Consumer Defensive
The Kraft Heinz Company(KHC)
Live Price
Offline$22.82
-1.64% today
1Y Change
-12.67%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $26.45B
- Revenue Growth
- -3.5%
- EPS Growth
- -317.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 7.2%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $26.45B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $22.82 and down 12.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -3.5%, EPS growth of -317.2%, a dividend yield of 7.2%. What stands out right now is revenue -3.5%, EPS -317.2%, free cash flow +15.9% with operating margin -18.7% and ROIC -6.2%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 7.2%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 1.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KHC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-3.5% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-18.7% vs +6.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -3.5% and EPS is at -317.2%, with operating margin around -18.7%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 7.2%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | +2.4% | +3.7% | +1.0% |
2026 Feb 11, 2026 | +9.8% | -2.7% | -4.0% | -10.6% |
2025 Oct 29, 2025 | +4.6% | +0.8% | -1.0% | +5.0% |
Benchmark Edge
KHC vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
KHC
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KHC Max Drawdown
-26.71%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KHC and SPY.
Company Overview
The Kraft Heinz Company
NASDAQ Global Select
The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Its products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy products, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products. The company also offers dressings, healthy snacks, and other categories; and spices and other seasonings. It sells its products through its own sales organizations, as well as through independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain, wholesale, cooperative and independent grocery accounts, convenience stores, drug stores, value stores, bakeries, pharmacies, mass merchants, club stores, and foodservice distributors and institutions, including hotels, restaurants, hospitals, health care facilities, and government agencies; and online through various e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was formerly known as H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation and changed its name to The Kraft Heinz Company in July 2015. The Kraft Heinz Company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Leadership
- Steven A. Cahillane
- IPO Date
- Jul 6, 2015
- Employees
- 36.0k
- Street Address
- One PPG Place
- Mailing
- Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
- Region
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 412 456 5700
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- โ
- Price/Sales
- 1.1
- Price/Book
- 0.6
Growth
- Revenue
- -3.5%
- EPS
- -317.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- +15.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 33.3%
- Operating Margin
- -18.7%
- Net Margin
- -23.4%
- ROE
- -13.4%
- ROIC
- -6.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.51
- Current Ratio
- 1.15
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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