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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Hormel Foods (HRL)

Hormel Foods expects Q1 net sales near $3 billion and reaffirms 2026 guidance

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Hormel Foods reported preliminary first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, expecting net sales of about $3 billion, 2% organic net sales growth and diluted EPS of $0.33 (adjusted $0.34). The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 organic net sales and adjusted EPS guidance and agreed to sell its whole-bird turkey business to Life-Science Innovations, which it expects to close by the end of its second fiscal quarter. The company estimates minimal impact from the sale on fiscal 2026 net sales and adjusted EPS guidance.

Key points

  • Preliminary Q1 fiscal 2026 net sales of about $3 billion, with 2% organic net sales growth; the company says this is its fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year organic growth
  • Preliminary Q1 diluted EPS of $0.33 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.34
  • Fiscal 2026 organic net sales and adjusted diluted EPS guidance reaffirmed
  • Definitive agreement to sell whole-bird turkey business to Life-Science Innovations; expected to close by end of fiscal Q2 2026, with financial terms not disclosed

The filing

CompanyHormel Foods (HRL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 17, 2026, 7:45 PM ET
Accession number0000048465-26-000013

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 17, 2026.

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