Kraft Heinz (KHC) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026)
Kraft Heinz posted quarterly Operating Margin of 18.94% for Q1 2026, down 100.0% year-on-year from inf% in Q1 2025, and up 10.99% on a QoQ basis from 17.06% in Q4 2025.
Kraft Heinz (KHC) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kraft Heinz (KHC) has 13 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 18.94% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 100.0% year-over-year to 18.94%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.89% (down 2509.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.72%, down 2523.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 18.94%, up from 17.06% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 20.47% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 125.54% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 16.61% (2022), against an average of 5.67%.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 1802 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 13360 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 16.61% in 2022, then grew by 14 bps to 18.95% in 2023, then slumped by 103 bps to 0.61% in 2024, then jumped by 2905 bps to 17.06% in 2025, then increased by 11 bps to 18.94% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 18.94% (Q1 2026), 17.06% (Q4 2025), and 16.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 94,654.50 Bn | 94,654.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 28.03 Bn | 23.95 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 3 | Jbs | 19.23 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 2.24% |
| 4 | General Mills | 18.04 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 11.82% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 12.87 Bn | 11.99 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.46 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 12.14% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.56 Bn | 11.08 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 10.74 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -23.44% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.23 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 10 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 18.94% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 17.06% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 16.43% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -125.54% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.94% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -0.61% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -1.58% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.06% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 20.31% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 18.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.94% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 20.47% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 19.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.61% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 11.54% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 8.27% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 18.44% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | -0.30% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 18.28% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 18.67% |