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QuarterlyIQ Insights · KHC

Factors

The full factor breakdown (the numbers behind each rank). The overview page shows the same reads in short form; this is the depth.

Factor signals

Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a plain-language read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.

Recent financial performance
weak

Operating income rose in 3 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated weak grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=1144).

16th pctl · Consumer Staples
The numbers
bonus
0.3884
dir share
-0.4204
slope norm
0.9767
Earnings quality
loss_making

Over the trailing year it converted -0.82x of net income into operating cash flow.

The numbers
ttm ni
-5760
ttm cfo
4748
Macro sensitivity

Most sensitive to real (inflation-adjusted) rates.

  • real (inflation-adjusted) rates: This stock behaves like a long-duration asset — tends to fall when real rates rise.β -0.09 · R² 0.05

Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, the broad stock market, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity (low R² over the window).

Management & capital allocation
volatile

11 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated volatile grew net income 42% of the time over the next year (vs 51% for the rest of the cohort, n=368).

8th pctl · Consumer Staples
The numbers
n events
11
raw activity
2.1913
directional rank
0.1727
directional status
capital_unfriendly

Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-09.

Earnings setup & market context

The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.

Earnings setup · pre-print positioning
forward-looking
bearish strong16 analysts, 5% Buyfor period ending 2026-06-30
Why this setup
Consensus revisions

EPS estimate $0.53 → $0.53 (-1.2% / 30d). 5 raised, 7 cut, 16 covering analysts.

Rating actions

0 upgrades, 1 downgrade / 30d, 0 maintained. 5% of analysts rate Buy.

Price target activity

1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target -10.0% above current price.

Material events

0 positive, 1 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.

Sector context
Intermediate · Weekly
Sector phase: consumer staples is in maturing, with decelerating (~1.2 years in phase).
Sector regime (90d momentum): headwind.
headwind-12.1%sector vs S&P 500, 60d

via XLP

Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.

Full consumer staples context →All sectors →

AI cycle regime · market-wide
2-axis classifierLong-term · 1–3 yr
HeatingManiaSquallCrisisEarnings →Mood ↑
SteadyE +0.08 · M -0.04
Single-axisCHASEz +4.22

Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.

Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-09.