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Table of Contents ☑ ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended October 31 , 2021 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware to Commission File Number : 1-2402 HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 41-0319970 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 1 Hormel Place , Austin Minnesota ( Address of principal executive offices ) 55912-3680 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 507 ) 437-5611 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock $ 0.01465 par value Trading Symbol HRL Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No □ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ No spa Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , ” and " emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company ☐ ☐ ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes □ No The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of April 25 , 2021 , was $ 13,101,074,449 based on the closing price of $ 46.39 on the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter . As of December 5 , 2021 , the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock was as follows : Common Stock , $ 0.01465 - Par Value 542,569,949 shares Common Stock Non - Voting , $ 0.01 Par Value - 0 shares DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held January 25 , 2022 , are incorporated by reference into Part III , Items 10-14 . The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates . 1