Hormel Foods Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Hormel Foods free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 26, 2026, Hormel Foods generated $240.6 million of operating cash flow and spent $68.2 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $172.4 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 5.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 104.1% from the prior year's $84.5 million.
Hormel Foods returned $161.0 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 93% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.1 times.
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Hormel Foods cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q3 20262026-07-26 | Q2 20262026-04-26 | Q1 20262026-01-25 | Q4 20252025-10-26 | Q3 20252025-07-27 | Q2 20252025-04-27 | Q1 20252025-01-26 | Q4 20242024-10-27 | Q3 20242024-07-28 | Q2 20242024-04-28 | Q1 20242024-01-28 | Q4 20232023-10-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 59.52M | 157.38M | 181.77M | -56.20M | 183.70M | 179.74M | 170.53M | 219.96M | 176.74M | 189.21M | 218.73M | 195.48M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -67.60% | -12.44% | +6.59% | -125.55% | +3.94% | -5.00% | -22.04% | +12.52% | +8.71% | -12.89% | +0.50% | -30.19% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 66.43M | 68.83M | 67.09M | 69.37M | 64.69M | 63.96M | 65.87M | 66.40M | 63.66M | 63.63M | 64.07M | 65.98M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 4.85M | 9.53M | 6.92M | 4.21M | 4.85M | 11.08M | 5.45M | 3.12M | 5.11M | 10.56M | 4.44M | 3.13M |
| Change in Working Capital | -12.18M | -106.17M | 86.00M | 64.82M | -124.73M | -215.94M | 48.37M | 66.19M | -10.75M | -13.61M | 41.29M | -2.04M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 240.60M | 178.94M | 349.21M | 322.91M | 156.70M | 56.44M | 309.21M | 408.62M | 217.99M | 236.15M | 403.98M | 319.09M |
| Capital Expenditures | -68.16M | -82.17M | -68.99M | -91.46M | -72.19M | -75.08M | -72.17M | -83.78M | -65.48M | -59.97M | -47.21M | -101.68M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -61.52M | -58.69M | 7.95M | -93.60M | -66.32M | -78.33M | -60.33M | -60.01M | -64.18M | -64.56M | -48.15M | -101.06M |
| Dividends Paid | -160.96M | -160.94M | -159.50M | -159.50M | -159.47M | -159.25M | -154.98M | -154.98M | -154.94M | -154.74M | -150.29M | -150.37M |
| Share Repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -163.02M | -162.98M | -162.43M | -158.11M | -163.25M | -149.57M | -143.06M | -150.27M | -1.10B | 354.44M | -133.37M | -149.09M |
| Net Change in Cash | 17.34M | -41.16M | 197.23M | 71.49M | -70.50M | -170.71M | 98.52M | 204.41M | -948.89M | 523.16M | 226.68M | 67.41M |
| Free Cash Flow | 172.44M | 96.77M | 280.22M | 231.45M | 84.50M | -18.64M | 237.04M | 324.84M | 152.51M | 176.18M | 356.77M | 217.41M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Hormel Foods's cash flow statement, from Q3 2026 back to Q4 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow HRL's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?