Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: GEN stock price vs HRL: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at HRL's multiple
Needs HRL P/E.
Implied fair value · at GEN's multiple
Needs GEN P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: GEN FY 2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026) · HRL FY 2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 69% equity / 31% debt · EV / Revenue 5.29x · EV / EBITDA 11.23x
Capital structure 81% equity / 19% debt · EV / Revenue 1.16x · EV / EBITDA 14.09x
GEN carries the larger enterprise value at $26.44B against $14.01B; HRL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.16x vs 5.29x); GEN on the lower EV / EBITDA (11.23x vs 14.09x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Gen Digital Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
3.21x
0.36x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
3.44x
2.17x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$283.00M
$703.59M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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