Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) vs Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)

• Hormel Foods Corporation HRL 21.94 ▼ −2.92%
• Kraft Heinz Company KHC 24.62 ▼ −2.76%

Hormel Foods Corporation and Kraft Heinz Company are both Packaged Foods companies. Kraft Heinz Company is the larger, with a market value of $30.0B against $12.4B — 2.4× the size. Kraft Heinz Company has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Hormel Foods Corporation trades at 34.8×. Hormel Foods Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.73% against −1.53%. Hormel Foods Corporation has the higher net margin (2.82% vs −14.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.64% vs −3.99%). Both pay a dividend; Kraft Heinz Company yields more (6.50% vs 5.33%). Across the 22 metrics below, Hormel Foods Corporation leads on 14 and Kraft Heinz Company on 8.