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

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 1.7× 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

Historically low

As of Oct 22, 2026

HRL's EV/Sales of 1.1x is lower than 98% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/Sales 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/Sales	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	1.2×	2%
Dec 30, 2024	1.6×	7%
Dec 25, 2023	1.7×	3%
Dec 26, 2022	2.2×	11%
Dec 27, 2021	2.6×	72%
Dec 28, 2020	2.6×	79%
Dec 30, 2019	2.5×	91%
Dec 31, 2018	2.4×	89%
Dec 25, 2017	2.1×	83%
Dec 26, 2016	2.0×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/Sales	5-year rank
GISGeneral Mills	1.6×	4%
KHCKraft Heinz	1.7×	5%
MKCMcCormick & Company	2.1×	1%
SJMJ.M. Smucker Company (The)	Unavailable	Unranked

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What is HRL's current EV/Sales?: HRL's EV/Sales of 1.1x is lower than 98% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is HRL's five-year median EV/Sales?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 1.7× 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.