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373. Hormel Foods
Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 373 (Previous rank: 390)
Compare tool: Hormel Foods vs. Top 10
CEO: Jeffrey M. Ettinger
Address: 1 Hormel Place
Austin, MN 55912
Phone: 507-437-5611
Website: www.hormelfoods.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 6,754.9 9.1
Profits 285.5 -5.4
Assets 3,616.5
Stockholders' equity 2,007.6
Market value (3/27/2009) 4,228.4
Profits as % of  
Revenues 4.2
Assets 7.9
Stockholders' equity 14.2
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 2.08
% change from 2007 -4.1
1998-2008 annual growth rate % 8.4
Total return to investors %
2008 -21.6
1998-2008 annual rate 8.5
Rank Company 500
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Revenues
($ millions)
1 PepsiCo 52 43,251.0
2 Kraft Foods 53 42,867.0
3 ConAgra Foods 188 13,808.7
4 General Mills 193 13,652.1
5 Sara Lee 199 13,450.0
6 Kellogg 210 12,822.0
7 Dean Foods 216 12,454.6
8 Land O'Lakes 224 12,039.3
9 H.J. Heinz 267 10,070.8
10 Campbell Soup 309 8,391.0
11 Dole Food 329 7,732.4
12 Hormel Foods 373 6,754.9
13 Hershey 463 5,132.8
14 Del Monte Foods 582 3,737.4
15 McCormick 664 3,176.6
16 Ralcorp Holdings 713 2,824.4
17 Interstate Bakeries 718 2,798.3
18 J.M. Smucker 773 2,524.8
19 Flowers Foods 799 2,414.9
20 Michael Foods 961 1,804.4
Issue date: May 4, 2009
Figures are for fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2008.
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