KHC vs TSN vs UL Stock Comparison

Kraft Heinz, Tyson Foods and Unilever Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$23.88 +1.4% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$28.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.
$55.36 +8.7% 1M +6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.55B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.69B
Div. yield
0.04%
Meat and Poultry Consumer Staples
4 wins
UL Unilever Plc
$63.94 +2.3% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$139.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tyson Foods leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Tyson Foods 4, Unilever 3, Kraft Heinz 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKHCTSNULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.30B $19.55B $139.58B UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.3x 34.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 16.9x 18.8x KHC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +2.9% -2.6% TSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.6% 1.0% — TSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.0% 3.5% — TSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 2.8x — KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.4% +6.2% -8.2% TSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr -7.1%/yr +1.2%/yr UL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 26.7% 24.9% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 52/100 20/100 KHC

Percentile Scorecard

KHCTSNUL

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

AxisKHCTSNUL
Valuation 61 #18 of 45 52 #17 of 34 2 #44 of 45
Growth 49 #22 of 42 55 #14 of 30 –
Profitability 44 #23 of 40 41 #17 of 28 –
Financial Health 57 #21 of 47 66 #13 of 36 41 #28 of 47
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 48 #13 of 24 17 #26 of 31
Overall 53 52 20
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • TSN ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • 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

PeriodKHCTSNULSPY
1 month +1.4%+8.7%+2.3% +0.9%
3 months -13.5%-9.3%-3.1% +5.9%
6 months +6.5%-12.9%+12.4% +8.5%
Year to date -1.5%-5.6%-2.2% +13.3%
1 year -6.4%+6.2%-8.2% +12.4%
3 years -24.0%+21.4%+22.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.8%+6.7%+7.1% +23.5%
5 years -33.5%-30.8%+6.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.8%-7.1%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years -72.9%-20.6%+36.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -12.2%-2.3%+3.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKHCTSNULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%26.7%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%25.5%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.12-0.070.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.23-0.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-54.4%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-19.5%-14.3% -0.9%
52-week high $27.62$68.75$74.59 $779.14
52-week low $21.21$50.47$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.

MultipleKHCTSNUL
P/E now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 22.2x 33.9xmedian 16.0x —median 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 2.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.5xmedian 12.2x 10.4xmedian 9.1x —median 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 13.4x 16.8xmedian 15.8x —median 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.0x 7.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.56 1.79median 1.29 —median 0.56

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 monthsKHCTSNUL
Revenue $24.90B $55.69B $64.28B
Gross profit $8.31B $3.42B –
Operating income -$3.18B $1.26B –
Net income -$3.40B $598.00M –
Free cash flow $3.82B $1.16B –
EPS (diluted) $-2.86 $1.62 –
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $740.00M $5.40B
Total debt $19.00B $8.01B $27.38B
Shares (diluted) 1.19B 355.00M 2.20B
Enterprise value $14.72B $15.80B $91.04B

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
MetricKHCTSNUL
P/E -8.3x 33.9x –
P/FCF 7.4x 16.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 9.7x –
P/S 1.1x 0.3x 2.2x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 1.5x -89.4x
EV/EBITDA -20.5x 10.4x –
EV/EBIT -14.1x 21.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 11.7x 23.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 13.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 1.79 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKHCTSNUL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 2.9% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 1.5% 147.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.3% -12.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.1% -14.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.1% 14.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% -26.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.4% 21.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.6% -26.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.1% 19.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% -10.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -3.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% -10.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 128.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKHCTSNUL
Gross margin 33.4% 6.1% –
EBITDA margin -8.7% 4.6% –
Operating margin -12.8% 2.3% –
Pretax margin -14.7% 1.5% –
Net margin -13.6% 1.0% –
FCF margin 15.3% 2.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 3.6% –
Return on equity -8.7% 3.3% –
Return on assets -4.4% 1.7% –
Return on invested capital -5.0% 3.5% –
Return on capital employed -4.6% 4.4% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 3.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKHCTSNUL
Debt / assets 26.0% 22.5% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x 6.9x –
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 48.9% 79.0%
Equity / assets 49.4% 51.1% 21.0%
Interest coverage -4.7x 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.49 3.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKHCTSNUL
Dividend yield 6.7% 3.7% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 6.8% 5.0% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 117.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 60.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% –

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.

ConsensusKHCTSNUL
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.10FY2026 $3.27FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.2%FY2026 -20.6%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% +15.3% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.68BFY2026 $59.23BFY2026 $54.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.2% -9.8% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKHCTSNUL
Held by institutions 90.1% 91.8% 11.8%
Institutions holding 1,114 877 1,190
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +3.8% +7.2%
Institutions buying 624 407 576
Institutions selling 312 353 440
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.15 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.

KHCTSNUL
KHC 1.00 0.37 0.43
TSN 0.37 1.00 0.27
UL 0.43 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KHC, TSN and UL?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.30B, Tyson Foods (TSN) $19.55B, Unilever (UL) $139.58B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tyson Foods (TSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +2.9%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tyson Foods (TSN) has the highest net margin (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Tyson Foods (TSN) leads (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tyson Foods (TSN) returned the most: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -6.4%, Tyson Foods (TSN) +6.2%, Unilever (UL) -8.2%. Over five years, Unilever (UL) compounded fastest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.8%/yr, Tyson Foods (TSN) -7.1%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 0.04%, Unilever (UL) 0.00%. Kraft Heinz (KHC) and Unilever (UL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unilever (UL) has been the steadiest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%, Tyson Foods (TSN) 26.7%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KHC, TSN 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, Tyson Foods (TSN) leads on 4. 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.