With a market capitalization (market cap) of $11.14B — a measure of how much the company is worth — Hormel Foods Corporation ranks #864 among the 2,510 companies tracked, and 44th in Consumer Defensive as of October 3, 2026. Shares trade at $20.25, up 1.45% on the day.
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Market-cap change uses historical capitalization records. Share-price returns are a different series — they can diverge when the share count changes. Those returns are not a CAGR until you pick a start value, an ending value, and years. CAGR calculator. Market cap vs. stock price.
Year-end values and the chart both come from historical market-cap records, not from applying today's share count to past prices. Latest historical observation October 2, 2026. Ranking headline cap is the snapshot figure as of October 3, 2026.
| Year | As of | Market cap | Annual change | Year-end close |
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| 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | $11.15B | -14.53% | $20.25 |
| 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $13.05B | -24.31% | $23.70 |
| 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $17.24B | -1.87% | $31.37 |
| 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $17.56B | -29.51% | $32.11 |
Ranking figure $11.14B as of October 3, 2026.
Hormel Foods Corporation's ranking market cap is the provider-reported capitalization on the same snapshot as the rest of this site, with a share price of $20.25 as of October 2, 2026. Charts and the year-end table use a separate historical market-cap series, last observed at $11.15B on October 2, 2026. See how the ranking works.
Live shares outstanding are not on the quote used for price, so this page does not invent a current share count. Shares outstanding vs. float.
The latest annual report (FY 2025) used a weighted-average 550,164,000 shares. That figure is an average for the year, not the live count in the market-cap formula.
Book equity: assets minus liabilities on the latest annual report.
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Largest U.S.-listed names in the same FMP sector — not a hand-picked competitor set.
| Rank | Company | Market cap | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|
| #17 | Walmart Inc. WMT | $829.71B | 0.00% |
| #31 | Costco Wholesale Corporation COST | $408.29B | +0.62% |
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Hormel Foods Corporation is a prominent global food company that specializes in the creation, preparation, and supply of a diverse array of meat, nut, and other culinary items. Its extensive clientele spans retail outlets, institutional food providers (foodservice), specialty delis, and various commercial enterprises across the United States and internationally. The company's operations are strategically structured into four main divisions: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, and International & Other.
Summary from the company profile (Financial Modeling Prep). Principal financial figures above are for FY 2025.
Visit websiteAs of October 3, 2026, Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) is worth $11.14B — that is its market capitalization, the total value of its outstanding shares on MarketCapLens.
A company’s net worth is its shareholders’ equity: assets minus liabilities on the balance sheet. That is book equity, not market cap. For FY 2025, Hormel Foods Corporation’s book equity is about $7.92B. Market cap is the market value of the outstanding shares. As of October 3, 2026, its market cap is $11.14B. Book equity is an accounting remainder; market cap is a trading value. Neither is a person’s net worth.
Hormel Foods Corporation ranks #864 among the 2,510 companies tracked on MarketCapLens. In Consumer Defensive it ranks #44 of 111.
Fundamentals are annual. Figures labeled with their fiscal year. Live ratios use the current price against those annual earnings.
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| Dec 30, 2022 |
| $24.92B |
| -5.93% |
| $45.55 |
| 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $26.49B | — | $48.81 |
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Last observation of each calendar year from historical market-cap records. The current year is through the latest date, not a completed year-end. Share-price close is the matching session for context — we do not rebuild cap from today's share count.
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| #37 | The Procter & Gamble Company PG | $344.48B | +0.67% |
| #44 | Philip Morris International Inc. PM | $292.18B | -0.38% |
| #86 | PepsiCo, Inc. PEP | $171.97B | +0.23% |
Companies immediately above and below in the overall ranking. They may be in a different sector.
| Rank | Company | Market cap | 1D |
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| #861 | Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. ELS | $11.3B | +1.09% |
| #862 | XP Inc. XP | $11.25B | +1.56% |
| #863 | Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG | $11.17B | +1.84% |
| #865 | Aurora Innovation, Inc. AUR | $11.12B | +2.72% |
| #866 | First Horizon Corporation FHN | $11.12B | +1.61% |
| #867 | Ternium S.A. TX | $11.11B | +2.37% |
Hormel Foods Corporation’s ranking market cap of $11.14B comes from the same snapshot as the rest of this site, as of October 3, 2026. It is not share price multiplied by the FY 2025 weighted-average share count of 550,164,000. The historical market-cap series last observed $11.15B on October 2, 2026.
Over the past year, Hormel Foods Corporation’s market cap is down 17.86%, using historical market-cap records rather than today’s share count applied to past prices.
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) shares trade at $20.25, up 1.45% on the day, as of October 3, 2026.
Hormel Foods Corporation trades at a live price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.3, using the latest share price divided by the latest annual earnings per share. That is not the same as a fiscal-year reported P/E.