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KHC · NYSE

The Kraft Heinz Company

Packaged Foods · United States

USD 21.840.0% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$25.90B
Trailing P/E
—
Forward P/E
10.46x
Quarterly revenue growth
-1.4%
Trailing net margin
-13.6%
Indicated dividend yield
7.3%

Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-27 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-28 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally. Its products include condiments, sauces, dressings, and spreads; cheese, frozen potato products, and other frozen meals; meal kits, frozen snacks, and pickles; dry packaged desserts, refrigerated ready to eat desserts, and other dessert toppings; ready to drink and powdered beverages, and liquid concentrates; American sliced and recipe cheeses; mainstream coffee, coffee pods, and premium coffee; and cold cuts, bacon, and hot dogs. It offers its products under the Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Ore-Ida, Capri Sun, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, ABC, Master, Quero, Golden Circle, Wattie's, Pudliszki, and Plasmon brands, as well as Bagel Bites, Claussen, A1, and Cool Whip. 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, value, and club stores; pharmacies and drug stores; mass merchants; foodservice distributors; institutions, including hotels, restaurants, bakeries, hospitals, health care facilities, and government agencies; and various e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company has a strategic partnership with the National Football League. The company was formerly known as H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation and changed its name to The Kraft Heinz Company in July 2015. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Q2 2026

Go beyond the headline.

Kraft Heinz (KHC): A 3-Cent Beat, An 18.8% Earnings Drop, And A $7.4B Write-Off

Published 2026-08-05

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MetricKHCThe Kraft Heinz CompanySnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-27GISGeneral Mills, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-08-30SJMThe J. M. Smucker CompanySnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-07-31Peer medianSimilar-size peers only
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$25.90BUS$17.03BUS$12.47BUS$14.75Bn=2
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate10.46x10.10x10.69x10.40xn=2
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA7.71x8.82x8.53x8.68xn=2
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-1.4%-2.8%5.0%1.1%n=2
Operating marginLatest reported quarter15.5%15.2%17.9%16.6%n=2
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap12.5%7.6%11.7%9.7%n=2
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA2.97x3.86x3.05x3.45xn=2
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.53x1.82x1.21x1.52xn=2
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings——54.56x—
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share0.72x2.31x2.17x2.24xn=2
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue1.70x1.65x2.11x1.88xn=2
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter—-66.7%——
Gross marginTrailing twelve months33.5%33.7%38.0%35.8%n=2
Net marginTrailing twelve months-13.6%-4.9%2.5%-1.2%n=2
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only-8.8%-10.5%3.9%-3.3%n=2
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue13.1%7.1%16.0%11.6%n=2
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price7.3%7.7%3.8%5.7%n=2
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout73.1%59.4%205.6%132.5%n=2
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.06x0.70x0.87x0.79xn=2
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity0.110.020.270.14n=2

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Q2 20262026-08-05
Q1 20262026-05-06

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