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The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Pittsburgh, United States | NasdaqGS
25.08 USD -0.15 (-0.595%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:48 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains deeply concerning due to a brutal multi-year decline where the stock has lost nearly 70% of its value over nine years, with four consecutive years of negative returns ending recently. This persistent downward trajectory suggests the market views the current valuation as insufficient to compensate for the deteriorating business quality, overriding any potential 'value trap' arguments. While the company offers a high nominal yield of 6.48%, the payout ratio sits at 73%, meaning nearly three-quarters of earnings are distributed; combined with negative trailing earnings per share, this yield is fragile and risks becoming a NAV erosion event if profitability does not turn decisively positive soon. Short-term momentum is mixed, showing a recent bounce but still trading below key moving averages, while options flow indicates traders are hedging downside risks rather than betting on a reversal. The statistical forecast models a slight negative drift over the next 45 days, aligning with the broader trend of structural weakness. Investors should view this as a speculative recovery play rather than a fundamental buy, waiting for clear evidence of sustained earnings growth before adding significant capital.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.027877
AutoETS0.027896
MSTL0.028243
AutoTheta0.032442

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 6.75
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.658
Excess Kurtosis -0.63
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 50.258
Revenue per Share 21.093
Market Cap 29,739,302,912
Forward P/E 11.97
Beta 0.08
Profit Margins -23.05%
Website https://www.kraftheinzcompany.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest walls at the $20 and $22.50 strikes for puts, suggesting a floor is expected near current levels. Call activity is concentrated at the money ($25) and slightly out-of-the-money ($26-$27.50), indicating a preference for range-bound movement rather than a breakout. The implied volatility surface shows elevated premiums for deep out-of-the-money strikes on both sides, reflecting uncertainty about whether the stock will break out or continue its downtrend.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.77% 6.40% 5.39% 4.95%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-05 0.400 1.771479
2026-03-06 0.400 1.629992
2025-11-28 0.400 1.568013
2025-08-29 0.400 1.430104
2025-05-30 0.400 1.496446
2025-03-07 0.400 1.243008
2024-11-29 0.400 1.251173
2024-08-30 0.400 1.128987
2024-06-06 0.400 1.157073
2024-03-07 0.400 1.159420
2023-11-30 0.400 1.139277
2023-08-31 0.400 1.208824
2023-06-05 0.400 1.050972
2023-03-09 0.400 1.058481
2022-11-23 0.400 1.028278
2022-08-25 0.400 1.036001
2022-05-26 0.400 1.079040
2022-03-10 0.400 1.065530
2021-11-24 0.400 1.136687
2021-08-31 0.400 1.111420
2021-05-27 0.400 0.921022
2021-03-11 0.400 1.039771
2020-11-25 0.400 1.229256
2020-08-27 0.400 1.150748
2020-05-28 0.400 1.316222
2020-03-12 0.400 1.994018
2019-11-14 0.400 1.291990
2019-08-20 0.400 1.591090
2019-05-30 0.400 1.459854
2019-03-07 0.400 1.254312
2018-11-15 0.625 1.202154
2018-08-16 0.625 1.041146
2018-05-17 0.625 1.076473
2018-03-08 0.625 0.932975
2017-11-16 0.625 0.784388
2017-08-16 0.625 0.722543
2017-05-17 0.600 0.670316
2017-03-01 0.600 0.656240
2016-11-30 0.600 0.734844
2016-08-24 0.600 0.674536
2016-05-25 0.575 0.682331
2016-03-16 0.575 0.736896
2015-12-21 0.575 0.805548
2015-11-12 0.575 0.811001
2015-07-23 0.550 0.716706
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.6
dividendYield 6.34
exDividendDate 2026-06-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06341657
lastDividendValue 0.4
lastDividendDate 2026-06-05
dividendDate 2026-06-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.06969029
Address1 One PPG Place
All Time High 97.77
All Time Low 19.99
Ask 26.46
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 3.1 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 12,460,520
Average Daily Volume3 Month 13,988,244
Average Volume 13,988,244
Average Volume10Days 12,460,520
Beta 0.077
Bid 23.79
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 2
Book Value 35.348
City Pittsburgh
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 25.08
Current Ratio 1.195
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 25.162
Day Low 24.792
Debt To Equity 50.258
Dividend Date 1,782,432,000
Dividend Rate 1.6
Dividend Yield 6.34
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,931,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,931,200
Earnings Growth 0.136
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.121
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,933,000
Ebitda 5,761,999,872
Ebitda Margins 0.23056999
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.141
Enterprise To Revenue 1.877
Enterprise Value 46,907,301,888
Eps Current Year 2.05665
Eps Forward 2.09523
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -4.83
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 23.6328
Fifty Day Average Change 1.4472008
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06123696
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -6.9690285
Fifty Two Week High 29.19
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.1100006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14080167
Fifty Two Week Low 21.035
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.045
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19229856
Fifty Two Week Range 21.035 - 29.19
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,436,189,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.9
Float Shares 855,929,872
Forward Eps 2.09523
Forward P E 11.970046
Free Cashflow 3,212,250,112
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 35,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.33973998
Gross Profits 8,489,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.2778
Held Percent Institutions 0.64674
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,185,777,638
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Last Dividend Value 0.4
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,793,600
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name The Kraft Heinz Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 29,739,302,912
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_278212
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,656,000
Net Income To Common -5,760,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,329,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 29,917,169,806
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 25.05
Operating Cashflow 4,748,000,256
Operating Margins 0.20738001
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.7306
Peg Ratio 0.99
Phone 412 456 5700
Pre Market Change -0.069999695
Pre Market Change Percent -0.27910563
Pre Market Price 25.01
Pre Market Time 1,784,104,890
Previous Close 25.23
Price Eps Current Year 12.194589
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.7095168
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.1900482
Profit Margins -0.23049
Quick Ratio 0.716
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.10526
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.15
Regular Market Change Percent -0.594529
Regular Market Day High 25.162
Regular Market Day Low 24.792
Regular Market Day Range 24.792 - 25.162
Regular Market Open 25.05
Regular Market Previous Close 25.23
Regular Market Price 25.08
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,201
Regular Market Volume 10,125,586
Return On Assets 0.03467
Return On Equity -0.12576
Revenue Growth 0.008
Revenue Per Share 21.093
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 1,185,777,638
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0783
Shares Short 92,790,948
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 88,065,240
Short Name The Kraft Heinz Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.108100004
Short Ratio 6.49
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol KHC
Target High Price 40.0
Target Low Price 19.0
Target Mean Price 23.85294
Target Median Price 23.0
Total Cash 4,091,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 3.45
Total Debt 21,133,000,704
Total Revenue 24,989,999,104
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06341657
Trailing Eps -4.83
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.9935
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.94225
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.1377506
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.047520623
Type Disp Equity
Volume 10,125,586
Website https://www.kraftheinzcompany.com
Zip 15,222