HRL dividend analysis

HRL dividend deep dive

HRL pays a trailing-twelve-month yield of 4.90%, with a payout ratio of 79% of earnings. The yield band reads mid-yield, and the company has compounded the distribution at 9.9% per year over the past five.

On the safety line, HRL scores 72/100. The metric is built from the Quality pillar (84/100) with a payout-ratio adjustment; the band is fair-safety and the practical implication is the distribution is durable on the trailing fundamentals.

On the simple DRIP framework, HRL's 4.90% yield growing at 9.9% per year compounds to roughly 30.0% (5y), 69.0% (10y), and 185.5% (20y) cumulative income return.

Three peers for HRL: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). Average yield 3.13% versus 4.90% on the name. The active question on relative income is whether the gap is justified by the underlying Quality and Risk pillar reads.

HRL dividend schedule: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. The forward path depends on whether management raises the next declaration; the 10-year growth streak makes the directional read straightforward.

Wrap-up on HRL for income allocators: 4.90% TTM yield is the entry, 9.9% the growth, 72/100 the safety. The next 10-Q's free-cash-flow line is the practical leading indicator on the next hike.