Company data
Hormel Foods Corporation employees and revenue per employee
HRL · Packaged Foods · $11.1B market cap
Hormel Foods Corporation had 20,000 employees at the end of fiscal Oct 2025, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $12.1B, up 1.6% from a year earlier, or $605K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
20,000
+0.0% YoY
Revenue
$12.1B
+1.6% YoY
Revenue / employee
$605K
Peer median $605K
Rank in industry
5 of 9
Packaged Foods
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 20,000 | $12.1B | $605K | +0.0% | +1.6% |
| Oct 2024 | 20,000 | $11.9B | $596K | +0.0% | -1.6% |
| Oct 2023 | 20,000 | $12.1B | $606K | +0.0% | -2.8% |
| Oct 2022 | 20,000 | $12.5B | $623K | +0.0% | +9.4% |
| Oct 2021 | 20,000 | $11.4B | $569K | +4.7% | +18.5% |
| Oct 2020 | 19,100 | $9.61B | $503K | +1.6% | +1.2% |
| Oct 2019 | 18,800 | $9.50B | $505K | -6.5% | -0.5% |
| Oct 2018 | 20,100 | $9.55B | $475K | -0.5% | +4.1% |
| Oct 2017 | 20,200 | $9.17B | $454K | -4.3% | -3.7% |
| Oct 2016 | 21,100 | $9.52B | $451K | — | — |
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Hormel Foods Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaged Foods.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPB Campbell Soup Company | 13,500 | $9.74B | $722K | Contracting |
| KHC The Kraft Heinz Company | 35,000 | $24.9B | $713K | Contracting |
| CAG Conagra Brands, Inc. | 17,400 | $11.3B | $648K | Contracting |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | 30,000 | $18.4B | $614K | Contracting |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | 20,000 | $12.1B | $605K | Leaner |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. | 32,000 | $15.5B | $485K | Leaner |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 14,100 | $6.84B | $485K | Leaner |
| MKC-V McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 14,100 | $6.84B | $485K | Leaner |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. | 15,000 | $6.14B | $409K | Leaner |
Questions about Hormel Foods Corporation
- How many employees does Hormel Foods Corporation have?
- Hormel Foods Corporation reported 20,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Oct 2025, in the annual report it filed on December 5, 2025. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
- What is Hormel Foods Corporation's revenue per employee?
- Hormel Foods Corporation brought in $12.1B of revenue in fiscal Oct 2025, which is $605K per employee. That ranks 5 of 9 companies we track in Packaged Foods, where the median is $605K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Hormel Foods Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed December 5, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell HRL.