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

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DateValue
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%