Kraft Heinz (KHC) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Kraft Heinz (KHC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 6.47% for Q1 2026, down 1.07% on a QoQ basis from 6.4% in Q4 2025, and down 839.0% year-over-year from 0.88% in Q1 2025.

Kraft Heinz (KHC) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kraft Heinz's Return on Capital Employed history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.47% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 839.0% year-over-year to 6.47% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.47% (down 839.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.12%, down 817.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 6.47% for Q1 2026 at Kraft Heinz, down from 6.4% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.39% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 42.07% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.59% and a median of 3.34% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 4619 bps — and 2024, when it soared 4767 bps.
  • Kraft Heinz's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.1% in 2022, then plunged by 45 bps to 5.58% in 2023, then tumbled by 63 bps to 2.07% in 2024, then plunged by 409 bps to 6.4% in 2025, then declined by 1 bps to 6.47% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KHC's Return on Capital Employed at 6.47% in Q1 2026, 6.4% in Q4 2025, and 7.96% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn -6.47%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.63%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 8.60%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -10.82%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 9.90%
10 Pilgrims Pride 6.64 Bn 6.11 Bn 345.49 Mn 18.16%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -6.47%
Dec 27, 2025 -6.40%
Sep 27, 2025 -7.96%
Jun 28, 2025 -8.95%
Mar 29, 2025 1.92%
Dec 28, 2024 2.07%
Sep 28, 2024 3.73%
Jun 29, 2024 4.60%
Mar 30, 2024 5.60%
Dec 30, 2023 5.58%
Sep 30, 2023 5.45%
Jul 1, 2023 12.39%
Apr 1, 2023 -42.07%
Dec 31, 2022 10.10%
Sep 24, 2022 2.91%
Jun 25, 2022 3.34%
Mar 26, 2022 4.12%
Dec 25, 2021 4.07%
Sep 25, 2021 5.75%
Jun 26, 2021 5.71%