The Kraft Heinz (KHC) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.53
- Estimate
- $0.42
- Surprise
- +25.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-26)
- $6.12B
- Score today
- 5.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
The Kraft Heinz (KHC) beat the $0.42 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.53 — a large 25.1% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- Kraft Heinz Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-04
- The Kraft Heinz Company Declares Quarterly Dividend — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-04
- Kraft Heinz CEO Warns of Higher Prices Ahead — Even As He Calls Consumers 'Fragile' — benzinga, 2026-11-04
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates KHC Sell at 5.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +25.1% surprise compares with a +13.8% four-quarter average.
What argues against it
- Target reached (-12.6% upside)
- Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0)
- Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $25.44
- Stop
- $23.98
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.8× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
KHC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Market cap
- $30.17B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.2
- 52-week range
- $21.04–$28.09
- Off 52-week high
- 9.4%
- RSI (14)
- 65
- Volume vs avg
- 1.82×
- Score today
- 5.5/10