What If You Invested $1,000 in Hormel Foods (HRL)?
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Hormel Foods
HRL
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+50106.87% (502.1 times)
- Buy
- Jun 11, 1980
- $0.1
- Sell
- Apr 21, 2022
- $48.2
Buying HRL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $502,068.67.
Max drawdown
-56.38% (fell to 44% of peak)
- Peak
- Apr 21, 2022
- $48.2
- Trough
- Oct 30, 2025
- $21.02
The worst decline for HRL was -56.38% (fell to 44% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+19270.77% (193.7 times)
- IPO
- Mar 17, 1980
- $0.12
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $22.69
A $1,000 investment in HRL at IPO would be worth $193,707.72 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Hormel Foods (HRL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Hormel Foods (HRL) stock's all-time low was $0.1 on Jun 11, 1980. The all-time high was $48.2 on Apr 21, 2022.
What if you invested $1,000 in Hormel Foods (HRL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Hormel Foods (HRL) stock at the all-time low ($0.1 on Jun 11, 1980) and selling at the peak ($48.2 on Apr 21, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $502,068.67. Historical return: +50106.87% (502.1 times).
What are Hormel Foods (HRL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Hormel Foods (HRL) stock was Jun 11, 1980 (all-time low at $0.1). The best sell date was Apr 21, 2022 at $48.2. This investment would have returned +50106.87% (502.1 times).
What was Hormel Foods (HRL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Hormel Foods (HRL) stock's worst decline was -56.38% (fell to 44% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $48.2 on Apr 21, 2022. Trough: $21.02 on Oct 30, 2025. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $436.15 at the trough.
What if you bought Hormel Foods (HRL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Hormel Foods (HRL) stock at IPO ($0.12 on Mar 17, 1980) would be worth $193,707.72 today. Historical return: +19270.77% (193.7 times). Current stock price: $22.69 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Hormel Foods (HRL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Hormel Foods (HRL) stock 5 years ago ($41.31 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $549.24 today. Historical return: -45.08% (0.55 times). Current stock price: $22.69 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Hormel Foods (HRL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Hormel Foods (HRL) stock 10 years ago ($34.51 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $657.56 today. Historical return: -34.24% (0.66 times). Current stock price: $22.69 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Hormel Foods (HRL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Hormel Foods (HRL) stock 20 years ago ($5.36 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $4,230.01 today. Historical return: +323.00% (4.23 times). Current stock price: $22.69 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for HRL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.