EV/EBITDA for Hormel Foods (HRL) 2002-2026

Hormel Foods (HRL) EV/EBITDA ratio is 15.7× as of August 7, 2026. The 5-year average is 16.5×. The sector median currently stands at 12.8×. The current ratio is at the 53th percentile of its own 10-year history.

Hormel Foods (HRL) historical EV/EBITDA ratio has ranged from a low of 6.4× (2008) to a high of 22.4× (2022) in the available daily series.

The EV/EBITDA ratio (the enterprise multiple) compares enterprise value (EV) to trailing twelve-month (TTM) EBITDA. EV is calculated as market capitalisation + total debt − cash & short-term investments. Because EV/EBITDA is capital-structure-neutral and ignores non-cash depreciation and amortisation, it is the standard multiple used in M&A and for cross-company or cross-border comparisons. Note: this calculation uses a simplified EV (minority interest and preferred equity excluded due to data availability), consistent with most public financial-data providers.