Hormel Foods Q2 sales rise 0.4% to $2.90 billion; EPS falls to $0.33 from $0.34
Hormel Foods reported second-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the quarter ended April 27, 2025, with net sales of $2.90 billion, up 0.4% from a year earlier, while diluted earnings per share were $0.33 compared with $0.34. The company narrowed its fiscal 2025 outlook, lowering the top of its diluted EPS range to $1.59 from $1.63 and raising the bottom of its net sales range to $12.0 billion from $11.9 billion, so shareholders face a narrower profit expectation with a lower ceiling.
Key points
- Net sales of $2.90 billion, up 0.4%; organic net sales up 1%
- Operating income of $248 million vs. $252 million a year earlier; adjusted operating income of $265 million vs. $276 million
- Diluted EPS of $0.33 vs. $0.34; adjusted diluted EPS of $0.35 vs. $0.38
- Fiscal 2025 diluted EPS range narrowed to $1.49 to $1.59 from $1.49 to $1.63; net sales range set at $12.0 to $12.2 billion from $11.9 to $12.2 billion
The filing
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