Years increasing dividends5.0
#1 of 10060 reported increase years. Years / 10, capped at 5 points.
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HRL Hormel Foods Corporation
Branded food products provide recurring consumer demand. Protein costs, changing consumption and margin recovery are key issues.
Q-score estimate10.4#85 of 100 assessed stocks
Years increasing dividends and dividend yield contribute the most. Payout ratio is the largest constraint. Independent estimate from dated inputs, not a publisher Q-score.
Hypothetical investment
Growth of $10,000
Dividends reinvested · no additional contributions
HRL would be worth$5,9245-year growth · as of Sep 18, 2026
S&P 500 (SPY)$18,763Same $10,000 · same dates
Total gain / loss−$4,076-40.8% total return
HRLS&P 500 (SPY)
Sep 20, 2021 · $10,000 investedSep 18, 2026
Based on adjusted market prices through the latest available completed session, before personal taxes and trading costs.
Checking the latest completed session…
Market performance
Total return
Price movement plus reinvested distributions, compared with SPY.
-40.8% over 5 years
1 YEAR TOTAL RETURN-12.2%#84 return rank · 100 peers
Price-16.5%
Dividend+4.4%
Net loss; shares not shown.
5 YEARS TOTAL RETURN-40.8%-10.0% / yr annualized#95 return rank · 99 peers
Price-50.0%
Dividend+9.3%
Net loss; shares not shown.
Dividend includes all distributions and reinvestment.
Sep 20, 2021Sep 18, 2026
Total return-40.76%
S&P 500 (SPY)+87.63%
Annualized return-9.95%
Largest drawdown-58.46%
Transparent factor breakdown
Official framework Why the Q-score estimate is 10.4
Each rank compares this stock with the 100 assessed stocks in the Nanalyze collection.
Market capitalization2.3
#83 of 100$13.48 billion. 2 × log10(market cap in USD billions), limited to 0–5 points.
Dividend yield5.0
#1 of 1004.78%. 2 × (yield % − 1.5), limited to −2–5 points.
Payout ratio-2.0
#92 of 100137.06%. (90 − payout %) / 15, limited to −2–5 points. Zero or negative payout receives −2 rather than a false coverage reward.
International sales-1.0
#57 of 1006.00% source geographic share. At most 25%: −1 point; above 25% through 50%: 2.5; above 50%: 5. A verified upper bound is usable only when entirely within the lowest band.
5-year dividend growth-0.5
#80 of 1003.61%. (5-year growth % − 5) / 3, limited to −2–5 points.
10-year dividend growth1.6
#49 of 1007.27%. (10-year growth % − 4) / 2, limited to −2–5 points.
Independent estimate · assessed October 10, 2026. All 100 research stocks use the same rules. Each component is rounded to one decimal before summing; equal totals share a rank. These scores are not Nanalyze’s published Q-scores. Full method
Supplied Quantigence ALL calculator; imported 2026-09-23; effective date unstated. Quantigence Q-Score Calculator - ALL.csv, row 174; source symbol HRL. Supplied publisher total: 7.4 (separate scale; not used in this ranking).
Inputs are a supplied calculator snapshot, not live values; its effective date is unstated. Geography and payout definitions are retained as supplied.
Why it is in this section
Branded food products provide recurring consumer demand.
What to investigate
Protein costs, changing consumption and margin recovery are key issues.
Independent selection; creator ownership or endorsement has not been verified. NOBL screens for a 25-year dividend-increase record; index treatment can include predecessor history. Q-score not assessed.