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    Hormel Drops 10% on 7% Volume Decline and Lowered Full-Year Sales Guidance

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    Hormel Drops 10% on 7% Volume Decline and Lowered Full-Year Sales Guidance

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    Hormel Foods equity declined 10% after quarterly revenue came in at $2.96 billion against a $3.05 billion consensus estimate. The top-line shortfall was driven by a 7% year-over-year contraction in overall shipment volume. Following the volume contraction, management lowered fiscal year net sales guidance to between $12.1 billion and $12.2 billion, down from $12.2 billion to $12.5 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.37 surpassed expectations of $0.35.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-08-28
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Hormel Drops 10% on 7% Volume Decline and Lowered Full-Year Sales Guidance”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-28. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-28/hormel-drops-10-on-7-volume-decline-and-lowered-full-year-sales-guidance-3e6377

    EQUITY
    Hormel Drops 10% on 7% Volume Decline and Lowered Full-Year Sales Guidance
    Hormel Foods equity declined 10% after quarterly revenue came in at $2.96 billion against a $3.05 billion consensus estimate. The top-line shortfall was driven by a 7% year-over-year contraction in overall shipment volume. Following the volume contraction, management lowered fiscal year net sales guidance to between $12.1 billion and $12.2 billion, down from $12.2 billion to $12.5 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.37 surpassed expectations of $0.35.
    HRL
    Impact
    74
    AUG 28
    SIG
    90%
    HRL
    Hormel Drops 10% on 7% Volume Decline and Lowered Full-Year Sales Guidance
    Hormel Foods equity declined 10% after quarterly revenue came in at $2.96 billion against a $3.05 billion consensus estimate. The top-line shortfall was driven by a 7% year-over-year contraction in overall shipment volume. Following the volume contraction, management lowered fiscal year net sales guidance to between $12.1 billion and $12.2 billion, down from $12.2 billion to $12.5 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.37 surpassed expectations of $0.35.
    → Elasticity pushback reduces packaged food shipment volumes, forcing HRL top-line guidance cuts despite pricing-supported EPS.
    Impact
    Hormel Foods equity declined 10% after quarterly revenue came in at $2.96 billion against a $3.05 billion consensus estimate. The top-line shortfall was driven by a 7% year-over-year contraction in overall shipment volume. Following the volume contraction, management lowered fiscal year net sales guidance to between $12.1 billion and $12.2 billion, down from $12.2 billion to $12.5 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.37 surpassed expectations of $0.35.
    Affected
    HRL
    Transmission
    Elasticity pushback reduces packaged food shipment volumes, forcing HRL top-line guidance cuts despite pricing-supported EPS.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    HRLvolume elasticity contraction reducing organic revenue growth expectationsDown1-4wStock declined 10% after 7% volume decline and downward full-year sales revision to $12.1B-$12.2B.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    HRLDownagreed21.57 2026-08-28+1.30%-0.14%-7.42%

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