WK Kellogg Co

NYSE:KLG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.0b

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WK Kellogg Co Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

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

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: KLG ($23) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($66.23)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: KLG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As KLG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KLG. This is calculated by dividing KLG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KLG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio66.3x
EarningsUS$30.00m
Market CapUS$1.99b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for KLG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.2x
JJSF J&J Snack Foods
23x16.91%US$1.3b
NOMD Nomad Foods
8.9x15.83%US$1.4b
VITL Vital Farms
7.6x-18.09%US$364.6m
UTZ Utz Brands
n/a60.11%US$1.0b
KLG WK Kellogg Co
66.3x35.63%US$2.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KLG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (66.3x) compared to the peer average (31.1x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BYND Beyond Meat
2x-112.00%US$414.54m
IDBH.F Industrias Bachoco. de
0.05xn/aUS$30.00m
HERB Humanoid
0.7xn/aUS$4.87m
GCEH.Q Global Clean Energy Holdings
n/an/aUS$50.00
KLG 66.3xIndustry Avg. 17.9xNo. of Companies7PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KLG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (66.3x) compared to the US Food industry average (19x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KLG'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.

KLG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio66.3x
Fair PE Ratio36.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KLG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (66.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.1x).

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 KLG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
US$23.19
0%
1.96%US$24.30US$23.00n/a7
May ’27n/a
US$23.19
0%
1.96%US$24.30US$23.00n/a7
Apr ’27n/a
US$23.19
0%
1.96%US$24.30US$23.00n/a7
Mar ’27n/a
US$23.19
0%
1.96%US$24.30US$23.00n/a7
Feb ’27n/a
US$23.19
0%
1.96%US$24.30US$23.00n/a7
Jan ’27n/a
US$23.19
0%
1.96%US$24.30US$23.00n/a7
Dec ’26n/a
US$23.19
0%
1.96%US$24.30US$23.00n/a7
Nov ’26n/a
US$23.19
0%
1.96%US$24.30US$23.00n/a7
Oct ’26US$23.00
US$23.19
+0.81%
1.96%US$24.30US$23.00n/a7
Sep ’26US$22.92
US$23.14
+0.98%
1.77%US$24.30US$23.00n/a9
Aug ’26US$23.08
US$22.70
-1.65%
6.03%US$24.30US$19.00n/a9
Jul ’26US$17.05
US$17.73
+3.97%
20.28%US$28.00US$14.00n/a11
Jun ’26US$16.92
US$18.12
+7.08%
20.57%US$28.00US$14.00n/a11
May ’26US$17.76
US$18.57
+4.58%
19.09%US$28.00US$14.00n/a11
Apr ’26US$20.15
US$18.57
-7.83%
19.09%US$28.00US$14.00n/a11
Mar ’26US$19.82
US$18.34
-7.47%
18.31%US$27.00US$14.00n/a10
Feb ’26US$16.59
US$18.44
+11.15%
18.55%US$27.00US$14.00n/a10
Jan ’26US$17.99
US$19.34
+7.50%
15.68%US$27.00US$14.00n/a10
Dec ’25US$20.80
US$19.20
-7.69%
15.93%US$27.00US$14.00n/a10
Nov ’25US$16.73
US$18.10
+8.19%
18.40%US$27.00US$14.00n/a10
Oct ’25US$17.22
US$18.05
+4.82%
18.48%US$27.00US$14.00US$23.0010
Sep ’25US$17.17
US$18.05
+5.13%
18.48%US$27.00US$14.00US$22.9210
Aug ’25US$17.36
US$19.15
+10.31%
15.93%US$27.00US$16.00US$23.0810
Jul ’25US$16.34
US$22.50
+37.70%
10.75%US$27.00US$18.00US$17.0510
Jun ’25US$18.99
US$22.64
+19.20%
8.89%US$27.00US$19.00US$16.9211
May ’25US$23.80
US$19.22
-19.26%
22.85%US$27.00US$13.00US$17.7612
US$23.19
Fair Value
0.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
7
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/09/27 02:48
End of Day Share Price 2025/09/25 00:00
Earnings2025/06/28
Annual Earnings2024/12/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

WK Kellogg Co is covered by 9 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Max Andrew GumportBNP Paribas
Aishwarya DineshCrispIdea
Jason EnglishGoldman Sachs