What is HRL's five-year median EV/EBITDA?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 15.8× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Hormel Foods (HRL) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

HRL's EV/EBITDA of 15.7x is lower than 54% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/EBITDA at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

HRL year-end valuation history
Reading date	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	15.3×	34%
Dec 30, 2024	14.6×	3%
Dec 25, 2023	15.2×	4%
Dec 26, 2022	17.7×	37%
Dec 27, 2021	22.3×	99%
Dec 28, 2020	19.5×	87%
Dec 30, 2019	17.4×	88%
Dec 31, 2018	17.0×	90%
Dec 25, 2017	13.8×	81%
Dec 26, 2016	12.9×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
GISGeneral Mills	84.8×	99%
KHCKraft Heinz	Unavailable	Unranked
MKCMcCormick & Company	12.1×	2%
SJMJ.M. Smucker Company (The)	Unavailable	Unranked

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What is HRL's current EV/EBITDA?: HRL's EV/EBITDA of 15.7x is lower than 54% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is HRL's five-year median EV/EBITDA?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 15.8× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.