Consolidated Statements of Financial Position - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 26, 2025	Oct. 27, 2024
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 670,679	$ 741,881
Short-term Marketable Securities	32,909	24,742
Accounts Receivable (Net of Allowance of $3,743 and $3,712, respectively)	784,812	817,908
Inventories	1,747,279	1,576,300
Taxes Receivable	96,791	50,380
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	73,187	35,265
Total Current Assets	3,405,656	3,246,476
Goodwill	4,924,087	4,923,487
Intangible Assets	1,647,297	1,732,705
Pension Assets	211,826	205,964
Investments in Affiliates	533,984	719,481
Other Assets	431,500	411,889
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net	2,238,770	2,194,728
Total Assets	13,393,119	13,434,729
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Investment
Accounts Payable	731,578	735,604
Accrued Expenses	55,772	66,380
Accrued Marketing Expenses	113,947	108,156
Employee-related Expenses	273,402	283,490
Interest and Dividends Payable	180,700	175,941
Taxes Payable	18,752	21,916
Current Maturities of Long-term Debt	6,646	7,813
Total Current Liabilities	1,380,796	1,399,299
Long-term Debt Less Current Maturities	2,850,778	2,850,944
Pension and Postretirement Benefits	358,984	379,891
Deferred Income Taxes	661,349	589,366
Other Long-term Liabilities	225,397	211,219
Shareholders’ Investment
Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01 a Share — Authorized 160,000,000 Shares; Issued — None	0	0
Additional Paid-in Capital	620,069	571,178
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(243,646)	(263,331)
Retained Earnings	7,516,690	7,677,537
Hormel Foods Corporation Shareholders’ Investment	7,901,171	7,993,420
Noncontrolling Interest	14,644	10,590
Total Shareholders’ Investment	7,915,815	8,004,011
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Investment	13,393,119	13,434,729
Common Stock, Nonvoting
Shareholders’ Investment
Common Stock	0	0
Common Stock
Shareholders’ Investment
Common Stock	$ 8,059	$ 8,037