Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) vs Lamb Weston (LW)
- Kraft Heinz Company KHC 23.68 +1.72%
- Lamb Weston LW 53.59 −1.14%
Kraft Heinz Company and Lamb Weston are both Packaged Foods companies. Kraft Heinz Company is the larger, with a market value of $27.6B against $7.5B — 3.7× the size. Kraft Heinz Company has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Lamb Weston trades at 28.9×. Lamb Weston grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.58% against −1.62%. Lamb Weston has the higher net margin (3.85% vs −13.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.80% vs −3.79%). Both pay a dividend; Kraft Heinz Company yields more (6.76% vs 2.82%). Across the 22 metrics below, Lamb Weston leads on 12 and Kraft Heinz Company on 10.
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Profitability
| Metric | KHC | LW | Packaged Foods median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.37% | 19.38% | 27.54% |
| Operating margin | (12.76%) | 7.80% | 0.00% |
| Net margin | (13.64%) | 3.85% | 0.00% |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.33% | 6.49% | 2.37% |
| Return on equity | (8.75%) | 14.17% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | (4.39%) | 3.50% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | (3.79%) | 5.80% | 0.00% |
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