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Kraft Heinz (KHC) Q3 2026 Earnings: Guidance Raised

Q3 2026 (ended Sep 26, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • Kraft Heinz raised its full-year guidance; revenue −2.0% vs a year earlier.

Kraft Heinz's results for Q3 2026 (ended Sep 26, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-11-04. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP)$6,115 million (−2.0% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$0.46
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$0.53
Full-year guidanceRaised

Guidance

Kraft Heinz raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $2.07–2.13 and the low end of organic sales; operating income outlook unchanged, gross margin at low end.

Why this label: Current-vs-prior table: organic net sales low end raised (to -1.25% from -2%) and adjusted EPS $2.07-2.13 (from $2.03-2.09); adjusted operating income unchanged; nothing core lowered.

MetricPeriodNewPrior (as stated in the release)
organic net salesFY2026(1.25)% to (0.5)%(2)% to (0.5)%
constant currency adjusted operating incomeFY2026(18)% to (16)%(18)% to (16)%
adjusted gross profit marginFY2026low end of (50) to (10) bps(50) to (10) bps
adjusted EPSFY2026$2.07–2.13$2.03–2.09
effective tax rate on adjusted EPSFY2026~23.5%~24.5%
other expense/(income)FY2026~$210M income~$200M income
free cash flow conversionFY2026~110%~110%

From the release

Revenue: "Kraft Heinz · $ · 6,115 · $ · 6,237 · (2.0) · %"

Earnings per share: "Diluted EPS decreased 11.5 percent versus the prior year period to $0.46. This decrease was primarily due to the unfavorable changes in operating income discussed above. Adjusted EPS (1) was $0.53, down 13.1 percent versus the prior year period"

organic net sales: "Organic Net Sales · (1.25)% to (0.5)% · (2)% to (0.5)%"

constant currency adjusted operating income: "Constant Currency Adjusted Operating Income · (18)% to (16)% · (18)% to (16)%"

adjusted gross profit margin: "Adjusted Gross Profit Margin · Low End of (50)bps to (10)bps · (50)bps to (10)bps"

Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.

Key fact: Raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $2.07–$2.13; Q3 net sales fell 2.0%.

Source

Kraft Heinz earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0001637459-26-000078, filed 2026-11-04.

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