Hormel Foods Corporation Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of April 2026: 0.54x

Hormel Foods Corporation free cash flow generation index. Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.54x as of April 2026. Free cash flow of $96.77 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($178.94 Million).

FCF Generation Index

0.54x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$96.77 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$178.94 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$82.17 Million
USD

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Hormel Foods Corporation (1992–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Hormel Foods Corporation from 1992 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Hormel Foods Corporation across 34 annual periods. See financial flexibility index of Hormel Foods Corporation to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Hormel Foods Corporation Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (1992–2025)

Hormel Foods Corporation free cash flow generation index by year from 1992 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Hormel Foods Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see HRL cash generation efficiency.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.63x $534.35 Million $845.25 Million $310.90 Million ▼ -20.7%
2024 0.80x $1.01 Billion $1.27 Billion $256.44 Million ▲ +7.5%
2023 0.74x $777.64 Million $1.05 Billion $270.21 Million ▼ -1.7%
2022 0.76x $857.28 Million $1.13 Billion $277.69 Million ▼ -1.9%
2021 0.77x $771.73 Million $1.00 Billion $230.20 Million ▲ +14.2%
2020 0.67x $760.52 Million $1.13 Billion $367.50 Million ▼ -6.6%
2019 0.72x $666.56 Million $923.00 Million $256.44 Million ▲ +4.0%
2018 0.69x $861.87 Million $1.24 Billion $379.86 Million ▼ -11.7%
2017 0.79x $812.60 Million $1.03 Billion $217.28 Million ▲ +4.9%
2016 0.75x $743.55 Million $992.85 Million $249.30 Million ▼ -14.3%
2015 0.87x $866.43 Million $991.99 Million $125.56 Million ▲ +9.1%
2014 0.80x $598.03 Million $746.88 Million $148.85 Million ▼ -5.6%
2013 0.85x $541.21 Million $637.80 Million $96.60 Million ▲ +12.6%
2012 0.75x $390.04 Million $517.78 Million $127.74 Million ▼ -7.2%
2011 0.81x $397.95 Million $490.48 Million $92.53 Million ▼ -1.7%
2010 0.83x $400.62 Million $485.53 Million $84.91 Million ▼ -0.9%
2009 0.83x $458.81 Million $550.77 Million $91.96 Million ▲ +55.3%
2008 0.54x $145.73 Million $271.62 Million $125.89 Million ▼ -14.4%
2007 0.63x $211.13 Million $336.93 Million $125.80 Million ▲ +10.6%
2006 0.57x $185.06 Million $326.57 Million $141.52 Million ▼ -24.5%
2005 0.75x $321.75 Million $428.85 Million $107.09 Million ▲ +3.2%
2004 0.73x $214.37 Million $294.73 Million $80.36 Million ▲ +1400.0%
2003 0.05x $12.28 Million $253.25 Million $240.97 Million ▼ -94.0%
2002 0.80x $262.40 Million $326.86 Million $64.47 Million ▲ +5.7%
2001 0.76x $243.31 Million $320.44 Million $77.13 Million ▲ +124.5%
2000 0.34x $51.18 Million $151.30 Million $100.12 Million ▼ -49.5%
1999 0.67x $160.40 Million $239.50 Million $79.10 Million ▲ +0.1%
1998 0.67x $153.20 Million $229.00 Million $75.80 Million ▲ +135.8%
1997 0.28x $46.10 Million $162.50 Million $116.40 Million ▲ +329.9%
1996 -0.12x $-13.50 Million $109.40 Million $122.90 Million ▲ +6.0%
1995 -0.13x $-12.00 Million $91.40 Million $103.40 Million ▼ -119.6%
1994 0.67x $133.70 Million $199.10 Million $65.40 Million ▲ +963.8%
1993 0.06x $6.30 Million $99.80 Million $93.50 Million ▼ -92.4%
1992 0.83x $109.30 Million $132.20 Million $22.90 Million —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).