KHC vs UL vs SJM Stock Comparison

Kraft Heinz, Unilever and J M Smucker 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
1 win
UL Unilever Plc
$65.61 +4.9% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$142.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
SJM J M SMUCKER Co
$128.63 +6.4% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.61B
P/E
59.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.16B
Div. yield
0.03%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionKHCULSJMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.56B $142.15B $13.61B UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.4x — 59.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 19.3x 11.4x SJM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% -2.6% +5.1% SJM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.6% — 2.5% SJM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.0% — 3.6% SJM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.5x — 4.9x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% -6.9% +25.9% SJM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr +1.7%/yr +0.9%/yr UL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 24.9% 28.7% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 19/100 57/100 SJM

Percentile Scorecard

KHCULSJM

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

AxisKHCULSJM
Valuation 59 #19 of 45 0 #45 of 45 57 #20 of 45
Growth 46 #23 of 42 – 93 #4 of 42
Profitability 41 #24 of 40 – 80 #9 of 40
Financial Health 57 #21 of 47 41 #28 of 47 28 #34 of 47
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 17 #26 of 31 27 #23 of 31
Overall 52 19 57
  • KHC ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • UL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • SJM ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKHCULSJMSPY
1 month +4.7%+4.9%+6.4% -0.8%
3 months -5.7%+6.9%+6.3% +3.5%
6 months +12.8%+14.1%+34.9% +7.0%
Year to date +2.0%+0.3%+31.5% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%-6.9%+25.9% +13.0%
3 years -21.3%+26.1%+14.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.7%+8.0%+4.5% +23.1%
5 years -32.1%+8.9%+4.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.4%+1.7%+0.9% +11.0%
10 years -71.9%+39.6%-1.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.9%+3.4%-0.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKHCULSJMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%24.9%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%24.2%25.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.110.02-0.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.280.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-26.2%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-12.0%-3.6% -1.8%
52-week high $27.62$74.59$133.40 $779.14
52-week low $21.21$55.05$89.53 $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.

MultipleKHCULSJM
P/E now vs peer median -8.6xmedian 20.5x —median 20.5x 59.9xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.8x 2.2xmedian 0.8x 1.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.0xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x 14.9xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 8.7xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 7.7xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.42 —median 0.42 0.30median 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 monthsKHCULSJM
Revenue $24.90B $64.28B $9.16B
Gross profit $8.31B – $3.54B
Operating income -$3.18B – $826.20M
Net income -$3.40B – $229.50M
Free cash flow $3.82B – $1.59B
EPS (diluted) $-2.86 – $2.14
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $5.40B $43.20M
Total debt $19.00B $27.38B $6.74B
Shares (diluted) 1.19B 2.20B 107.10M
Enterprise value $14.98B $93.60B $13.39B

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
MetricKHCULSJM
P/E -8.6x – 59.9x
P/FCF 7.7x – 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x – 7.2x
P/S 1.2x 2.2x 1.5x
P/B 0.8x 7.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 7.8x -91.7x 109.2x
EV/EBITDA -21.0x – 14.9x
EV/EBIT -14.4x – 24.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF 12.0x – 12.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x – 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 – 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKHCULSJM
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% -2.6% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 147.1% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.3% – 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.1% – 184.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.1% – 43.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.5% – 115.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.4% – 147.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.6% – 131.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.1% – 200.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% – 86.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% – 136.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKHCULSJM
Gross margin 33.4% – 38.7%
EBITDA margin -8.7% – 15.0%
Operating margin -12.8% – 9.0%
Pretax margin -14.7% – 4.6%
Net margin -13.6% – 2.5%
FCF margin 15.3% – 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% – 20.9%
Return on equity -8.7% – 4.1%
Return on assets -4.4% – 1.4%
Return on invested capital -5.0% – 3.6%
Return on capital employed -4.6% – 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x – 8.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKHCULSJM
Debt / assets 26.0% 31.2% 41.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -7.5x – 4.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 79.0% 64.5%
Equity / assets 49.4% 21.0% 35.5%
Interest coverage -4.7x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.50 – 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKHCULSJM
Dividend yield 6.5% 3.3% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 3.3% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 203.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 29.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.8%

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.

ConsensusKHCULSJM
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.10FY2026 $3.40FY2026 $11.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.2%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% +7.9% -8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.68BFY2026 $54.72BFY2026 $9.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.2% +7.8% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKHCULSJM
Held by institutions 90.1% 11.8% 43.8%
Institutions holding 1,114 1,190 887
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +7.2% -2.8%
Institutions buying 624 576 493
Institutions selling 312 440 260
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.31 1.90

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.

KHCULSJM
KHC 1.00 0.43 0.51
UL 0.43 1.00 0.38
SJM 0.51 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KHC, UL and SJM?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.56B, Unilever (UL) $142.15B, J M Smucker (SJM) $13.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

J M Smucker (SJM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%, J M Smucker (SJM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

J M Smucker (SJM) has the highest net margin (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%, J M Smucker (SJM) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, J M Smucker (SJM) leads (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%, J M Smucker (SJM) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year J M Smucker (SJM) returned the most: Kraft Heinz (KHC) -2.1%, Unilever (UL) -6.9%, J M Smucker (SJM) +25.9%. Over five years, Unilever (UL) compounded fastest (Kraft Heinz (KHC) -7.4%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.7%/yr, J M Smucker (SJM) +0.9%/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%, Unilever (UL) 0.00%, J M Smucker (SJM) 0.03%. 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) 27.8%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%, J M Smucker (SJM) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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