HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION vs HERSHEY CO, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HRL and HSY diverge most: on revenue growth, HRL reads +0.8% and HSY reads +7.7%; on return on equity, HRL reads 4.4% and HSY reads 32.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HRL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What HSY's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HRL | HSY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.20 | $162.73 |
| Market cap | $10.6B | $36.1B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -3.1% |
| P/E | 30.5 | — |
| P/B | 1.35 | 7.90 |
| P/S | 0.87 | 2.96 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.1 | 15.2 |
| Revenue growth | +0.8% | +7.7% |
| Gross margin | 15.9% | 45.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 23.1% |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | 4.4% | 32.6% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 10.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.1% | 16.5% |
| FCF yield | 7.4% | 6.2% |
| Dividend yield | 6.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 1.23 |
| Current ratio | 1.88 | 1.18 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.87 | 3.96 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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