KHC Stock — The Kraft Heinz Company

The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KHC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 6.76%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.76%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is -3.8% over the past 14.1 years, 568.6 points behind SPY at 564.8%.

KHC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -3.8% over the past 14.1 years, 568.6 points behind SPY at 564.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 0.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.7%.

KHC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.75%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/17/2012

Distribution rate

6.76%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

6.76%

5-year average yield

4.9

Last close

$23.68 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$28,080,306,589

Average volume

13674700.0

Dividend

$0.40

Ex-dividend date

09/04/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.111

Payout ratio

66.1%

Forward P/E

11.1483

EPS

$-2.87

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.76%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.76%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

KHC risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 19.7%.

Who may consider KHC — and who may not

KHC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KHC pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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