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Hormel Foods Corp · Q3 2025 earnings

Q3 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Hormel reported Q3 2025 with strong top-line growth but margin pressures held back profitability.

Hormel Foods delivered $3.03B in revenue with adjusted EPS of $0.35 in Q3 2025. Organic sales increased 6%, though earnings were impacted by rising input costs and commodity inflation.

  • Revenue grew 4.6% year-over-year to $3.03B
  • Adjusted operating margin reached 8.4%
  • Net income came in at $183.7M
  • Foodservice organic sales rose 6.7%, but all segments saw profit decline

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.03B

Previous: $2.9B+4.6%
EPS

$0.33

Previous: $0.32+3.1%
Operating Margin

7.9%

Previous: 8.2%-3.7%
Adj. Operating Margin

8.4%

Previous: 9.2%-8.7%
Effective Tax Rate

22.3%

Previous: 21.7%+2.8%
Operating Cash Flow

$157M

Previous: $218M-28.1%
Dividends Per Share

$0.29

Previous: $0.28+2.7%
Total Volume (lbs.)

1.0B

Previous: 1.0B+2.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$219M

Previous: -$173M-27.1%
Free Cash Flow

$303M

Previous: $685M-55.8%
Net Income

$184M

Previous: $177M+4.0%
Operating Income

$240M

Previous: $237M+1.3%
Gross Profit

$487M

Previous: $488M-0.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$599M

Previous: $537M+11.5%
Total Assets

$13.5B

Previous: $13.1B+2.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Hormel · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.03B

Q3 2025+4.6%vs Q3 2024
Beat estimate in 6 of 16 quarters(38%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Hormel · $171M total across 1 segment · Q4 2022

  • International
    $171M

Forward guidance

Hormel expects net sales growth to continue in Q4, supported by targeted pricing actions. However, profit recovery is projected to extend into fiscal 2026.

Tailwinds

  • Q4 sales expected between $3.15B–$3.25B
  • Organic net sales forecasted to grow 1–4%
  • Pricing actions underway to offset commodity inflation
  • Strong retail momentum in turkey, SPAM, and Planters brands
  • T&M initiative delivering measurable value

Headwinds

  • Earnings pressure to persist into Q4
  • Commodity input costs remain elevated
  • All segments saw profit decline in Q3
  • Foodservice and international margins impacted by non-core pressure
  • Advertising spend expected to decline in Q4

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2025

Historical avgQ3 2025

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

33 / 68 earnings

Positive

+8.2%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-13.1%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026
Q1 2026+0.0%-2.8%-8.9%
Q4 2025+3.8%+3.3%+1.3%
Q3 2025-13.1%-13.7%-14.8%
Q2 2025+1.2%+2.7%+1.4%
Q1 2025-1.2%+0.6%+5.7%
Q4 2024+3.3%+4.3%-1.4%
Q3 2024-3.1%-2.2%-5.4%
Q2 2024-9.1%-9.9%-10.6%
Q1 2024+8.2%+10.3%+13.2%
Q4 2023-4.3%-0.7%+0.5%
Q3 2023-3.2%-5.1%-4.1%
Q2 2023+6.6%+5.7%+5.2%
Q1 2023-7.3%-8.8%-9.0%
Q4 2022-1.2%-2.1%-5.5%
Q3 2022-7.7%-7.4%-9.6%
Q2 2022-6.5%-5.5%-1.2%
Q1 2022+6.0%+8.6%+8.2%
Q4 2021+7.5%+11.9%+16.5%
Q3 2021-6.3%-7.6%-10.5%
Q2 2021+7.5%+6.6%+3.2%
Q1 2021+0.3%+0.8%+2.2%
Q4 2020-6.3%-5.7%-5.7%
Q3 2020-3.2%-3.8%-8.3%
Q2 2020-2.2%-4.7%+1.2%
Q1 2020-7.6%-7.7%-6.9%
Q4 2019+5.0%+4.1%+5.9%
Q3 2019+2.5%+3.5%+4.8%
Q2 2019+2.0%-1.6%+4.9%
Q1 2019-0.5%-2.2%+1.1%
Q4 2018+0.2%+0.7%-5.7%
Q3 2018-1.4%-1.6%+3.9%
Q2 2018+0.1%+1.9%+1.3%
Q1 2018-0.1%+0.2%-0.4%
Q4 2017+2.6%+3.0%+9.0%
Q3 2017-7.6%-8.7%-7.8%
Q2 2017-6.4%-6.0%-1.3%
Q1 2017-7.1%-5.5%-7.5%
Q4 2016+0.8%+2.6%+0.6%
Q3 2016+6.4%+7.5%+0.1%
Q2 2016-8.8%
Q1 2016+7.2%
Q4 2015+6.2%
Q3 2015+5.1%
Q2 2015+3.1%
Q1 2015+3.2%
Q4 2014-2.6%
Q3 2014+4.4%
Q2 2014-4.6%
Q1 2014+3.1%
Q4 2013+6.1%
Q3 2013+1.4%
Q2 2013-2.0%
Q1 2013+2.8%
Q4 2012-2.7%
Q3 2012+1.3%
Q2 2012+1.7%
Q1 2012-0.9%
Q2 2011+1.2%
Q4 2011+1.2%
Q4 2008+1.2%
Q3 2011-2.4%
Q1 2011-0.1%
Q1 2010-0.1%
Q2 2010-0.3%
Q4 2010-0.3%
Q3 2010-0.4%
Q3 2009-0.4%
Q4 2009-0.4%

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