Can Hormel Foods Offset Rising Input Costs With Pricing Actions?

Key Takeaways HRL's Q3 organic sales rose 6%, but earnings lagged amid steep commodity cost inflation.Pricing actions boosted Jennie-O's share and margins, though recovery remains delayed in retail.Incremental pricing is set to aid results in Q4 and more significantly in fiscal Q1 2026.Hormel Foods Corporation ((HRL) posted strong top-line growth in its third quarter of fiscal 2025, with organic sales up 6%. Yet earnings failed to keep pace, weighed down by a sudden surge in commodity markets. Pork bellies ...