Kraft Heinz (KHC) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
Kraft Heinz (KHC) posted FCF Margin of 11.48% for Q3 2026, down 4.33 percentage points from 15.81% a year earlier and down 2.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kraft Heinz (KHC) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 26, 2026, FCF Margin at Kraft Heinz was 14.25%, down 0.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 14.68%, up 2.45 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -1.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Kraft Heinz's FCF Margin was 12.23% in FY2024 (+1.10 pp), 11.12% in FY2023 (+5.26 pp), 5.86% in FY2022 (-11.26 pp) and 17.12% in FY2021 (+0.57 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.13 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 19.50 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 30.69 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was 14.26% (Q2 2026), 12.67% (Q1 2026) and 18.43% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 145.28 Bn | 96.74 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.79 Bn | 77.80 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 9.94% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.79 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.85% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.94 Bn | 16.59 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 11.48% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.77 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 4.72% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.22 Bn | 14.00 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 15.20% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.91 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.54% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.24 Bn | 8.91 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.82% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.37 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.69% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.83 Bn | 7.46 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 8.61% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 11.48% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 14.26% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 12.67% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 18.43% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 15.81% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 16.09% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.03% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 17.35% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 13.30% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.70% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 7.44% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 16.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.64% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 12.74% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.05% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 8.18% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 1.24% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 4.50% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 39.74% |
Kraft Heinz FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "KHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=KHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();