Kraft Heinz (KHC) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)

Kraft Heinz (KHC) posted Gross Margin of 36.7% for Q1 2026, up 12.53% on a QoQ basis from 32.61% in Q4 2025, and up 229.0% year-over-year from 11.15% in Q1 2025.

Kraft Heinz (KHC) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kraft Heinz's Gross Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 36.7% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 229.0% year-over-year to 36.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 33.87% (down 69.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 33.31%, down 138.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 36.7% for Q1 2026 at Kraft Heinz, up from 32.61% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 36.7% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 28.33% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 33.26% and a median of 33.78% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin plunged 436 bps — and 2023, when it surged 569 bps.
  • Kraft Heinz's Gross Margin stood at 32.03% in 2022, then rose by 5 bps to 33.78% in 2023, then rose by 1 bps to 34.14% in 2024, then slipped by 4 bps to 32.61% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 36.7% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KHC's Gross Margin at 36.7% in Q1 2026, 32.61% in Q4 2025, and 31.91% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn 36.70%
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 34.79%
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 17.44%
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 40.18%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.45%
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn 26.11%
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn 33.43%
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn 24.43%
10 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.87 Bn 6.81 Bn 331.60 Mn 21.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 36.70%
Dec 27, 2025 32.61%
Sep 27, 2025 31.91%
Jun 28, 2025 34.37%
Mar 29, 2025 34.41%
Dec 28, 2024 34.14%
Sep 28, 2024 34.25%
Jun 29, 2024 35.42%
Mar 30, 2024 34.99%
Dec 30, 2023 33.78%
Sep 30, 2023 34.02%
Jul 1, 2023 33.64%
Apr 1, 2023 32.56%
Dec 31, 2022 32.03%
Sep 24, 2022 28.33%
Jun 25, 2022 30.27%
Mar 26, 2022 31.94%
Dec 25, 2021 32.23%
Sep 25, 2021 32.07%
Jun 26, 2021 34.63%