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The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — The Kraft Heinz Company

KHC in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Kraft Heinz makes packaged food and beverage products sold across North America and other markets, spanning condiments, cheese, frozen meals, snacks, desserts, coffee and cold cuts. It sells through its own sales teams and through brokers, distributors and e-commerce to grocery chains, foodservice operators and institutions. Its brands include Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Lunchables and Kool-Aid, among others, and it also holds a partnership with the National Football League. The company formed from the 2015 merger of Kraft and Heinz and is based in Pittsburgh.
Where it sits in the stack
Kraft Heinz sits outside our index sleeves; it belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Packaged Foods industry, where the diary tracks branded food producers rather than build-out layers.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no defined peer group for this name; the comparison the market draws is with other large packaged-food makers such as General Mills.
Why Closelook tracks it
Kraft Heinz holds a seat in the Nasdaq-100 but does not carry a Closelook score, and the diary records no quotes for it in the editions so far.
What the diary watches
Whether demand shifts toward private-label or health-focused alternatives, and how that pressure shows up across the company's branded product lines.

The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for KHC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: initiation by RBC Capital, 2026-09-17

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for KHC from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation RBC Capital — at Outperform Initiated to Outperform 2026-09-17

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Packaged Foods · US · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Packaged Foods · US

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against KHC on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 6.55%, quarterly · last 0.40 USD on 2026-09-04

Dividends and capital return

What KHC pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.60 USD per share · a 6.55% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year 0.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.60 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.40 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-04
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.40 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.60 USD · 2025: 1.60 USD · 2026: 1.20 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-30

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)?

The Kraft Heinz Company trades as KHC on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is KHC in a Closelook index?

Not currently — The Kraft Heinz Company is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does KHC trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -3.7% vs the 50-day and +2.5% vs the 200-day average, 13% below the 52-week high and +16.1% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 48 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does The Kraft Heinz Company do?

Kraft Heinz makes packaged food and beverage products sold across North America and other markets, spanning condiments, cheese, frozen meals, snacks, desserts, coffee and cold cuts. It sells through its own sales teams and through brokers, distributors and e-commerce to grocery chains, foodservice operators and institutions. Its brands include Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Lunchables and Kool-Aid, among others, and it also holds a partnership with the National Football League. The diary has no defined peer group for this name; the comparison the market draws is with other large packaged-food makers such as General Mills.

Where does The Kraft Heinz Company sit in the AI build-out?

Kraft Heinz sits outside our index sleeves; it belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Packaged Foods industry, where the diary tracks branded food producers rather than build-out layers. Kraft Heinz holds a seat in the Nasdaq-100 but does not carry a Closelook score, and the diary records no quotes for it in the editions so far.

Does The Kraft Heinz Company pay a dividend?

The Kraft Heinz Company has paid 1.60 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 6.55% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.40 USD on 2026-09-04. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on The Kraft Heinz Company recently?

The most recent analyst action on The Kraft Heinz Company on the Closelook wire is a initiation by RBC Capital on 2026-09-17 (at Outperform). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KHC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Packaged Foods. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.