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KHC (The Kraft Heinz Co) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 12.17 (As of Jul. 05, 2025)


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What is The Kraft Heinz Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-07-05), The Kraft Heinz Co's current share price is $26.66. The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.19. The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 12.17.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

KHC' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.69   Med: 15.61   Max: 19.36
Current: 12.17

During the past years, The Kraft Heinz Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 19.36. The lowest was 11.69. And the median was 15.61.

KHC's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
73.22% of 702 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 20.785 vs KHC: 12.17

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

The Kraft Heinz Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.402. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $2.19 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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The Kraft Heinz Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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The Kraft Heinz Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

The Kraft Heinz Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.42 14.50 18.49 16.90 14.18

The Kraft Heinz Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.56 14.47 15.38 14.18 13.89

Competitive Comparison of The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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The Kraft Heinz Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=26.66/2.19
=12.17

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The Kraft Heinz Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, The Kraft Heinz Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=0.402/134.9266*134.9266
=0.402

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

The Kraft Heinz Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.017 100.684 1.363
201509 -0.370 100.392 -0.497
201512 0.201 99.792 0.272
201603 -0.375 100.470 -0.504
201606 0.688 101.688 0.913
201609 -0.167 101.861 -0.221
201612 0.996 101.863 1.319
201703 -0.800 102.862 -1.049
201706 0.094 103.349 0.123
201709 -0.059 104.136 -0.076
201712 0.202 104.011 0.262
201803 0.151 105.290 0.194
201806 -0.334 106.317 -0.424
201809 0.413 106.507 0.523
201812 1.201 105.998 1.529
201903 0.045 107.251 0.057
201906 0.673 108.070 0.840
201909 0.435 108.329 0.542
201912 1.121 108.420 1.395
202003 0.066 108.902 0.082
202006 1.535 108.767 1.904
202009 0.790 109.815 0.971
202012 1.127 109.897 1.384
202103 0.473 111.754 0.571
202106 0.829 114.631 0.976
202109 0.158 115.734 0.184
202112 2.178 117.630 2.498
202203 0.220 121.301 0.245
202206 0.066 125.017 0.071
202209 0.431 125.227 0.464
202212 0.541 125.222 0.583
202303 0.178 127.348 0.189
202306 0.693 128.729 0.726
202309 0.622 129.860 0.646
202312 0.893 129.419 0.931
202403 0.390 131.776 0.399
202406 0.455 132.554 0.463
202409 0.702 133.029 0.712
202412 0.932 133.157 0.944
202503 0.402 134.927 0.402

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


The Kraft Heinz Co  (NAS:KHC) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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The Kraft Heinz Co Business Description

Address
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15222
In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create one of North America's largest food and beverage manufacturers. Beyond its namesake brands, the combined firm's portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia. While the retail channel drives around 85% of its total sales, the firm also maintains a growing foodservice presence. Outside North America, Kraft Heinz's global reach counts a distribution network in Europe and emerging markets that drives nearly 25% of its consolidated sales base, as its products are sold in more than 190 countries and territories.
Executives
Lande Rashida La officer: SVP, Global Gen Csl & Corp Sec C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Vince Garlati officer: VP, Global Controller (PAO) C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Humberto P Alfonso director 1085 OCEAN AVENUE, MANTOLOKING NJ 08738
Flavio Torres officer: Head of Global Operations THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, 200 E. RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO IL 60601
Melissa Werneck officer: EVP & Global Chief People Ofcr C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Marcos Eloi officer: Chief Procurement Officer 200 E RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Diane J Gherson director IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504
Miguel Patricio officer: Chief Executive Officer 200 E. RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Alicia R Knapp director C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
James Park director C/O FITBIT, INC., 405 HOWARD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Andre Maciel officer: EVP & Global CFO C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Kathy Krenger officer: SVP & Global Chief Comm. Ofcr C/O THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, ONE PPG PLACE, SUITE 3200, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
3g Global Food Holdings Lp 10 percent owner C/O 3G CAPITAL INC., 600 THIRD AVE., 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Bruno Keller officer: Zone President, Canada 200 E. RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Lori Dickerson Fouche director 200 E RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60616