John Ghingo compensation by year
Hormel Foods Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $561,923 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $515,424 |
| Option awards | $515,498 |
| Non-equity incentive | $534,474 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $105,120 |
| All other | $168,774 |
| Total | $2,401,213 |
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. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 14,529 | $346,223 | — |
| RSU | 12,285 | $292,749 | — |
| RSU | 4,078 | $97,179 | — |
| Option | 22,600 | — | $28.30 |
| Option | 58,600 | — | $33.55 |
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 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Grant or award | — | 32,707 | $0.00 | 64,000.82 |
| 2026-02-02 | Grant or award derivative | — | 201,000 | $0.00 | 201,000 |
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 | 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 · this page | 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 |
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