| Type | Unit | 2016 | 2017 |
| Employees worldwide | Number (approximate) | More than 21,000 | More than 19,000 |
| Countries where our products are sold | Number (approximate) | 70 | 80 |
| Countries where our products are manufactured | Number | See our corporate website | See our corporate website |
| U.S. manufacturing facilities | Number | More than 30 | More than 30 |
| Net sales | U.S. dollars, millions | 9,523 | 9,168 |
| Categories in which our brands held the No. 1 or No. 2 share | Number | More than 30 | More than 35 |
| Capital expenditures | U.S. dollars, thousands | 255,524 | 221,286 |
| Income tax expense | U.S. dollars, thousands | 426,698 | 431,542 |
| Community investments | U.S. dollars, thousands | 10,974 | 7,774 |
| Air emissions | Metric tons CO2-e | Direct: 363,000
Indirect: 481,000 |
Direct: 220,000
Indirect: 417,000 |
| Energy use | Direct: MMBtu/sales tonnage
Indirect: Kilowatt hours (kWh)/sales tonnage |
Direct: 1.68
Indirect: 290 |
Direct: 1.75
Indirect: 285 |
| Water use | Cubic meters/sales tonnage | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Solid waste | Pounds/sales tonnage | 21.9 | 23.5 |
| Packaging reduction | Pounds, thousands | 1,866 | 1,668 |
| Environmental noncompliance | Number of individual findings | 4* | 3* |
| Animal welfare audits | Number | More than 2,000 | More than 2,000 |
| Product recalls | Number | 2 | 1 |
| Sodium reduction | Percent reduction | CHI-CHI’S®, Herdez® and La Victoria® tortillas: 36
Hormel® Canadian bacon: 21 Hormel® chili with beans: 12 Hormel® Compleats® microwave meals: 21 Hormel® Cure 81® retail hams: 12 Hormel®refrigerated entrees: 13 Hormel®smoked pork loins: 19 Valley Fresh® chicken and turkey: 25 |
CHI-CHI’S®, Herdez®and La Victoria®tortillas: 28
Hormel® Canadian bacon: 27 Hormel® chili with beans: 14 Hormel® Compleats® microwave meals: 19 Hormel® Cure 81® retail hams: 12 Hormel® refrigerated entrees: 8 Hormel® smoked pork loins: 19 Valley Fresh® chicken and turkey: 20 |
| Employee turnover rate | Percentage | 17 | 14 |
| Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) | Number of recordable incidents per 100 full-time employees | 3.11 | 2.72 |
| Days Away from Work Injury and Illness (DAFWII) | Number of cases that involve days away from work per every 100 full-time employees | 0.64 | 0.58 |
| Days Away, Restricted or Transfer (DART) | Number of injuries or illnesses resulting in days away from work, restricted work activity or job transfer per every 100 full-time employees | 2.24 | 1.87 |
| Training hours | Average number of hours per employee | 27 | 23 |