | 17,600 | 2,000 | 12.82% |
| Oct 30, 2004 | 15,600 | -400 | -2.50% |
| Oct 25, 2003 | 16,000 | 500 | 3.23% |
| Oct 26, 2002 | 15,500 | -100 | -0.64% |
| Oct 27, 2001 | 15,600 | 3,400 | 27.87% |
| Oct 28, 2000 | 12,200 | 100 | 0.83% |
| Oct 30, 1999 | 12,100 | 900 | 8.04% |
| Oct 31, 1998 | 11,200 | 200 | 1.82% |
| Oct 26, 1997 | 11,000 | 0 | - |
| Oct 26, 1996 | 11,000 | 400 | 3.77% |
| Oct 28, 1995 | 10,600 | 1,100 | 11.58% |
| Oct 29, 1994 | 9,500 | - | - |
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HRL News
- 3 days ago - Hormel Foods price target lowered to $23 from $26 at BNP Paribas - TheFly
- 4 days ago - Bauducco® and the SKIPPY® Brand Debut SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Chocottone® - PRNewsWire
- 10 days ago - Moody’s downgrades Hormel Foods to A3; outlook stable - TheFly
- 10 days ago - Hormel Foods Transcript: M&A announcement - Transcripts
- 10 days ago - Hormel Foods Press release: M&A announcement - Filings
- 10 days ago - Hormel Foods Slides: M&A announcement - Filings
- 10 days ago - Hormel Foods to Buy Brakebush Brothers for About $1.06 Billion - WSJ
- 10 days ago - Hormel Foods to buy Brakebush in deal valued at $1.06 billion - Reuters