Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)
Cash ratio
| Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Oct 27, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 28, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Apr 28, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | US$ in thousands | 670,679 | 599,189 | 669,688 | 840,398 | 741,881 | 741,881 | 537,476 | 537,476 | 1,486,370 | 1,486,370 | 963,212 | 963,212 | 736,532 | 736,532 | 669,124 | 669,124 | 580,496 | 599,789 | 599,789 | 982,107 |
| Short-term investments | US$ in thousands | 32,909 | 31,480 | 29,293 | 26,016 | 24,742 | 24,742 | 24,454 | 24,454 | 23,074 | 23,074 | 18,712 | 18,712 | 16,664 | 16,664 | 17,423 | 17,423 | 17,531 | 17,792 | 17,792 | 16,149 |
| Total current liabilities | US$ in thousands | 1,380,800 | 1,345,530 | 1,327,660 | 1,331,810 | 1,399,300 | 1,399,300 | 1,309,750 | 1,309,750 | 2,304,810 | 2,304,810 | 2,260,780 | 2,260,780 | 2,311,780 | 2,311,780 | 2,320,620 | 2,320,620 | 1,305,220 | 1,373,380 | 1,373,380 | 1,473,270 |
| Cash ratio | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.68 |
October 31, 2025 calculation
Cash ratio = (Cash and cash equivalents + Short-term investments) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($670,679K
+ $32,909K)
÷ $1,380,800K
= 0.51
Peer comparison
Oct 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Cash ratio
Hormel Foods Corporation
HRL
0.51
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0.25
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0.05
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