- Prev close
- $25.32
- Day range
- $24.87 – $25.36
- From 52-wk high
- -9.9%
- Next earnings
- in 80 days
Kraft Heinz’s -3.4% move looks stock-specific: the shares fell while the S&P 500 was -0.2%, the Nasdaq 100 was -0.9%, and peers were mixed, with MDLZ +0.8% and HSY +0.3%. The reaction sits alongside a weak profitability profile and a 2026 earnings window that is still focused on volume, pricing, and margin pressure.
KHC
KRAFT HEINZ CO/THE
As of Aug 5, 2026
42/100
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The move is primarily stock-specific. KHC was -3.4% while the S&P 500 was -0.2% and the Nasdaq 100 was -0.9%, so the broad market does not explain it. Same-sector peers were not uniformly weak either: MDLZ was +0.8%, HSY was +0.3%, TSN was -0.9%, and GIS was -0.7%. The intraday path also weakened after the open, with KHC opening at $26.97, trading to $27.05, and closing at $25.73, which reads as a faded session rather than a market-led bounce.
Volatility read
This looks more than ordinary noise because the stock is reacting against a soft operating backdrop, not against strong fundamentals. Revenue is -1.8% YoY on a TTM basis, the latest quarter was only +0.8% YoY, and margins are deeply pressured at gross +33.9%, operating -19.0%, and net -23.1%. Valuation is not demanding at a forward PE of 12.7, but beta of 0.11 suggests the shares usually move less than the market, so a -3.4% session stands out. Analyst consensus is also cautious: 2 strong-positive, 0 positive, 17 neutral, 7 negative, and 2 strong-negative, which does not point to a strong vote of confidence. PEG is not a meaningful gauge here because earnings are not growing cleanly enough to treat growth pricing as the main lens; the weaker issue is the margin and volume profile.
Earnings setup
The next earnings date is 2026-08-05. The facts do not provide a fresh consensus revenue or EPS growth estimate for this print, so I cannot quote one; what is available is the current operating backdrop: TTM revenue -1.8% YoY, latest-quarter revenue +0.8% YoY, and TTM operating margin -19.0% with net margin -23.1%. The recent company commentary shows what the market is focused on: Kraft Heinz narrowed market share losses to 30 bps, boosted marketing spend by $100 million, and positioned 2026 as the margin trough year, while another update said improved guidance did not resolve concern about declining volume, rising investment, and persistent inflation. On that evidence, the report will likely be judged on volume trends, whether consumption is improving enough to offset extra marketing spend, and whether margin pressure is moderating.
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