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Hormel Foods (WBO:HRL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.25 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is Hormel Foods Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-03), Hormel Foods's current share price is €26.83. Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was €11.91. Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:HRL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.14   Med: 5.42   Max: 8.38
Current: 2.27

During the past years, Hormel Foods's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.38. The lowest was 2.14. And the median was 5.42.

WBO:HRL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
69.31% of 1310 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.34 vs WBO:HRL: 2.27

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Hormel Foods's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was €13.000. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €11.91 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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Hormel Foods Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Hormel Foods Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Hormel Foods Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.70 4.34 4.15 2.67 2.34

Hormel Foods Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.80 2.49 2.34 2.26 2.21

Competitive Comparison of Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Hormel Foods Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=26.83/11.91
=2.25

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Hormel Foods's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=13/135.3468*135.3468
=13.000

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Hormel Foods Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201507 6.762 100.691 9.089
201510 6.742 100.346 9.094
201601 7.238 99.957 9.801
201604 7.158 100.947 9.597
201607 7.510 101.524 10.012
201610 7.642 101.988 10.142
201701 8.127 102.456 10.736
201704 8.267 103.167 10.846
201707 7.803 103.278 10.226
201710 7.949 104.070 10.338
201801 7.970 104.578 10.315
201804 8.128 105.708 10.407
201807 8.690 106.324 11.062
201810 9.123 106.695 11.573
201901 9.343 106.200 11.907
201904 9.791 107.818 12.291
201907 9.840 108.250 12.303
201910 10.015 108.577 12.484
202001 10.213 108.841 12.700
202004 10.519 108.173 13.161
202007 10.109 109.318 12.516
202010 10.116 109.861 12.463
202101 9.963 110.364 12.218
202104 10.366 112.673 12.452
202107 10.585 115.183 12.438
202110 11.081 116.696 12.852
202201 11.559 118.619 13.189
202204 12.446 121.978 13.810
202207 13.250 125.002 14.347
202210 14.002 125.734 15.072
202301 12.930 126.223 13.865
202304 12.833 127.992 13.570
202307 12.760 128.974 13.390
202310 13.401 129.810 13.973
202401 13.150 130.124 13.678
202404 13.411 132.289 13.721
202407 13.228 132.708 13.491
202410 13.376 133.182 13.593
202501 14.106 134.029 14.245
202504 13.000 135.347 13.000

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Hormel Foods  (WBO:HRL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Hormel Foods Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Hormel Place, Austin, MN, USA, 55912-3680
Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and become a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including US retail (62% of fiscal 2024 sales), US food service (32%), and international (6%). By product, 72% of fiscal 2024 sales were from perishable food and 28% from shelf-stable. Major brands include Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Columbus, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. Many of these hold the number one or two market share in their respective categories.