Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Jan 2, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Jan 6, 2026
CEOGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001192933-26-000002
Filed / recorded
Jan 6, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v1
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/
Issuer CIK
48465
Ticker
HRL
Reporting person
Jeffrey M Ettinger
Relationship
Director, Officer
Officer title
Interim CEO
Security
Stock Options (Right to Buy)
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Jan 2, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
436,300
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
436,300
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Award of stock options pursuant to the Hormel Foods Corporation 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan. Award vests in two equal installments, with the first installment vesting on October 25, 2026, and the second installment vesting on April 25, 2027.