Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) reported fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street profit expectations but fell short on revenue on Thursday.

The packaged foods maker also issued an upbeat earnings and sales outlook for the coming year, signaling confidence in its turnaround efforts despite ongoing cost pressures.

The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 32 cents, beating the analyst consensus estimate of 30 cents. Quarterly sales of $3.185 billion missed the Street view of $3.228 billion.

"We finished fiscal 2025 with another quarter of solid top-line growth, driven by the continued relevance of our brands and the strength of our value-added portfolio," said Jeff ...