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Kraft Heinz Company

KHNZ.DE
26
Food Distribution · Consumer Defensive
Price
€23.06
+0.24 (+1.07%)
Market Cap
€27.34B
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

3.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.22B (2021) → 1.19B (2025)

Kraft Heinz makes food and drinks that people buy at grocery stores every day. Its most famous brands include Heinz ketchup, Kraft mac and cheese, Oscar Mayer meats, and Philadelphia cream cheese. It is one of the largest packaged food companies in the world, selling products in over 40 countries.

The company earns money by selling its branded products to grocery stores, restaurants, and food service companies, which then sell them to regular consumers. Most of its sales come from North America, though it has a meaningful presence in Europe and emerging markets. Kraft Heinz has strong brand recognition built over decades, but it carries a heavy debt load from its 2015 merger and has struggled with declining sales as shoppers shift toward fresher, private-label, and healthier options — making a successful brand turnaround the central challenge facing the business.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+11.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Kraft Heinz Company is growing revenue at 0% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
34.4%
Modest — 34.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
17.8%
Healthy — 17.8% operating margin
ROCE
1.7%
Weak — 1.7% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-1.8%
Shrinking sales (-1.8% YoY)
EPS YoY
-319.5%
Earnings shrinking (-319.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
15.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.8%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.50
Conservative — low debt load (0.50)
Interest Cover
N/A
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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
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Dividends

Dividend Yield
6.31%
Healthy income — 6.31% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth
-5.5%
Dividend cut (-5.5% YoY) — warning sign

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