KHC vs SEB vs GIS Stock Comparison

Kraft Heinz, Seaboard and General Mills Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.73 +4.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
SEB Seaboard Corp /De/
$3,867.72 -2.6% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
6 wins
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.69 +0.1% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Seaboard leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Seaboard 6, Kraft Heinz 3, General Mills 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKHCSEBGISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.56B $3.73B $17.98B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.4x 5.9x -20.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x — 10.6x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +8.2% -4.5% SEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.6% 6.2% -4.9% SEB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.0% 4.9% -1.0% SEB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 0.6x 37.7x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +15.8% -28.9% SEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr -0.1%/yr -11.3%/yr SEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 37.1% 30.3% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 67/100 31/100 SEB

Percentile Scorecard

KHCSEBGIS

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

AxisKHCSEBGIS
Valuation 59 #19 of 45 91 #4 of 34 39 #28 of 45
Growth 46 #23 of 42 70 #10 of 31 2 #41 of 42
Profitability 41 #24 of 40 64 #11 of 29 44 #23 of 40
Financial Health 57 #21 of 47 81 #8 of 37 17 #39 of 47
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 29 #18 of 25 53 #15 of 31
Overall 52 67 31
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • SEB ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKHCSEBGISSPY
1 month +4.7%-2.6%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months -5.7%-16.3%-8.0% +3.5%
6 months +12.8%-34.1%-3.0% +7.0%
Year to date +2.0%-13.0%-27.5% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%+15.8%-28.9% +13.0%
3 years -21.3%+9.7%-48.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.7%+3.1%-19.8% +23.1%
5 years -32.1%-0.4%-45.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.4%-0.1%-11.3% +11.0%
10 years -71.9%+11.0%-44.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.9%+1.0%-5.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKHCSEBGISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%37.1%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%42.6%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.11-0.15-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.43-0.96 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-44.4%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-35.1%-31.3% -1.8%
52-week high $27.62$5,958.89$49.01 $779.14
52-week low $21.21$3,218.00$31.66 $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.

MultipleKHCSEBGIS
P/E now vs peer median -8.6xmedian 20.5x 5.8xmedian 15.2x -20.2xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.8x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.0xmedian 12.3x 6.1xmedian 9.0x 89.2xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.0x -161.1xmedian 15.1x 11.7xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.42 0.25median 1.27 0.60median 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 monthsKHCSEBGIS
Revenue $24.90B $10.27B $18.30B
Gross profit $8.31B $827.00M $6.15B
Operating income -$3.18B $345.00M -$206.40M
Net income -$3.40B $639.00M -$893.70M
Free cash flow $3.82B -$23.00M $1.55B
EPS (diluted) $-2.86 $661.94 $-1.66
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $145.00M $433.10M
Total debt $19.00B $1.60B $55.73B
Shares (diluted) 1.19B 957.79K 537.90M
Enterprise value $14.98B -$1.12B $15.62B

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
MetricKHCSEBGIS
P/E -8.6x 5.8x -20.2x
P/FCF 7.7x -161.1x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 7.8x 8.7x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 1.0x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 0.7x 23.9x
EV/EBITDA -21.0x 6.1x 89.2x
EV/EBIT -14.4x 11.9x -151.1x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF 12.0x -177.9x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 8.6x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.25 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKHCSEBGIS
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 8.2% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -0.6% -3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.3% 24.5% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 8.8% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.1% 46.2% -104.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.1% 11.0% -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% 346.9% -130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.4% 16.3% -33.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.6% 361.7% -130.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.1% 23.8% -33.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% -14.1% -23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -14.5% -9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% -209.5% -26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -27.4% -8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKHCSEBGIS
Gross margin 33.4% 8.1% 33.6%
EBITDA margin -8.7% 6.5% 1.9%
Operating margin -12.8% 3.4% -1.1%
Pretax margin -14.7% 5.9% -3.8%
Net margin -13.6% 6.2% -4.9%
FCF margin 15.3% -0.2% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 4.6% 11.3%
Return on equity -8.7% 11.8% -12.0%
Return on assets -4.4% 7.5% -3.0%
Return on invested capital -5.0% 4.9% -1.0%
Return on capital employed -4.6% 5.0% -0.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 0.7x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKHCSEBGIS
Debt / assets 26.0% 18.4% 45.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 0.6x 37.7x
Debt / FCF 5.0x -69.3x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 36.5% 75.3%
Equity / assets 49.4% 63.5% 24.7%
Interest coverage -4.7x 4.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.50 3.28 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKHCSEBGIS
Dividend yield 6.5% 0.2% 7.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 6.6% 0.2% 7.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.4% -147.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -39.1% 85.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% –

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.

ConsensusKHCSEBGIS
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 – 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.10FY2026 – $3.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.2%FY2026 – -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% – -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.68BFY2026 – $18.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2026 – +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.2% – -11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKHCSEBGIS
Held by institutions 90.1% 26.1% 87.2%
Institutions holding 1,114 213 1,331
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +2.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 624 92 724
Institutions selling 312 73 427
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.26 1.70

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.

KHCSEBGIS
KHC 1.00 0.02 0.73
SEB 0.02 1.00 0.08
GIS 0.73 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KHC, SEB and GIS?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.56B, Seaboard (SEB) $3.73B, General Mills (GIS) $17.98B.

Which company is growing faster?

Seaboard (SEB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Seaboard (SEB) +8.2%, General Mills (GIS) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seaboard (SEB) has the highest net margin (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Seaboard (SEB) 6.2%, General Mills (GIS) -4.9%). On return on invested capital, Seaboard (SEB) leads (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Seaboard (SEB) 4.9%, General Mills (GIS) -1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seaboard (SEB) returned the most: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -2.1%, Seaboard (SEB) +15.8%, General Mills (GIS) -28.9%. Over five years, Seaboard (SEB) compounded fastest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.4%/yr, Seaboard (SEB) -0.1%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%, Seaboard (SEB) 0.00%, General Mills (GIS) 0.07%. Kraft Heinz (KHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.8%, Seaboard (SEB) 37.1%, General Mills (GIS) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KHC, SEB and GIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seaboard (SEB) 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.