Hormel Foods (HRL) Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates

Core Insights - Hormel Foods reported quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.41 per share, and down from $0.37 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -14.63% [1] - The company posted revenues of $3.03 billion for the quarter ended July 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.90%, and up from $2.9 billion year-over-year [2] - Hormel shares have declined approximately 7.5% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 10.2% [3] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.47 on revenues of $3.24 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.60 on revenues of $12.1 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Hormel was unfavorable prior to the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell) for the stock, indicating expected underperformance in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Food - Meat Products industry, to which Hormel belongs, is currently in the bottom 29% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting potential challenges ahead [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact Hormel's stock performance [5]