Kraft Heinz (KHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Kraft Heinz (KHC) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.62 for Q1 2026, up 52.87% on a QoQ basis from 0.4 in Q4 2025, and down 37.47% year-over-year from 0.99 in Q1 2025.

Kraft Heinz (KHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kraft Heinz's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.62 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 37.47% year-over-year to 0.62 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.48 (down 20.9% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.52, down 15.16% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.62 for Q1 2026 at Kraft Heinz, up from 0.4 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 6.05 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.4 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 1.12 and a median of 0.64 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 1153.09% — and 2023, when it tumbled 90.52%.
  • Kraft Heinz's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.73 in 2022, then sank by 40.34% to 0.44 in 2023, then dropped by 4.07% to 0.42 in 2024, then declined by 3.58% to 0.4 in 2025, then surged by 52.87% to 0.62 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KHC's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.62 in Q1 2026, 0.4 in Q4 2025, and 0.48 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.62
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.57
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 2.98
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.41
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn -
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn -
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn -
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn -
10 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.87 Bn 6.81 Bn 331.60 Mn -1.42

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 0.62
Dec 27, 2025 0.40
Sep 27, 2025 0.48
Jun 28, 2025 0.46
Mar 29, 2025 0.99
Dec 28, 2024 0.42
Sep 28, 2024 0.57
Jun 29, 2024 0.70
Mar 30, 2024 1.02
Dec 30, 2023 0.44
Sep 30, 2023 0.64
Jul 1, 2023 0.57
Apr 1, 2023 2.23
Dec 31, 2022 0.73
Sep 24, 2022 0.92
Jun 25, 2022 6.05
Mar 26, 2022 1.80
Dec 25, 2021 0.18
Sep 25, 2021 2.51
Jun 26, 2021 0.48