# The Kraft Heinz Company Common Stock (KHC) — Stock CV

The Kraft Heinz Company is a $26.4B consumer staples company. Revenue shrank 1.6% over the last year, it currently loses money, and its net debt equals ~4.9 years of free cash flow.

> In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create one of North America's largest food and beverage manufacturers. Beyond its namesake brands, its portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia (cream cheese spread).

## Identity

- **Ticker**: KHC
- **Sector**: Consumer Defensive
- **Industry**: Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties
- **Headquarters**: PITTSBURGH, PA
- **Employees**: 35 000
- **Website**: https://www.kraftheinzcompany.com
- **Market cap**: $26.4B
- **Last price**: $22.26
- **Financial profile**: Strained

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $24.9B
- **Net income**: -$3.40B
- **Free cash flow**: $3.82B
- **Net debt**: $18.6B
- **P/E**: 18.3
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: -1.6%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 87 |
| Growth | 25 |
| Profitability | 0 |
| Health | 24 |
| Quality | 46 |
| Moat | 31 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 7 of 11 passed

- [ ] Revenue growing — -1.6% YoY
- [ ] Profitable — -$3.40B TTM
- [ ] Profit growing — -313.0% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $3.82B TTM
- [x] Debt under control — ~4.9y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $26.4B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -3.4% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 8/10 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — health score 12/100
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 7.18%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 18.3

## Experience (career milestones)

- **Sep 2, 2025** — Kraft Heinz announced a plan to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies…
- **FY2018** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 8-year streak
- **2018** — Kraft Heinz subsequently acquired Cerebos Pacific in March 2018 and Primal Kitchen in January 2019
- **FY2017** — Best year on record: $11.0B net income
- **2017** — Kraft Heinz made a $143 billion takeover approach for the British-Dutch consumer-goods company…
- **FY2016** — First recorded profitable year: $3.63B net income
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $10B: $26.5B in first reported year
- **Jul 2, 2015** — The Kraft Heinz Company, commonly known as Kraft Heinz, is an American multinational food company formed on July 2,…

## Strengths

- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 15.3% of revenue

## Watch-outs

- Revenue shrinking 1.6% year over year
- Not profitable — 13.6% net margin
- Thin interest coverage (-5.4×)
- Loss-making in 2 of the recent years

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $26.0B | $1.01B | $4.46B |
| FY2022 | $26.5B | $2.36B | $1.55B |
| FY2023 | $26.6B | $2.85B | $2.96B |
| FY2024 | $25.8B | $2.74B | $3.16B |
| FY2025 | $24.9B | -$5.85B | $3.66B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/KHC — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.