| Type | Unit | 2015 | 2016 |
| Employees worldwide | Number (approximate) | 20,713 | More than 21,000 |
| Countries where our products are sold | Number (approximate) | 60 | 70 |
| Countries where our products are manufactured | Number | See our corporate site | See our corporate site |
| U.S. manufacturing facilities | Number | More than 40 | More than 30 |
| Net sales | U.S. dollars, millions | 9,264 | 9,523 |
| Categories in which our brands held the No. 1 or No. 2 share | Number | More than 30 | More than 30 |
| Capital expenditures | U.S. dollars, thousands | 144,063 | 255,524 |
| Income tax expense | U.S. dollars, thousands | 369,879 | 426,698 |
| Community investments | U.S. dollars, thousands | 7,734 | 10,974 |
| Energy use | Direct: MMBtu/sales tonnage
Indirect: Kilowatt hours (kWh)/sales tonnage |
Direct: 1.68
Indirect: 295 |
Direct: 1.68
Indirect: 290 |
| Water use | Cubic meters/sales tonnage | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Solid waste | Pounds/sales tonnage | 26 | 21.9 |
| Air emissions | Metric tons CO2-e | Direct: 354,000
Indirect: 488,000 |
Direct: 363,000
Indirect: 481,000 |
| Packaging reduction | Pounds, thousands | 1,616 | 1,866 |
| Environmental noncompliance | Number of individual findings | 8* | 4* |
| Sodium reduction | Percent reduction | CHI-CHI’S® and Herdez® tortillas: 34
Hormel® Canadian bacon: 23 Hormel® chili with beans: 14 Hormel® Compleats® microwave meals: 23 Hormel® Cure 81® retail hams: 17 Valley Fresh® chicken and turkey: 25 |
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 (new category in 2016) Hormel® smoked pork loins: 19 (new category in 2016) Valley Fresh® chicken and turkey: 25 |
| Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) | Number of recordable incidents per 100 full-time employees | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Days Away from Work Injury and Illness (DAFWII) | Number of cases that involve days away from work per every 100 full-time employees | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 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 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
*Notice(s) of noncompliance from state or federal agencies