CAG vs KHC vs UL Stock Comparison

Conagra Brands, Kraft Heinz and Unilever Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$14.86 +0.5% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.78 +4.1% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins
UL Unilever Plc
$66.22 +6.5% 1M -5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$143.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kraft Heinz leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kraft Heinz 6, Unilever 3, Conagra Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAGKHCULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.98B $29.28B $143.34B UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.7x -8.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 11.8x 19.3x CAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.8% -1.6% -2.6% KHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.0% -13.6% — KHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% -5.0% — KHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -7.5x — KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.5% -2.5% -5.5% KHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr -7.4%/yr +1.9%/yr UL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 27.8% 24.9% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 52/100 19/100 KHC

Percentile Scorecard

CAGKHCUL

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

AxisCAGKHCUL
Valuation 77 #11 of 45 59 #19 of 45 0 #45 of 45
Growth 5 #40 of 42 46 #23 of 42 –
Profitability 39 #25 of 40 41 #24 of 40 –
Financial Health 37 #30 of 47 57 #21 of 47 41 #28 of 47
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 31 57 #14 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall 48 52 19
  • CAG ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • UL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAGKHCULSPY
1 month +0.5%+4.1%+6.5% -1.0%
3 months +0.5%-3.5%+8.6% +2.9%
6 months +4.9%+12.9%+13.9% +6.4%
Year to date -14.2%+2.2%+1.3% +11.4%
1 year -19.5%-2.5%-5.5% +13.1%
3 years -45.1%-21.9%+21.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -18.1%-7.9%+6.6% +21.5%
5 years -55.4%-31.9%+9.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.9%-7.4%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years -60.2%-71.8%+38.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -8.8%-11.9%+3.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCAGKHCULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%27.8%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%28.6%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.30-0.100.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.09-0.22 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-52.1%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.8%-10.3%-11.2% -2.5%
52-week high $20.02$27.62$74.59 $779.14
52-week low $12.58$21.21$55.05 $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.

MultipleCAGKHCUL
P/E now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 20.7x -8.7xmedian 20.7x —median 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x 2.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 12.4x -21.0xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 14.0x 7.7xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x 7.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.42 0.19median 0.42 —median 0.42

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 monthsCAGKHCUL
Revenue $11.24B $24.90B $64.28B
Gross profit $2.68B $8.31B –
Operating income -$1.71B -$3.18B –
Net income -$1.91B -$3.40B –
Free cash flow $1.15B $3.82B –
EPS (diluted) $-3.97 $-2.86 –
Cash & equivalents $371.60M $2.42B $5.40B
Total debt $7.76B $82.54B $112.81B
Shares (diluted) 480.00M 1.19B 2.20B
Enterprise value $6.28B $15.70B $94.79B

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
MetricCAGKHCUL
P/E -3.7x -8.7x –
P/FCF 6.1x 7.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 6.4x –
P/S 0.6x 1.2x 2.2x
P/B 1.1x 0.8x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 7.8x -92.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x -21.0x –
EV/EBIT -8.5x -14.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.8x 2.5x
EV/FCF 12.6x 12.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 9.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAGKHCUL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.8% -1.6% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -2.8% 147.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.9% -4.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% -1.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -230.3% 54.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -39.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -324.3% 35.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.6% -45.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -324.1% 35.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% -46.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.3% 5.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 12.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 9.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 18.8% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAGKHCUL
Debt / assets 43.8% 26.0% 31.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -7.5x –
Debt / FCF 6.7x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 50.6% 79.0%
Equity / assets 36.2% 49.4% 21.0%
Interest coverage – -4.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.05 0.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAGKHCUL
Dividend yield 8.2% 6.5% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 9.0% 6.6% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCAGKHCUL
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2026 $2.10FY2026 $3.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026 -6.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.7% -7.1% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.36BFY2026 $23.67BFY2026 $55.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -1.2% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAGKHCUL
Held by institutions 88.4% 90.1% 11.8%
Institutions holding 785 1,114 1,190
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +7.1% +7.2%
Institutions buying 486 624 576
Institutions selling 207 312 440
Buyers to sellers 2.35 2.00 1.31

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.

CAGKHCUL
CAG 1.00 0.72 0.44
KHC 0.72 1.00 0.43
UL 0.44 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAG, KHC and UL?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.98B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $29.28B, Unilever (UL) $143.34B.

Which company is growing faster?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kraft Heinz (KHC) returned the most: Conagra Brands (CAG) -19.5%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -2.5%, Unilever (UL) -5.5%. Over five years, Unilever (UL) compounded fastest (Conagra Brands (CAG) -14.9%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.4%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unilever (UL) has been the steadiest (Conagra Brands (CAG) 31.9%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.8%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.