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 | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -6.47% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 5.84% |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | 34,314.10% |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -10.82% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.87 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 331.60 Mn | 10.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |