What is HRL's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 23.6× 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 high

As of Oct 22, 2026

HRL's P/E of 32.4x is higher than 98% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E 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	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	26.9×	70%
Dec 30, 2024	21.5×	8%
Dec 25, 2023	22.0×	7%
Dec 26, 2022	24.9×	40%
Dec 27, 2021	29.4×	94%
Dec 28, 2020	27.9×	88%
Dec 30, 2019	24.6×	88%
Dec 31, 2018	22.3×	67%
Dec 25, 2017	23.0×	79%
Dec 26, 2016	21.2×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
GISGeneral Mills	Unavailable	Unranked
KHCKraft Heinz	Unavailable	Unranked
MKCMcCormick & Company	8.4×	6%
SJMJ.M. Smucker Company (The)	59.7×	91%

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What is HRL's current P/E?: HRL's P/E of 32.4x is higher than 98% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is HRL's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 23.6× 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.