The Kraft Heinz Company

NasdaqGS:KHC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$39.5b

Kraft Heinz Valuation

Is KHC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KHC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KHC ($32.38) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($107.63)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KHC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KHC?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

KHC key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA9.1x
PEG Ratio1.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KHC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KHC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.6x
GIS General Mills
14.5x3.9%US$37.0b
HSY Hershey
18.2x1.1%US$37.5b
K Kellanova
24.2x13.9%US$20.1b
MKC McCormick
25.5x7.5%US$18.1b
KHC Kraft Heinz
13.9x8.9%US$39.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KHC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.9x) compared to the peer average (20.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KHC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Food Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a9.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KHC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.9x) compared to the US Food industry average (14.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KHC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KHC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.9x
Fair PE Ratio23.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KHC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.4x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KHC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$32.38
US$40.60
+25.4%
11.9%US$57.00US$35.00n/a21
Jun ’25US$35.37
US$40.46
+14.4%
10.8%US$54.00US$35.00n/a21
May ’25US$36.28
US$40.32
+11.1%
10.4%US$54.00US$35.00n/a21
Apr ’25US$37.06
US$40.26
+8.6%
10.3%US$54.00US$35.00n/a22
Mar ’25US$35.13
US$40.22
+14.5%
9.9%US$53.00US$35.00n/a22
Feb ’25US$37.76
US$40.16
+6.4%
9.7%US$53.00US$35.00n/a22
Jan ’25US$36.98
US$39.07
+5.7%
11.2%US$53.00US$33.00n/a21
Dec ’24US$35.52
US$38.47
+8.3%
11.7%US$53.00US$33.00n/a21
Nov ’24US$32.20
US$38.45
+19.4%
12.0%US$53.00US$33.00n/a20
Oct ’24US$33.64
US$41.04
+22.0%
10.1%US$53.00US$35.00n/a21
Sep ’24US$32.58
US$42.26
+29.7%
10.3%US$53.00US$37.90n/a19
Aug ’24US$35.88
US$43.31
+20.7%
10.2%US$53.00US$38.00n/a19
Jul ’24US$35.50
US$44.79
+26.2%
8.9%US$53.00US$39.00n/a19
Jun ’24US$38.19
US$46.00
+20.5%
6.2%US$53.00US$43.00US$35.3719
May ’24US$39.76
US$44.53
+12.0%
6.8%US$52.00US$40.00US$36.2819
Apr ’24US$38.67
US$44.32
+14.6%
7.5%US$52.00US$38.00US$37.0619
Mar ’24US$38.40
US$44.53
+16.0%
7.8%US$52.00US$38.00US$35.1319
Feb ’24US$40.54
US$43.55
+7.4%
10.1%US$52.00US$36.00US$37.7619
Jan ’24US$40.71
US$42.93
+5.4%
10.2%US$52.00US$36.00US$36.9820
Dec ’23US$39.49
US$42.68
+8.1%
10.2%US$52.00US$36.00US$35.5220
Nov ’23US$38.22
US$42.79
+12.0%
10.1%US$51.00US$36.00US$32.2019
Oct ’23US$33.35
US$42.53
+27.5%
10.6%US$51.00US$34.00US$33.6419
Sep ’23US$37.70
US$42.63
+13.1%
10.4%US$51.00US$34.00US$32.5819
Aug ’23US$37.43
US$42.82
+14.4%
10.5%US$51.00US$34.00US$35.8819
Jul ’23US$38.64
US$43.67
+13.0%
9.9%US$51.00US$34.00US$35.5018
Jun ’23US$37.25
US$43.53
+16.8%
9.8%US$51.00US$34.00US$38.1919

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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