HRL Hormel Foods dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Last dividend date: Apr 13, 2026

Dividend yield: 4.71%

Payout ratio: 137.1%

Hormel Foods's last dividend payment of $0.293 per share was made to shareholders on record before Apr 13, 2026. The dividend payment stands at $1.17 per share annually, which equates to a dividend yield of 4.71%.

HRL has a dividend yield of 4.71% which is above the Consumer Defensive sector and the industry average. Compared to its Consumer Defensive sector average of 3.19%, Hormel Foods's dividend yield is 48% higher. The current dividend yield is above the historical average of 3.3% of the last 5 years.

Hormel Foods has been paying dividends for the last 31 years. According to our records HRL has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has grown by 1.7% since one year ago. And with the stock price down by 20% from a year ago, the dividend yield has grown by 27%.

Hormel Foods Dividend history chart

Payout ratio

HRL has a payout ratio of 137.1% which is higher than the Consumer Defensive sector and the industry average. If we compare it with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 60.4%, Hormel Foods's payout ratio is 127% higher.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)