Hormel Foods (HRL) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Hormel Foods (HRL) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $7,330 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -3.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $32,992 reinvested (6.5% a year), or $34,067 taking the dividends as cash, $13,039 of it paid out along the way.
HRL became
$32,992
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
6.5%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$16,760
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Worst drop
-55.6%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | HRL total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −5.3% | $1,870 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −21.2% | $1,630 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +1.2% | $1,595 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −27.5% | $1,498 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −4.7% | $1,378 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +7.0% | $1,272 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +5.4% | $1,219 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +7.8% | $1,045 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +19.7% | $944 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +6.7% | $857 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −10.6% | $696 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +54.5% | $610 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +17.2% | $460 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +47.3% | $395 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +8.8% | $349 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +16.5% | $290 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +36.0% | $251 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +26.5% | $210 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −21.7% | $192 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: HRL total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Hormel Foods (HRL) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $32,992 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, HRL turned $10,000 into $7,330 with dividends reinvested, -3.1% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, HRL returned -9.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking HRL's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $34,067, including $13,039 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- HRL's best calendar year in that time was 2015 (54.5%) and its worst 2023 (-27.5%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Hormel Foods (HRL) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/HRL/total-return
HRL total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in HRL 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $7,330 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -3.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $5,527 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is HRL's total return since Dec 2007?
230% in total, or 6.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 110%.
How much of HRL's return came from dividends?
About 38% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was HRL's worst year?
2023, at -27.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 26.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -55.6%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.