Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.41%
5Y share count change
0.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$1.52B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.7%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Hormel Foods (HRL)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Hormel Foods (HRL)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Hormel Foods (HRL)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Hormel Foods (HRL)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
The 2025 reading of Hormel Foods (HRL) buyback spend is $0.00.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Hormel Foods buyback spend compounded at -100.0% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Hormel Foods buyback spend plunged from $174.25M in 2019 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $174.25M, reached in 2019; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1992.
Hormel Foods Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Hormel Foods buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Hormel Foods Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Hormel Foods buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2023.
Hormel Foods Buyback Spend 2023: $12.30M
Hormel Foods buyback spend in 2023 was $12.30M.
Hormel Foods Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Hormel Foods posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2022, plunged 100.0% below 2021.
Hormel Foods Buyback Spend 2021: $19.96M
Hormel Foods buyback spend in 2021 was $19.96M.
See more financial history for Hormel Foods (HRL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.55B | +0.3% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $23.23M | −$23.23M | — | 0.55B | -0.0% | |
| 2023 | $12.30M | $24.08M | −$11.77M | 0.07% | 0.55B | -0.1% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $24.94M | −$24.94M | — | 0.55B | +0.4% | |
| 2021 | $19.96M | $24.74M | −$4.79M | 0.09% | 0.55B | +0.2% | |
| 2020 | $12.36M | $22.46M | −$10.10M | 0.05% | 0.55B | +0.2% | |
| 2019 | $174.25M | $19.71M | $154.54M | 0.80% | 0.55B | +0.3% | |
| 2018 | $46.90M | $20.59M | $26.30M | 0.20% | 0.54B | +0.9% | |
| 2017 | $94.49M | $15.59M | $78.90M | 0.57% | 0.54B | -0.6% | |
| 2016 | $87.89M | $17.83M | $70.06M | 0.43% | 0.54B | +0.3% | |
| 2015 | $24.93M | $15.72M | $9.21M | 0.14% | 0.54B | +0.1% | |
| 2014 | $58.94M | $14.39M | $44.54M | 0.41% | 0.54B | -0.0% | |
| 2013 | $70.82M | $17.60M | $53.22M | 0.62% | 0.54B | +0.5% | |
| 2012 | $61.37M | $16.71M | $44.66M | 0.79% | 0.54B | -1.1% | |
| 2011 | $152.93M | $17.23M | $135.70M | 1.96% | 0.54B | +0.4% | |
| 2010 | $69.57M | $14.40M | $55.17M | 1.14% | 0.54B | -0.1% | |
| 2009 | $38.15M | $12.05M | $26.09M | 0.78% | 0.54B | -1.2% | |
| 2008 | $69.55M | $0.00 | $69.55M | 1.83% | 0.55B | -1.5% | |
| 2007 | $86.79M | $0.00 | $86.79M | 1.75% | 0.56B | -0.3% | |
| 2006 | $36.98M | $0.00 | $36.98M | 0.74% | 0.56B | -0.0% | |
| 2005 | $22.98M | $0.00 | $22.98M | 0.52% | 0.56B | -0.4% | |
| 2004 | $37.52M | $0.00 | $37.52M | 0.98% | 0.56B | +0.3% | |
| 2003 | $6.12M | $0.00 | $6.12M | 0.18% | 0.56B | -0.4% | |
| 2002 | $10.76M | $0.00 | $10.76M | 0.32% | 0.56B | -0.0% | |
| 2001 | $9.21M | $0.00 | $9.21M | 0.28% | 0.56B | -1.1% | |
| 2000 | $75.33M | $0.00 | $75.33M | — | 0.57B | -3.6% | |
| 1999 | $87.60M | $0.00 | $87.60M | — | 0.59B | -2.2% | |
| 1998 | $80.10M | $0.00 | $80.10M | — | 0.60B | -1.0% | |
| 1997 | $45.50M | $0.00 | $45.50M | — | 0.61B | -0.4% | |
| 1996 | $24.00M | $0.00 | $24.00M | — | 0.61B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$12.30M
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$19.96M
- 2020$12.36M
- 2019$174.25M
- 2018$46.90M
- 2017$94.49M
- 2016$87.89M
- 2015$24.93M
- 2014$58.94M
- 2013$70.82M
- 2012$61.37M
- 2011$152.93M
- 2010$69.57M
- 2009$38.15M
- 2008$69.55M
- 2007$86.79M
- 2006$36.98M
- 2005$22.98M
- 2004$37.52M
- 2003$6.12M
- 2002$10.76M
- 2001$9.21M
- 2000$75.33M
- 1999$87.60M
- 1998$80.10M
- 1997$45.50M
- 1996$24.00M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Hormel Foods (HRL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Hormel Foods (HRL)
How Hormel Foods splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Hormel Foods, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
| $6.50B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $903.00M | |
| $746.00M | |
| $103.65M | |
| $0.00 |
- $8.09B
- $6.50B
- $1.00B
- $1.00B
- $903.00M
- $746.00M
- $103.65M
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $53.54M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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