CAG vs KHC vs MKC Stock Comparison

Conagra Brands, Kraft Heinz and Mccormick Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$14.23 -0.6% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.09 +1.9% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins
MKC Mccormick & Co Inc
$47.51 -0.9% 1M -29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.33B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kraft Heinz leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kraft Heinz 5, Mccormick 4, Conagra Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAGKHCMKCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.69B $28.28B $12.33B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x -8.3x 8.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 11.5x 16.2x CAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.8% -1.6% +13.2% MKC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.0% -13.6% 19.4% MKC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% -5.0% 6.0% MKC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -7.5x 3.6x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.1% -5.9% -29.2% KHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr -8.0%/yr -10.2%/yr KHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 27.9% 31.4% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 53/100 72/100 MKC

Percentile Scorecard

CAGKHCMKC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCAGKHCMKC
Valuation 81 #9 of 44 61 #18 of 44 63 #17 of 44
Growth 5 #38 of 40 46 #22 of 40 85 #7 of 40
Profitability 38 #24 of 38 41 #23 of 38 89 #5 of 38
Financial Health 40 #28 of 46 58 #20 of 46 53 #22 of 46
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 30 59 #13 of 30 69 #10 of 30
Overall 49 53 72
  • CAG ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • KHC ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • MKC ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCAGKHCMKCSPY
1 month -0.6%+1.9%-0.9% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%-11.8%-7.8% +3.9%
6 months -0.3%+7.2%-7.1% +8.2%
Year to date -17.8%-0.7%-30.2% +12.9%
1 year -23.1%-5.9%-29.2% +12.3%
3 years -47.7%-23.4%-24.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.4%-8.5%-9.0% +23.3%
5 years -56.6%-34.0%-41.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.4%-8.0%-10.2% +10.9%
10 years -61.5%-72.5%+0.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.1%-12.1%+0.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAGKHCMKCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%27.9%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%28.7%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.32-0.11-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.21-0.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-52.1%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-12.8%-33.7% -1.2%
52-week high $20.02$27.62$71.65 $779.14
52-week low $12.58$21.21$44.15 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCAGKHCMKC
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 22.3x -8.4xmedian 22.3x 8.6xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 1.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 12.3x -20.6xmedian 12.3x 13.4xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 13.8x 7.5xmedian 13.8x 13.8xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.57 0.18median 0.57 0.27median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCAGKHCMKC
Revenue $11.24B $24.90B $7.69B
Gross profit $2.68B $8.31B $3.00B
Operating income -$1.71B -$3.18B $1.03B
Net income -$1.91B -$3.40B $1.51B
Free cash flow $1.15B $3.82B $925.90M
EPS (diluted) $-3.97 $-2.86 $5.53
Cash & equivalents $371.60M $2.42B $331.10M
Total debt $7.76B $19.00B $5.02B
Shares (diluted) 480.00M 1.19B 269.40M
Enterprise value $6.00B $14.70B $11.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCAGKHCMKC
P/E -3.6x -8.4x 8.6x
P/FCF 5.9x 7.5x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 6.2x 11.2x
P/S 0.6x 1.1x 1.7x
P/B 1.1x 0.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 7.6x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x -20.6x 13.4x
EV/EBIT -8.3x -14.1x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.8x 2.3x
EV/FCF 12.3x 11.8x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 9.7x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.18 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAGKHCMKC
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.8% -1.6% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -2.8% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.9% -4.3% 15.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% -1.1% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -230.3% 54.1% -3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -39.1% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.3% 35.5% 93.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.6% -45.4% 32.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -324.1% 35.6% 91.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% -46.1% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.3% 5.0% 29.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 12.3% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 9.2% 41.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 18.8% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAGKHCMKC
Gross margin 23.8% 33.4% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 16.8% -8.7% 17.0%
Operating margin -15.2% -12.8% 13.4%
Pretax margin -16.7% -14.7% 10.8%
Net margin -17.0% -13.6% 19.4%
FCF margin 10.3% 15.3% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 18.6% 14.8%
Return on equity -29.9% -8.7% 19.0%
Return on assets -10.9% -4.4% 8.7%
Return on invested capital -12.3% -5.0% 6.0%
Return on capital employed -11.8% -4.6% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x -1.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAGKHCMKC
Debt / assets 43.8% 26.0% 30.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -7.5x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 5.0x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 50.6% 54.4%
Equity / assets 36.2% 49.4% 45.6%
Interest coverage – -4.7x 4.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.03 0.49 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAGKHCMKC
Dividend yield 8.6% 6.6% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 6.7% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 54.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCAGKHCMKC
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 16.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2026 $2.10FY2026 $2.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.7% -7.1% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.36BFY2026 $23.68BFY2026 $7.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -1.2% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAGKHCMKC
Held by institutions 88.4% 90.1% 88.9%
Institutions holding 785 1,114 948
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +7.1% +4.8%
Institutions buying 486 624 478
Institutions selling 207 312 342
Buyers to sellers 2.35 2.00 1.40

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CAGKHCMKC
CAG 1.00 0.72 0.58
KHC 0.72 1.00 0.54
MKC 0.58 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAG, KHC and MKC?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.69B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.28B, Mccormick (MKC) $12.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

Mccormick (MKC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Mccormick (MKC) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mccormick (MKC) has the highest net margin (Conagra Brands (CAG) -17.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Mccormick (MKC) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Mccormick (MKC) leads (Conagra Brands (CAG) -12.3%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Mccormick (MKC) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kraft Heinz (KHC) returned the most: Conagra Brands (CAG) -23.1%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.9%, Mccormick (MKC) -29.2%. Over five years, Kraft Heinz (KHC) compounded fastest (Conagra Brands (CAG) -15.4%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.0%/yr, Mccormick (MKC) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Conagra Brands (CAG) 0.00%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%, Mccormick (MKC) 0.04%. Conagra Brands (CAG) and Kraft Heinz (KHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (Conagra Brands (CAG) 32.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%, Mccormick (MKC) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAG, KHC and MKC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kraft Heinz (KHC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.