Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) results explained: sales down 1%

Quantooo Lab · 2026-11-04

What happened?

Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) reported results on 4 Nov, covering the 9 months to 26 Sep.

The numbers in plain words

Sales were down 0.9% compared with the same period a year earlier. Costs were larger than sales, a loss of about 24 for every 100 of sales running costs (operating margin -23.9%), higher than a year earlier (-30.9%). The company is funded more by borrowing than a year ago (50% of assets vs 49%).

Source: the company's 10-Q filed 2026-11-04.

How did the share price react?

Since the results, the share price has moved +3.26% (to the close of 5 Nov), while the S&P 500 moved −2.83%.

What changed in our score?

Our score went from 37 to 46 out of 100; the fundamentals part went from 44 to 43. Every step of the calculation: KHC stock page.

How bumpy could the next month be?

Our volatility model expects the next month to be bumpier than usual for KHC (28% a year vs a normal 24%).

What does it mean?

Results describe the past few months. They don't tell you where the price goes next, and our own tests found our scores don't reliably predict that either.

Educational, not investment advice.