Kraft Heinz (KHC) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Kraft Heinz's (KHC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.47% in Q1 2026, down 839.0% YoY from 0.88% in Q1 2025, and down 1.07% on a QoQ basis from 6.4% in Q4 2025.
Kraft Heinz (KHC) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kraft Heinz (KHC) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.47% in 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 slipped to 6.47% in Q1 2026, from 6.4% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.39% in Q3 2023 to a low of 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 sank 4619 bps — and 2024, when it soared 4767 bps.
- Tracing KHC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.1% in 2022, then slumped by 45 bps to 5.58% in 2023, then sank by 63 bps to 2.07% in 2024, then slumped by 409 bps to 6.4% in 2025, then slipped by 1 bps to 6.47% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.47% (Q1 2026), 6.4% (Q4 2025), and 7.96% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.62% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 28.18% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 2.63% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 9.59% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 13.26% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 7.80 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -10.82% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | -4.62% |
| 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% |