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HRL (Hormel Foods) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 17.63 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Hormel Foods Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-02), Hormel Foods's current share price is $30.68. Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was $1.74. Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 17.63.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

HRL' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.08   Med: 33.85   Max: 50.59
Current: 17.64

During the past years, Hormel Foods's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 50.59. The lowest was 16.08. And the median was 33.85.

HRL's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
56.96% of 697 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 20.34 vs HRL: 17.64

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Hormel Foods's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $-0.034. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $1.74 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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Hormel Foods Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

Hormel Foods Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.29 29.38 28.69 19.31 17.27

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 Price-to-FCF 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 20.13 18.05 17.27 16.95 17.19

Competitive Comparison of Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Hormel Foods Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

Hormel Foods's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=30.68/1.74
=17.63

* 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 FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

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

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=-0.034/135.3468*135.3468
=-0.034

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Hormel Foods Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201507 0.375 100.691 0.504
201510 0.470 100.346 0.634
201601 0.452 99.957 0.612
201604 0.118 100.947 0.158
201607 0.270 101.524 0.360
201610 0.607 101.988 0.806
201701 0.291 102.456 0.384
201704 0.086 103.167 0.113
201707 0.388 103.278 0.508
201710 0.743 104.070 0.966
201801 0.461 104.578 0.597
201804 0.095 105.708 0.122
201807 0.362 106.324 0.461
201810 0.647 106.695 0.821
201901 0.270 106.200 0.344
201904 0.238 107.818 0.299
201907 0.259 108.250 0.324
201910 0.387 108.577 0.482
202001 0.239 108.841 0.297
202004 0.512 108.173 0.641
202007 0.441 109.318 0.546
202010 0.199 109.861 0.245
202101 0.302 110.364 0.370
202104 0.202 112.673 0.243
202107 0.041 115.183 0.048
202110 0.861 116.696 0.999
202201 0.610 118.619 0.696
202204 0.209 121.978 0.232
202207 0.227 125.002 0.246
202210 0.513 125.734 0.552
202301 0.304 126.223 0.326
202304 0.282 127.992 0.298
202307 0.436 128.974 0.458
202310 0.397 129.810 0.414
202401 0.651 130.124 0.677
202404 0.321 132.289 0.328
202407 0.278 132.708 0.284
202410 0.591 133.182 0.601
202501 0.431 134.029 0.435
202504 -0.034 135.347 -0.034

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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  (NYSE:HRL) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Hormel Foods Business Description

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.
Executives
Elsa A Murano director 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912-3680
Steven J Lykken officer: Senior Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Kevin L Myers officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Deanna T Brady officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL STREET, AUSTIN MN 55912
Katherine M Losness-larson officer: Senior Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Mark J Ourada officer: Group Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Mark A Coffey officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Susan K Nestegard director AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD., 2 BETHESDA METRO, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Pierre M Lilly officer: SVP & Chief Compliance Officer 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Paul R Kuehneman officer: Vice President and Controller 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Prado Becerra Jose Luis director 50 S. LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Michael Paul Zechmeister director C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Ray G Young director 77 WEST WACKER DR., SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Patrick J Connor officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
James P Snee officer: Vice President 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912