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The Kraft Heinz Co (XSWX:KHC) Forward Dividend Yield % : 4.85% (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is The Kraft Heinz Co Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-16), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of The Kraft Heinz Co is 4.85%.

As of today (2024-05-16), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of The Kraft Heinz Co is 5.00%.

XSWX:KHC's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
79.57% of 1082 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.5 vs XSWX:KHC: 4.85

The Kraft Heinz Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF0.00.

During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -6.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of The Kraft Heinz Co was 13.70% per year. The lowest was -13.80% per year. And the median was -12.60% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Competitive Comparison of The Kraft Heinz Co's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The Kraft Heinz Co's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The Kraft Heinz Co's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Kraft Heinz Co's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Kraft Heinz Co's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.



The Kraft Heinz Co Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.


The Kraft Heinz Co  (XSWX:KHC) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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The Kraft Heinz Co (XSWX:KHC) Business Description

Address
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15222
In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create the third-largest food and beverage manufacturer in North America behind PepsiCo and Nestle and the fifth-largest player in the world. Beyond its namesake brands, the combined firm's portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia. While the retail channel drives around 85% of its total sales, the firm operates a growing presence in the foodservice arena. Outside North America, Kraft Heinz's global reach counts a distribution network in Europe and emerging markets that drives 20%-25% of its consolidated sales base, as its products are sold in more than 190 countries and territories.