Filings Radar

SEC 8-K and 6-K filings classified by Claude with reasoning, plus Form 4 insider transactions. Ingested from EDGAR’s filing stream in near-real time, reconciled overnight.

HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ (HRL)

CIK 0000048465 5 material events

Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Open-market buys and sells only — the deliberate trades. Zero here doesn’t mean no filings: grants, option exercises and tax withholding (below) are compensation, not market trades.

Open-market · last 30 days: 0 buyers bought $0 0 sellers sold $0
Open-market · last 90 days: 0 buyers bought $0 1 seller sold $495K
InsiderRoleDateTransactionSharesValue
Bhojwani Gary C. Director 2026-07-08 Open-market sell 20200 $495K
Bonifant William W. GVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofc. 2026-06-09 Grant/award 5734 $0
Borrelli Domenic EVP, Retail 2026-06-09 Grant/award 8341 $0
Aakre D Scott Director 2026-04-27 Tax withholding 1722 $37K
Bonifant William W. GVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofc. 2026-04-14 Grant/award 12043 $0
Bhojwani Gary C. Director 2026-03-31 Grant/award 2666 $60K
Newlands William A Director 2026-03-31 Grant/award 6722 $152K
Policinski Christopher J. Director 2026-03-31 Grant/award 2492 $56K
Schoneman Debbra L. Director 2026-03-31 Grant/award 1333 $30K
White Steven Andrew Director 2026-03-31 Grant/award 2666 $60K
White Steven Andrew Director 2026-03-18 Gift 5405 $0
White Steven Andrew Director 2026-03-18 Gift 5405 $0
Aakre D Scott Director 2026-02-02 Grant/award 6541 $0
Bhojwani Gary C. Director 2026-02-02 Grant/award 6541 $0
Ghingo John F President, Director 2026-02-02 Grant/award 32707 $0
LACY STEPHEN M Director 2026-02-02 Grant/award 6541 $0
Murano Elsa A Director 2026-02-02 Grant/award 6541 $0
Newlands William A Director 2026-02-02 Grant/award 6541 $0
Policinski Christopher J. Director 2026-02-02 Grant/award 6541 $0
SMITH SALLY J Director 2026-02-02 Grant/award 6541 $0
Most recent 20 reported transactions. Open-market buys (P) and sells (S) are the deliberate ones; grants and option exercises are compensation. Not investment advice.

Risk Radar (year-over-year Risk Factors)

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Fiscal period ending 2025-10-26 versus 2024-10-27view filing on EDGAR →

A $163.7M realized impairment on Garudafood, $683.3M of intangible assets at heightened impairment risk, a new corporate restructuring with involuntary layoffs, a Class 1 product recall, and a facility fire collectively mark a broad, concrete deterioration across five or more distinct risk themes. Worsening spans asset quality, operational integrity, workforce stability, competitive positioning, and technology/cyber exposure simultaneously. The single easing item — removal of prior-year Justin's/Planters impairment language — is insufficient to offset the pervasive escalation elsewhere.

8 company-specific · 1 eased/removed · 6 common-mode

Company-specific changes

New

New disclosure of $62M impairments already taken and $683.3M intangible assets at heightened impairment risk, including International unit with modest fair value cushion. Material forward-looking risk.

Risks and uncertainties associated with intangible assets, including any future goodwill or intangible asset impairment charges, may negatively impact the Company. The Company’s goodwill and…

Revised

Company disclosed $163.7M impairment charge on Garudafood investment in fiscal 2025, a concrete material loss not previously disclosed. Escalates from generic risk to realized adverse outcome.

The Company’s operations are subject to the risks associated with acquisitions, joint ventures, equity investments, and divestitures. The Company regularly reviews opportunities to support the…

Revised

Added specific facility risk (Austin, Minnesota) and disclosed actual fire incident at Little Rock facility in Q4 FY2025, demonstrating realized operational disruption risk.

The Company is subject to the risk of disruption of operations, including at owned facilities, co-manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers, customers, or other third-party service providers. The…

Revised

New disclosure of Q4 FY2025 corporate restructuring plan with involuntary layoffs, early retirement program, and role closures. Material new risk requiring investor attention.

The Company may not realize the anticipated cost savings or operating profit improvements associated with strategic initiatives, including its Transform and Modernize initiative. The Company…

Revised

New Class 1 recall of chicken products in fiscal 2025 disclosed; expanded risk language on supplier/co-manufacturer contamination and operational errors.

Industry Risks The Company’s operations are subject to food safety and other risks inherent to the food industry. The Company's development, production, and distribution of food products for human…

Revised

Top five customer concentration increased from 37% to 38%; new disclosure of supplier/distributor dependency risk escalates operational vulnerability.

The Company is subject to the risk of unfavorable changes in the Company’s relationships with significant customers, suppliers, distributors, and other third parties. Sales to the Company's largest…

Revised

Expanded disclosure now explicitly references recent corporate restructuring plan and succession planning risks, escalating labor risk from general availability/cost concerns to operational continuity and strategic execution threats.

Deterioration of labor relations, labor availability or increases in labor costs could harm the Company’s business. The Company's ability to meet its labor needs while controlling its costs is…

Revised

New explicit disclosure of ongoing consumer shift toward generic/lower-priced offerings with expected margin and market share erosion—a material escalation from generic competition language.

Market demand for the Company’s products may fluctuate, including due to private-label products and lower-priced alternatives. The Company faces competition from a variety of sources, including…

Eased / removed

Removed

Removal of specific impairment risk disclosure signals resolved concerns. Prior year disclosed $28.4M Justin's impairment, $7M venture loss, and $675M Planters risk. Absence suggests risks have eased or been resolved.

Risks and uncertainties associated with intangible assets, including any future goodwill or intangible asset impairment charges, may negatively impact the Company. The Company’s goodwill and…

Also disclosed — common-mode (Tariffs trade policy ×2, AI cybersecurity escalation ×2, Generative AI competition disruption, ESG regulatory divergence)
Tariffs trade policy Revised

Added explicit tariff, trade barrier, and immigration policy risks; escalated geopolitical language from conflicts to terrorist attacks and armed conflicts; expanded scope of economic threats materially.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS Business and Operational Risks Deterioration of economic conditions could harm the Company’s business. The Company’s business may be adversely affected by changes in…

Generative AI competition disruption Revised

Substantially expanded disclosure of reputational risks: added AI-generated content, boycotts, workforce unrest, ESG goal modification risks, and celebrity/influencer association risks. Materially more detailed and specific threat scenarios.

Damage to the Company’s reputation or brand image could adversely affect its business. Maintaining and enhancing the reputation of the Company and its key brands is critical to the Company's…

ESG regulatory divergence Revised

Disclosure expanded significantly: added transition risks (regulatory, reputational), litigation/investigation exposure, and stakeholder expectation risks. Prior year focused narrowly on physical impacts and emissions goals.

The potential impacts of a changing climate could have an adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. The potential impacts of a changing climate may be…

Tariffs trade policy Revised

New specific regulatory risks added: extended producer responsibility laws requiring policies and state fee payments; government waivers for line speeds now at risk; broader regulatory exposure from executive orders affecting raw materials, energy, workforce, supply chain, ESG, and climate disclosure.

Government regulation, present and future, exposes the Company to potential sanctions and compliance costs that could adversely affect the Company’s business. The Company’s operations, and those…

AI cybersecurity escalation Revised

Escalated threat characterization: added AI-enabled attacks, ransomware, hybrid/remote work amplification, and explicit acknowledgment of actual incidents. Risk now described as more severe and imminent.

The Company may be adversely impacted if the Company is affected by cybersecurity attacks or other security breaches. IT systems are an important part of the Company’s business operations. The…

AI cybersecurity escalation Revised

Scope expanded significantly: added broad IT disruption risk, internet dependency, multiple failure modes (power, telecom, malicious attacks), and implementation risks. More comprehensive and severe.

A significant disruption to the Company's IT systems and the Company's failure to adequately maintain and update those systems could adversely affect the Company's operations. The Company relies…

Material year-over-year changes to this company's Risk Factors (Item 1A), found by comparing each annual report to the prior year, judged for materiality, and classified as company-specific or common-mode against the cross-company catalog. Common-mode changes are the macro themes many companies disclose in common; they are collapsed above. A filing marked unchanged had no material change from the prior year; its summary describes the company's standing risks, which remain in force. Fiscal periods are the reporting period ends. Not investment advice.

Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-08-26 confidence 98% Item 2.02

This is a clear earnings release for Q3 fiscal 2026 (ended July 26, 2026) issued on August 27, 2026. The filing discloses quarterly financial results including net sales of $2.96 billion, operating income, diluted EPS of $0.11, and updated full-year guidance. The earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99 and incorporated by reference in Item 2.02, which is the standard Item for results of operations and financial condition disclosures.

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Exec appointment

8-K filed 2026-08-24 confidence 95% Item 5.02

The disclosure centers on the appointment of Ash Bhumbla as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 8, 2026. While the filing also details comprehensive compensatory arrangements (base salary of $700,000, long-term incentive target of $2.1 million, sign-on awards totaling $1.9 million), the principal disclosed action is the appointment of a named executive to a C-suite role. The compensation details are ancillary to the appointment itself and do not constitute a separate material compensation event independent of the hiring.

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Exec appointment

8-K filed 2026-07-28 confidence 92% Item 5.02

The Board appointed John F. Ghingo as President and Chief Executive Officer effective October 26, 2026, representing a material promotion from his current role as President. While the disclosure also includes compensatory arrangements (salary increase to $1.28 million, long-term incentive target of $6.8 million, and severance provisions), the principal disclosed action is Ghingo's appointment to the CEO role, making exec_appointment the most salient classification.

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Exec Compensation

8-K filed 2026-06-12 confidence 75% Item 5.02

The disclosure centers on compensatory arrangements for Swen Neufeldt, a Group Vice President, including modifications to his base salary structure (addition of $56,103 cost-of-living adjustment), relocation payments ($20,000), housing allowance ($90,566 annually), and various other benefits totaling substantial additional compensation tied to his international assignment. While the assignment itself is administrative, the material substance of the 8-K Item 5.02 filing is the new compensatory package and benefits arrangement.

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Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-05-28 confidence 98% Item 2.02

The filing discloses an earnings release issued on May 28, 2026 announcing financial results for the second quarter ended April 26, 2026, with the release furnished as Exhibit 99. This is a standard quarterly earnings disclosure under Item 2.02, which is material to investors as it provides the company's periodic financial performance.

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