HRL Hormel Foods Corporation

HRL Hormel Foods Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Desk view

Watchinglow conviction
Perspectives Livestock Disease

Market read

Scan convergence 1 scan as of 2026-08-14 1 neutral converging

POC $22.89 · VWAP $23.04 · +4.3% vs 12m avg buyer

pullback vol: normalgaps: stablechurn: quiet as of

Insiders no data — outside the Form 4 poll — US-filer feed only (foreign filers report via MAR managers'-transactions notices)

Coverage

2 watchlists

Watchlists @defensive@livestock-disease

HRL Price Structure

Loading chart…

Loading timeframes…

Peers

Every watchlist HRL belongs to, members best 30-day change first — HRL highlighted in place. Each pill: 30d change, 1d/7d, and a close spark over the last 30 calendar days (~21 sessions); hover for price, RSI, and the full chart.

@defensive
View watchlist →
T+13.2% -0.8%1d +2.5%7d VZ+10.3% -0.9%1d +2.2%7d TGTE+9.0% -2.3%1d -0.7%7d LOWE+4.0% -1.2%1d -1.4%7d SBUX+2.3% +0.2%1d +3.1%7d COST+1.5% -0.8%1d +0.1%7d TSN+1.4% +0.8%1d +2.6%7d ECL+1.1% -0.1%1d -3.0%7d WMTE+0.1% -0.8%1d +1.5%7d HDE-0.3% -0.3%1d -3.5%7d XLP-0.6% -1.6%1d -0.3%7d MCD-0.8% -2.7%1d -3.0%7d PPC-1.2% +3.1%1d +8.5%7d XLU-2.2% -0.3%1d +2.4%7d HRL-5.4% -2.1%1d -2.8%7d
@livestock-disease
View watchlist →
BLMN+25.2% +1.3%1d -2.8%7d NEOG+15.6% +1.9%1d +4.3%7d JACK+14.2% +0.4%1d -4.1%7d JBS+12.8% -1.5%1d +0.1%7d WEN+11.1% -0.2%1d +18.5%7d DAR+7.2% +0.9%1d +7.7%7d PAHC+4.0% +0.8%1d +1.2%7d TXRH+3.7% -1.3%1d -1.4%7d TSN+1.4% +0.8%1d +2.6%7d MCD-0.8% -2.7%1d -3.0%7d PPC-1.2% +3.1%1d +8.5%7d CMG-2.0% +0.8%1d +5.0%7d IDXX-3.8% -0.9%1d -8.3%7d ZTS-4.7% -1.1%1d -2.5%7d HRL-5.4% -2.1%1d -2.8%7d ELAN-8.6% -0.3%1d +6.0%7d CALM-9.2% -0.8%1d -1.9%7d SFD-11.1% -0.7%1d -7.4%7d WING-18.7% -8.3%1d -1.6%7d BYND-34.4% -13.7%1d -25.9%7d

Next earnings HRL reports in 9 days Aug 27

Last report May 28

Reported the quarter ending 2026-04-26: revenue $2.97B, diluted EPS $0.29, net income $157M (SEC filing). Across the print the stock moved +10.8% (close before → first close after).

full note →

Against street estimates

How HRL's reported EPS compared with analyst consensus. Street estimates are single-source vendor consensus (yfinance). Actuals are vendor consensus-basis EPS (often non-GAAP); edgarEps is GAAP diluted from filings — disputed flags large disagreement only. EPS only.

8 most recent of 9 quarters · newest report May 28 · projection Aug 17

Result
May 28 0.350.40 GAAP ≠ +12.9%Beat
Feb 26 0.320.34+6.1%Beat
Dec 4 '25 0.300.32+6.0%Beat
Aug 28 '25 0.410.35-14.6%Miss
May 29 '25 0.340.35+3.3%Beat
Feb 27 '25 0.370.35-6.6%Miss
Dec 4 '24 0.420.42-1.2%In line
Sep 4 '24 0.360.37+1.4%In line

News (last pull)

Headlines about HRL from the desk's news pull — links go to the publisher. Not a desk read: the market read above is the desk's own.

pulled 58 days ago · Jun 21

HRL research tape

37 dated scans, research, and events, newest first — the full record. Desk commentary and scheduled prints sit in their own panes.

scan Defensive Scan — August 14, 2026 scan Defensive Scan — August 8, 2026 scan Defensive Scan — July 31, 2026 scan Defensive Scan — July 28, 2026 scan Defensive Scan — July 25, 2026
Types
Aug 14 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Aug 8 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jul 31 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jul 28 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jul 25 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jul 17 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jul 11 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jul 7 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jun 26 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jun 25 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jun 20 Scan Defensive Scan
TSNCOSTTHRLMCDTGTEHDEHRL +4 more
Jun 16 Scan Defensive Scan
TVZWMTEMCDCOSTHRLTSNPPC +4 more
Jun 4 Investigation Screwworm catalyst confirmed — reopening the retired cattle-disease/beef thesis; ELAN is the named-product play
ELANZTSIDXXTSNPPCCALMHRL
Jun 4 Investigation Beef supply-shock / protein-rotation complex — hurt-vs-alternative map; the rotation is NOT in the tape yet (whole complex sold off together)
ELANZTSIDXXPAHCNEOGTSNJBSTXRH +4 more
May 29 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
May 28 Catalyst HRL earnings
HRL
Apr 28 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Apr 26 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Apr 13 Scan 3 — DEFENSIVE SCAN
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Apr 10 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Apr 3 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Mar 31 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Mar 26 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Mar 24 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Mar 20 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDMDTPPC +4 more
Mar 13 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Mar 12 Scan Defensive Scan
COSTECLHDEHRLLOWEMCDPPCSBUX +4 more
Mar 11 Scan Defensive Scan
AMGNBIIBCOSTECLGILDHDEHRLINCY +4 more
Mar 10 Scan Defensive Scan
AMGNBIIBCOSTECLGILDHDEHRLLOWE +4 more
Mar 3 Scan Defensive Scan
CAGCLCLXCOSTCPBGISHRLHSY +4 more
Feb 26 Scan Defensive Scan
CLCLXCOSTGISHRLJNJKOLOWE +4 more
Feb 22 Scan Defensive Scan
CLCLXCOSTGISHRLJNJKOLOWE +4 more
Feb 16 Scan Defensive Scan
CLCLXCOSTGISHRLJNJKOLOWE +4 more
Feb 11 Scan Defensive Scan
CLCLXCOSTGISHRLJNJKOMCD +3 more
Feb 9 Scan Defensive Scan
BABIIBCLCLXCMGDPZECLGD +4 more
Feb 5 Scan Defensive Sector Scan (v2 Full Coverage)
AMGNBABIIBCLCLXCOSTECLGD +4 more
Feb 5 Scan Consumer Sector Scan
ANFASEBIIBCLCLXCMGCOSTCROX +4 more