CSX Corporation vs Hormel Foods Corp — how do they compare? CSX Corporation trades at $50.06 (market cap $92.55B), while Hormel Foods Corp trades at $24.36 (market cap $13.37B). The key difference: CSX Corporation is far larger — about 6.9× Hormel Foods Corp's market cap, and Hormel Foods Corp pays the higher dividend (4.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CSX | HRL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $92.55B | $13.37B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $53.21 | $29.25 |
52-Week Low | $32.05 | $19.74 |
Enterprise Value | $110.52B | $15.37B |
Dividend Yield | 1.12% | 4.81% |
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Operating in the Eastern United States, Class I railroad CSX generated revenue near $12.5 billion in 2021. On its more than 21,000 miles of track, CSX hauls shipments of coal (13% of consolidated revenue), chemicals (22%), intermodal containers (16%), automotive cargo (9%), and a diverse mix of other bulk and industrial merchandise.
Read more on CSX →Hormel Foods is a protein-focused branded food company. Its brands include its namesake Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Dinty Moore, Applegate, Wholly Guacamole, and Skippy. The vast majority of the company's revenue is U.S.-based: 64% U.S. retail, 28% U.S. food service, and 8% international. By product type, in fiscal 2021, 23% of revenue was shelf-stable foods, 18% was poultry (branded and commodity), 55% was other perishable food, and 3% was other, primarily nutritional products. The company holds the number-one market position in shelf-stable meat, shelf-stable ready meals, pepperoni, natural/organic deli meat, and guacamole and the number-two position in turkey, bacon, chilled ready meals, and peanut butter.
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