Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)
NYSE: HRL · Real-Time Price · USD
24.33
-0.32 (-1.30%)
At close: Jun 17, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
24.00
-0.33 (-1.36%)
After-hours: Jun 17, 2026, 7:33 PM EDT

Hormel Foods Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 10 analysts polled by S&P Global, Hormel Foods stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $26.5. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 8.92% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $25 (+2.75%) and the highest is $30 (+23.30%).

Price Target: $26.5 (+8.92%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$25$26.5$26$30
Change+2.75%+8.92%+6.86%+23.30%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Hormel Foods stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy111111
Buy333222
Hold666777
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total101010101010

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$23$25
HoldMaintains$23$25+2.75%Jun 3, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Buy
Reiterates
$25
BuyReiterates$25+2.75%May 29, 2026
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler
Hold
Maintains
$26
HoldMaintains$26+6.86%May 29, 2026
Stephens
Stephens
Hold
Maintains
$22$25
HoldMaintains$22$25+2.75%May 29, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Reiterates
$23$25
HoldReiterates$23$25+2.75%May 29, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
12.30B
from 12.11B
Increased by 1.58%
Revenue Next Year
12.48B
from 12.30B
Increased by 1.46%
EPS This Year
1.49
from 1.37
Increased by 8.62%
EPS Next Year
1.56
from 1.49
Increased by 4.88%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingOct 31, 2021Oct 30, 2022Oct 29, 2023Oct 27, 2024Oct 26, 2025Oct 31, 2026
Revenue
11.39B12.46B12.11B11.92B12.11B12.30B
Revenue Growth
18.50%9.42%-2.80%-1.56%1.56%1.58%
Gross Profit
1.94B2.16B2.00B2.03B1.90B1.99B
Gross Margin
17.05%17.37%16.51%17.01%15.70%16.22%
Operating Income
1.12B1.29B1.06B1.09B960.66M1.10B
Net Income
908.84M999.99M793.57M805.04M478.20M755.93M
EPS
----1.371.49
EPS Growth
-----13.29%8.62%
Forward PE
21.7724.0218.8518.8916.1216.35
Dividend / Share
0.981.041.101.131.161.17
Dividend Growth
-6.12%5.77%2.73%2.65%0.80%
Free Cash Flow
362.95M475.20M608.89M746.78M288.03M859.50M
No. Analysts
-----8
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High12.3B
Avg12.3B
Low12.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
1.9%
Avg
1.6%
Low
0.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High-
Avg1.49
Low-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High-
Avg
8.6%
Low-