Kraft Heinz (KHC)
NASDAQConsumer StaplesPackaged FoodsSnapshot 2026-09-04
$24.85-2.24%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer StaplesPackaged FoodsSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Packaged Foods & Meats: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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Primary pillar under pressure — Maintain 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance between $1.98 and $2.10: EPS $2.06 vs $1.98-$2.10 target.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskKraft Heinz needs to improve its volume growth to justify its price. The company has increased R&D spending to support innovation and new products. Revenue declined 1.4% year over year, but the last quarter beat expectations. KHC trades at 10× P/E, while the peer median is 12×. This suggests the price reflects modest growth expectations. If KHC cuts guidance after recently raising it, that would hurt credibility. Peer multiples imply a price about 17% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. KHC is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 19 analysts currently covering KHC (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 5 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for KHC in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Packaged Foods & Meats — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Return to profitable growth
Indicates potential decline in consumer spending affecting growth.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $24.85
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $24.85.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Reaffirm 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance
Price cuts and lower guidance affect EPS outlook.
Advances: Reaffirm 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance
Earnings beat and improved sales outlook support EPS guidance.
Threatens: Return to profitable growth
Impairment charge threatens return to profitable growth objective.
Threatens: Return to profitable growth
Sales slide threatens return to profitable growth objective.
Advances: Reaffirm 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance
Beating estimates and lifting outlook supports EPS guidance.
Advances: Manage Free Cash Flow and capital return
Upgrade supports capital allocation and deleveraging efforts.
Threatens: Reaffirm 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance
Lowered sales forecast threatens EPS guidance.
