Hormel Foods HRL
Hormel Foods is the 474th largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $11.6 billion. 12 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 2 of them executives. 10 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 6.7% of the company.
- CEO
- Jeffrey M. Ettinger
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Sub-industry
- Packaged Foods & Meats
- Headquarters
- Austin, Minnesota
- Founded
- 1891
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $11.6B
- 474th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 1.0
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $580K
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 2
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Hormel Foods. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
2 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (12) | |
| Jeffrey M. EttingerInterim CEOLast filed 6 Jan 2026 | |
| D. Scott AakreDirector | |
| Gary C. BhojwaniDirector | |
| John F. GhingoPresidentLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| Stephen M. LacyDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| Elsa A. MuranoDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| William A. NewlandsDirectorAlso at Keurig Dr Pepper | |
| Christopher J. PolicinskiDirector | |
| Debbra L. SchonemanDirector | |
| Sally J. SmithDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| Steven Andrew WhiteDirectorAlso at W. W. Grainger | |
| Michael Paul ZechmeisterDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| Officers (10) | |
| Ash BhumblaExecutive VP & CFOLast filed 18 Sep 2026 | |
| Colleen BatchelerSenior Vice PresidentLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| William W. BonifantGVP, Chief Supply Chain OfcLast filed 11 Jun 2026 | |
| Domenic BorrelliEVP, RetailLast filed 11 Jun 2026 | |
| Mary Katherine ClarkSenior Vice PresidentLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| Pierre M. LillySenior Vice PresidentLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| Katherine M. Losness-LarsonSenior Vice PresidentLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| Kevin L. MyersGroup Vice PresidentLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| Swen NeufeldtGroup Vice PresidentLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| David F. WeberGroup Vice PresidentLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
Companies that share people with Hormel Foods
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- Keurig Dr Pepper KDP
- William A. Newlands: Director here, Director there
- W. W. Grainger GWW
- Steven Andrew White: Director here, Director there
Hormel Foods' market cap since December 2008
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $11.6B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $13.3B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $17.5B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $17.6B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $24.9B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $26.5B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $25.5B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $24.2B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $22.6B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $19.3B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $18.4B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $21.1B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $14.0B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $11.8B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $8.1B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $7.7B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $6.8B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $5.2B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $4.1B |
Download Hormel Foods' data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 26 Oct 2025
- Employees
- 20,000
As of October 26, 2025, the Company had approximately 20,000 active employees, with over 90 percent located within the U.S.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $816,702 of stock in 2 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026Sale | Gary C. BhojwaniDirector | $495K |
| 11 Dec 2025Sale | Elsa A. MuranoDirector | $322K |
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
4 people disclosed 8 purchases and 9 sales of Hormel Foods stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | Kevin HernHouse, R-OK 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 5 Dec 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
Showing 10 of 17 trades
WARN layoff notices
Notices filed under Hormel Foods' own name. Subsidiaries that file under their own names are not included.
Notices from 26 Oct 2023 to 26 Oct 2026
Hormel Foods filed 1 notice covering 135 workers since October 2023.
| Notice | Place | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2025 | Tucker, GA | 135 |