Kraft Heinz KHC
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Kraft Heinz (KHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2020)

Updated

Kraft Heinz's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.50 for Q3 2020, down 45.0% from 0.92 a year earlier but up 93.7% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Kraft Heinz (KHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 26, 2020, Kraft Heinz reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.45, down 41.3% year-over-year; for FY2019, it was 0.70, down 61.5% from FY2018.

  • Going back by year, FCF Payout Ratio was 1.82 in FY2018, 2.56 in FY2016 (+22.6%) and 2.09 in FY2015.
  • The five-year range for quarterly FCF Payout Ratio is 0.26 (Q2 2020) to 8.87 (Q1 2019).
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 29.0% over the last seven quarters.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Payout Ratio over five years came in Q2 2017 (growth of 668.0%), and the weakest in Q4 2018 (a decline of 82.2%).
  • Business Quant data shows KHC's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.26 (Q2 2020), 6.02 (Q1 2020) and 0.36 (Q4 2019) in the three quarters before Q3 2020.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Unilever 132.43 Bn 107.80 Bn - -
2 Mondelez International 73.80 Bn 67.12 Bn 3.99 Bn -
3 Hershey 31.86 Bn 28.11 Bn 1.26 Bn 0.87
4 Kraft Heinz 26.96 Bn 13.49 Bn 2.03 Bn -
5 General Mills 17.20 Bn 14.85 Bn 1.49 Bn 1.59
6 J M Smucker 12.70 Bn 12.49 Bn 979.60 Mn 0.35
7 Mccormick 12.49 Bn 12.36 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.38
8 Hormel Foods 10.97 Bn 7.66 Bn 471.52 Mn 0.93
9 Chewy 7.31 Bn 4.59 Bn 1.01 Bn -
10 Conagra Brands 6.43 Bn 5.74 Bn 618.70 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 26, 2020 0.50
Jun 27, 2020 0.26
Mar 28, 2020 6.02
Dec 28, 2019 0.36
Sep 28, 2019 0.92
Jun 29, 2019 0.59
Mar 30, 2019 8.87
Dec 29, 2018 0.52
Sep 29, 2018 1.51
Mar 31, 2018 4.85
Dec 30, 2017 2.93
Jul 1, 2017 6.07
Dec 31, 2016 1.20
Jul 3, 2016 0.79
API Access

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