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Hormel Foods cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Hormel Foods's operations generated $845m of cash; it spent $311m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $534m. It returned $633m in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Hormel Foods: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Oct 20092010Oct 20102011Oct 20112012Oct 20122013Oct 20132014Oct 20142015Oct 20152016Oct 20162017Oct 20172018Oct 20182019Oct 20192020Oct 20202021Oct 20212022Oct 20222023Oct 20232024Oct 20242025Oct 2025LTMJul 2026
Cash from operations5594864905186387479921,0401,0341,2429231,1281,0021,1351,0481,2678451,092
Depreciation and amortisation127126124119125130133132131162165206209236253258264272
Stock-based pay121417171814161816212022252524232626
Capital spending979097132107159144256221390294368232279270256311311
Free cash flow4623963943855315888487848138526297617708567781,010534781
Free cash flow after stock pay450381376369513573832767797832609738745831754987509755
Dividends paid101109130152174203251296346388437487523558593615633641
Share buybacks387015361715925889447174122001200—

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Hormel Foods's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Hormel Foods.