Jeffrey Ettinger compensation by year
Hormel Foods Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $323,077 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,800,022 |
| Option awards | $3,825,000 |
| Non-equity incentive | $380,769 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $35,012 |
| All other | $64,819 |
| Total | $6,428,699 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Hormel Foods Corp DEF 14A filed December 17, 2025, accession 0000048465-25-000074, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Hormel Foods Corp filed document, accession 0000048465-25-000074. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed December 17, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 63,605 | $1,515,707 | — |
| RSU | 5,337 | $127,181 | — |
| Option | 750,000 | — | $28.30 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Hormel Foods Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed December 17, 2025)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | Tax withholding | — | 15,094 | $21.06 | 57,230.46 |
| 2026-01-02 | Grant or award derivative | — | 436,300 | $0.00 | 436,300 |
The 2 most recent of 2 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Hormel Foods’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| James Snee | Former President and Chief Executive Officer | $7,395,224 |
| Jeffrey Ettinger · this page | Interim Chief Executive Officer and Board Member | $6,428,699 |
| Jacinth Smiley | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,730,149 |
| John Ghingo | President and Board Member | $2,401,213 |
| Colleen Batcheler | Senior Vice President, External Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $2,195,864 |
| Swen Neufeldt | Group Vice President, Hormel Foods International | $1,583,080 |
Board service
Hormel Foods board · FY2025| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $55,000 | $160,003 | $0 | — | $215,003 |
Each year as the company reported it in Hormel Foods's director compensation table. Totals are the company's own disclosed totals.
How this board is paid
Company policy: Hormel Foods pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $160,000 in equity. As stated in Hormel Foods's FY2025 proxy.
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How this record is built
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