Kraft Heinz (KHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026)
Kraft Heinz's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -5.63% for Q3 2026, up 0.50 percentage points from -6.12% a year earlier but down 0.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kraft Heinz (KHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kraft Heinz's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -7.06%, down 9.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -8.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 2.42% in FY2024 (-2.74 pp), 5.17% in FY2023 (+1.03 pp) and 4.14% in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is -7.48% (Q1 2026) to 5.45% (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.31 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 3.20 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a drop of 10.83 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KHC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at -4.99% (Q2 2026), -7.48% (Q1 2026) and -7.43% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 145.28 Bn | 96.74 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.79 Bn | 77.80 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 8.60% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.79 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.52% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.94 Bn | 16.59 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -5.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.77 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.22 Bn | 14.00 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.91 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.24 Bn | 8.91 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.37 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.83 Bn | 7.46 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 6.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | -5.63% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | -4.99% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -7.48% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -7.43% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -6.12% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -7.10% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.25% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 2.44% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 2.95% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 3.73% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 5.16% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 5.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.15% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 5.45% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.23% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 1.95% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 2.48% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 1.97% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 1.63% |
API Access
Kraft Heinz Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "KHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();