Kraft Heinz
Sector unknown·KHC · USA (SEC 10-K)·Fiscal year to 27/12/2025
Description of the Company: We manufacture and market food and beverage products around the world through our eight consumer-driven product platforms: Taste Elevation, Easy Ready Meals, Substantial Snacking, Desserts, Hydration, Cheese, Coffee, Meats, and other grocery products.
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Retail
End markets
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, in order to remain competitive, we rely on our ability to secure new retailers and maintain or add shelf space for our products. If we are unable to secure sufficient and attractive shelf space, adequate product visibility, and attractive pricing for our products with retailers, our products may be disadvantaged against our competitors. Even if we obtain preferred product visibility and shelf space, our new and existing products may fail to achieve the sales expectations set by retailers, which may cause these retailers to remove our products from their shelves.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Our products are sold in highly competitive marketplaces, including e-commerce retailers, large-format retailers, and discounters. Competition amongst retailers may create consumer price deflation, affecting our retail customer relationships and presenting additional challenges to increasing prices in response to commodity or other cost increases.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We derive significant portions of our sales from certain significant customers (see Sales and Customers within Item 1, Business). Some or all of our significant customers may not continue to purchase our products in the same mix or quantities or on the same terms as in the past, particularly as increasingly powerful retailers may demand lower pricing and focus on developing their own brands.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In nearly all of our product categories, we compete with branded products as well as private label products, which are typically sold at lower prices. Our products must provide higher value or quality to consumers than alternatives, particularly during periods of economic uncertainty.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Description of the Company: We manufacture and market food and beverage products around the world through our eight consumer-driven product platforms: Taste Elevation, Easy Ready Meals, Substantial Snacking, Desserts, Hydration, Cheese, Coffee, Meats, and other grocery products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Industry Risks We operate in a highly competitive industry. The food and beverage industry is highly competitive across all of our product offerings. Our principal competitors in these categories are manufacturers and retailers with their own branded and private label products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Concentration of Risk: Our largest customer, Walmart Inc., represented approximately 21% of our net sales in 2025, 2024, and 2023. Both of our reportable segments have sales to Walmart Inc.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Consumer spending strengthens
Agriculture and food production
End markets
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The gradual increase in global average temperatures is projected to contribute to significant changes in weather patterns in the regions where we and our suppliers operate, including an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters, and changes in agricultural productivity. Increased natural disasters and decreased agricultural productivity in such regions may limit the availability or increase the cost of the natural resources and commodities used in the production of our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We purchase and use large quantities of commodities, including dairy products, meat products, sugar and other sweeteners, coffee, tomato products, soybean and vegetable oils, eggs, other fruits and vegetables, and wheat and processed grains to manufacture our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Description of the Company: We manufacture and market food and beverage products around the world through our eight consumer-driven product platforms: Taste Elevation, Easy Ready Meals, Substantial Snacking, Desserts, Hydration, Cheese, Coffee, Meats, and other grocery products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Industry Risks We operate in a highly competitive industry. The food and beverage industry is highly competitive across all of our product offerings. Our principal competitors in these categories are manufacturers and retailers with their own branded and private label products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Grain and agricultural commodities mixed effect, Climate change and extreme weather weakens, Grocery retail and private label weakens
Consumer preference shifts
End markets
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Consumer preferences for food and beverage products change continually and rapidly. Our success depends on our ability to predict, identify, and interpret the tastes and dietary habits of consumers. We must continue to offer products that appeal to consumers, including with respect to their health and wellness preferences and changing consumption patterns, such as those potentially associated with weight-loss drugs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, claims about the health impacts of consumption of our products, or ingredients, additives, preservatives, components, or substances present or allegedly present in those products or packaging, including in connection with the development, manufacture, and marketing of our products, have resulted in, and could in the future result in, us being subject to regulations, fines, lawsuits (including but not limited to pending litigation alleging that certain of our products are “ultra-processed” and consuming them causes adverse health impacts, allegations with which we strongly disagree), or taxes, or may cause us to change the way in which we operate which could adversely impact our profitability, financial condition, or operating results.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“Our ability to refine the ingredient and nutrition profiles of and packaging for our products as well as to maintain focus on ethical sourcing and supply chain management opportunities to address evolving consumer preferences are important to our growth.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this mixed effect Beer and beverages
Beer and beverages
End markets
Market
“Description of the Company: We manufacture and market food and beverage products around the world through our eight consumer-driven product platforms: Taste Elevation, Easy Ready Meals, Substantial Snacking, Desserts, Hydration, Cheese, Coffee, Meats, and other grocery products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Industry Risks We operate in a highly competitive industry. The food and beverage industry is highly competitive across all of our product offerings. Our principal competitors in these categories are manufacturers and retailers with their own branded and private label products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Grain and agricultural commodities strengthens, Consumer preference shifts mixed effect, Packaging weakens
Contract manufacturers as a business (EMS, CMO, CRO)
End markets
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We also enter into co-manufacturing arrangements with third parties if we determine it is advantageous to outsource the production of any of our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Biotech and drug development strengthens
Hospitality and leisure
End markets
Market
“Description of the Company: We manufacture and market food and beverage products around the world through our eight consumer-driven product platforms: Taste Elevation, Easy Ready Meals, Substantial Snacking, Desserts, Hydration, Cheese, Coffee, Meats, and other grocery products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Consumer spending strengthens
Inflation
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We may need to reduce our prices, or be restricted or delayed in our ability to increase prices, in response to competitive, customer, consumer, regulatory, or macroeconomic pressures, including pressures related to private label products that are generally sold at lower prices. These pressures have restricted, and may in the future continue to restrict, our ability to increase prices and maintain those price increases in response to commodity and other cost increases, including those related to inflationary pressures.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Changing or severe weather and environmental conditions could also affect our ability, and our suppliers’ ability, to procure necessary commodities at costs and in quantities we currently experience and may require us to increase costs or make additional unplanned capital expenditures.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Slow economic growth, inflation, or high unemployment in the markets in which we operate could constrain consumer spending, and declining consumer purchasing power could adversely impact our profitability.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Prices for commodities, energy, and other supplies are volatile and can fluctuate due to conditions that are difficult to predict, particularly due to inflationary pressures, due in part to changes in governmental regulation, including the recent tariff and trade policy actions taken by the United States and foreign governments. Further, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, input cost volatility due global competition for resources, foreign currency fluctuations, geopolitical conditions or conflicts, cybersecurity incidents, severe weather, natural disasters, global climate change, water risk, pandemics, crop failures, crop shortages due to plant disease or insect and other pest infestation, changes in consumer demand, alternative energy initiatives, including increased demand for biofuels, and agricultural programs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In 2025, we experienced increased inflationary pressures in our supply chain costs compared to the prior year period, due in part to the tariff and trade policy actions taken by the United States and foreign governments during the year.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Segment Adjusted Operating Income decreased 14.1% to $4.4 billion in 2025 compared to $5.1 billion in 2024, primarily due to unfavorable volume/mix, inflationary pressures in commodity and manufacturing costs that outpaced our efficiency initiatives, increased advertising expenses, higher depreciation expense, increased research and development costs, and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (0.1 pp).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Higher pricing was taken in certain categories to mitigate higher input costs, primarily in coffee.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Organic Net Sales increased 4.6% to $2.8 billion in 2025 compared to $2.7 billion in 2024, primarily driven by higher pricing (4.0 pp) and favorable volume/mix (0.6 pp).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Higher pricing was taken primarily in certain countries within WEEM to address inflationary pressures, which more than offset lower pricing in Indonesia.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Consumer spending, strengthens Interest rates
Consumer spending
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We may need to reduce our prices, or be restricted or delayed in our ability to increase prices, in response to competitive, customer, consumer, regulatory, or macroeconomic pressures, including pressures related to private label products that are generally sold at lower prices. These pressures have restricted, and may in the future continue to restrict, our ability to increase prices and maintain those price increases in response to commodity and other cost increases, including those related to inflationary pressures.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Unfavorable volume/mix was primarily due to declines in cold cuts, coffee, certain condiments, bacon, frozen snacks, and desserts.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Unfavorable volume/mix was primarily due to continued industry slowdowns of meals in the United Kingdom and pricing elasticity in New Zealand.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We recorded advertising expenses of $1,073 million in 2025, $1,031 million in 2024, and $1,071 million in 2023.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Organic Net Sales decreased 4.7% to $18.6 billion in 2025 compared to $19.5 billion in 2024, primarily due to unfavorable volume/mix (5.0 pp), which more than offset higher pricing (0.3 pp).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Inflation weakens
Chains out: this strengthens Retail, strengthens Hospitality and leisure, strengthens Premium consumers, strengthens Grocery retail and private label
Interest rates
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Changes in financial and capital markets, including market disruptions, instability in financial institutions, limited liquidity, and interest rate volatility, may increase the cost of financing as well as the risks of refinancing maturing debt.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“A decrease in these credit ratings could limit our access to capital markets and increase our borrowing costs, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Additionally, the annual costs of benefits vary with increased costs of health care and the outcome of collectively bargained wage and benefit agreements.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We have aggregate principal amounts of senior notes of approximately $1.9 billion maturing in June 2026.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Public debt and fiscal policy strengthens, Inflation strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Construction, weakens Real estate, weakens Wind power, weakens Housing market, weakens Office and commercial property, weakens Residential rental, weakens Residential construction
Tariffs and trade policy
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Prices for commodities, energy, and other supplies are volatile and can fluctuate due to conditions that are difficult to predict, particularly due to inflationary pressures, due in part to changes in governmental regulation, including the recent tariff and trade policy actions taken by the United States and foreign governments. Further, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, input cost volatility due global competition for resources, foreign currency fluctuations, geopolitical conditions or conflicts, cybersecurity incidents, severe weather, natural disasters, global climate change, water risk, pandemics, crop failures, crop shortages due to plant disease or insect and other pest infestation, changes in consumer demand, alternative energy initiatives, including increased demand for biofuels, and agricultural programs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In 2025, we experienced increased inflationary pressures in our supply chain costs compared to the prior year period, due in part to the tariff and trade policy actions taken by the United States and foreign governments during the year.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Economic and financial uncertainties in our international markets, changes to major international trade arrangements, and the imposition of increased or new tariffs by the U.S. federal government, as well as retaliatory tariffs by certain foreign governments have negatively impacted, and could continue to negatively impact our operations and sales.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Various laws and regulations govern our practices including, but not limited to, those related to advertising and marketing, product claims and labeling, food production and nutritional requirements, environmental matters (including climate change), packaging and waste management (including packaging containing PFAS), intellectual property, 17 consumer protection and product liability, commercial disputes, trade and export controls, anti-trust, data privacy, labor and employment, workplace health and safety, forced labor, and tax.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Geopolitical uncertainty strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Global trade volumes
Climate change and extreme weather
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The gradual increase in global average temperatures is projected to contribute to significant changes in weather patterns in the regions where we and our suppliers operate, including an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters, and changes in agricultural productivity. Increased natural disasters and decreased agricultural productivity in such regions may limit the availability or increase the cost of the natural resources and commodities used in the production of our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, input cost volatility due global competition for resources, foreign currency fluctuations, geopolitical conditions or conflicts, cybersecurity incidents, severe weather, natural disasters, global climate change, water risk, pandemics, crop failures, crop shortages due to plant disease or insect and other pest infestation, changes in consumer demand, alternative energy initiatives, including increased demand for biofuels, and agricultural programs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Factors that are hard to predict or beyond our control, such as weather or other geological events or natural disasters, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, or wild fires (whether as a result of climate change or otherwise), raw material shortages, fires or explosions, political unrest, geopolitical conflicts, terrorism, civil strife, acts of war, public corruption, expropriation, generalized labor unrest or labor shortages, cybersecurity incidents, or pandemics, could damage or disrupt our operations or the operations of our customers, suppliers, vendors, co-manufacturers, distributors, or regulators.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Agriculture and food production
Geopolitical uncertainty
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, input cost volatility due global competition for resources, foreign currency fluctuations, geopolitical conditions or conflicts, cybersecurity incidents, severe weather, natural disasters, global climate change, water risk, pandemics, crop failures, crop shortages due to plant disease or insect and other pest infestation, changes in consumer demand, alternative energy initiatives, including increased demand for biofuels, and agricultural programs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Escalation of geopolitical tensions related to military conflict, including increased trade barriers or restrictions on global trade, could result in, among other things, supply chain disruptions, changes in consumer demand, increased cyberattacks, and impacts on foreign exchange rates and financial markets, any of which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Although we do not have operations in Ukraine, and our business in Russia generated approximately 1% of our consolidated net sales for the year ended December 27, 2025, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has caused, and could continue to cause, negative impacts on our business and the global economy.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Factors that are hard to predict or beyond our control, such as weather or other geological events or natural disasters, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, or wild fires (whether as a result of climate change or otherwise), raw material shortages, fires or explosions, political unrest, geopolitical conflicts, terrorism, civil strife, acts of war, public corruption, expropriation, generalized labor unrest or labor shortages, cybersecurity incidents, or pandemics, could damage or disrupt our operations or the operations of our customers, suppliers, vendors, co-manufacturers, distributors, or regulators.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Defence budgets, strengthens Energy security, strengthens Tariffs and trade policy, weakens Global trade volumes, strengthens Sea freight and freight rates, weakens Reconstruction of Ukraine
Labour and wages
Raw materials and inputs
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Inflationary pressures, shortages in the labor market, increased employee turnover, and changes in the availability of our workers could increase labor costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated operating results or financial condition.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We compete with other companies both within and outside of our industry for talented personnel, and we may lose key personnel or fail to attract, train, and retain other talented personnel and a diverse global workforce with the skills and in the locations we need to operate and grow our business.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Segment Adjusted Operating Income decreased 14.1% to $4.4 billion in 2025 compared to $5.1 billion in 2024, primarily due to unfavorable volume/mix, inflationary pressures in commodity and manufacturing costs that outpaced our efficiency initiatives, increased advertising expenses, higher depreciation expense, increased research and development costs, and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (0.1 pp).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Sugar, cocoa and coffee
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We purchase and use large quantities of commodities, including dairy products, meat products, sugar and other sweeteners, coffee, tomato products, soybean and vegetable oils, eggs, other fruits and vegetables, and wheat and processed grains to manufacture our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“For example, hedging our costs for one of our key commodities, dairy products, is difficult because dairy futures markets are not as liquid as many other commodities futures markets.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We use commodity futures, options, and swaps to economically hedge the price of certain input costs, including dairy products, vegetable oils, coffee beans, corn, wheat products, sugar cane and meat products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Currency exposure
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“We derive a substantial portion of our net sales from international markets.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Other factors impacting our operations in the United States and in international locations where we do business include changes in laws, export and import restrictions, foreign currency exchange rates, foreign currency devaluation, cash repatriation restrictions, recessionary conditions, governmental subsidies provided to our consumers such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) in the U.S., foreign ownership restrictions, nationalization, the impact of hyperinflationary environments, a potential U.S. federal government shutdown, terrorist acts, political unrest, and military conflict.”
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E-commerce
Technology
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Our products are sold in highly competitive marketplaces, including e-commerce retailers, large-format retailers, and discounters. Competition amongst retailers may create consumer price deflation, affecting our retail customer relationships and presenting additional challenges to increasing prices in response to commodity or other cost increases.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, technology-based systems, which give consumers the ability to shop through e-commerce websites and mobile commerce applications, are also significantly altering the retail landscape in many of our markets. If we are unable to adjust to developments in these changing landscapes, we may be disadvantaged in key channels and with certain consumers, which could materially and adversely affect our product sales, financial condition, and operating results.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
EU climate and energy policy
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Additionally, there is a heightened focus by foreign, federal, state, and local regulatory and legislative bodies regarding environmental policies relating to a changing environment, including as a result of climate change, such as regulating greenhouse gas emissions (including carbon pricing or a carbon tax), energy policies, and disclosure obligations. Increased energy or compliance costs and expenses due to, and additional legal or regulatory requirements regarding, changing environmental conditions and climate change could be costly and may cause disruptions in, or an increase in the costs associated with, the running of our manufacturing and processing facilities and our business, as well as increase distribution and supply chain costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, the imposition of new laws, changes in laws or regulatory requirements or changing interpretations thereof, and differing or competing regulations and standards across the markets where our products are made, manufactured, distributed, and sold have in the past and could continue to result in higher compliance costs, capital expenditures, and higher production costs, adversely impacting our product sales, financial condition, and results of operations.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Circular economy and recycling, strengthens Energy efficiency
Fuel
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We are also exposed to changes in oil prices, including diesel fuel, which influence both our packaging and transportation costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, we purchase and use significant quantities of plastics, resin, cardboard, glass, paper and metal to package our products, and we use electricity, diesel fuel, and natural gas in the manufacturing and distribution of our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Shipping and logistics, strengthens Aviation and travel
Grain and agricultural commodities
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We purchase and use large quantities of commodities, including dairy products, meat products, sugar and other sweeteners, coffee, tomato products, soybean and vegetable oils, eggs, other fruits and vegetables, and wheat and processed grains to manufacture our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We use commodity futures, options, and swaps to economically hedge the price of certain input costs, including dairy products, vegetable oils, coffee beans, corn, wheat products, sugar cane and meat products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Beer and beverages, mixed effect Agriculture and food production
Packaging
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, we purchase and use significant quantities of plastics, resin, cardboard, glass, paper and metal to package our products, and we use other inputs, such as electricity, natural gas, and water, to operate our facilities.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Commodity Trends We purchase and use large quantities of commodities, including dairy products, meat products, sugar and other sweeteners, coffee, tomato products, soybean and vegetable oils, eggs, other fruits and vegetables, and wheat and processed grains to manufacture our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Beer and beverages
USD vs DKK/EUR
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“We hold assets, incur liabilities, earn revenue, and pay expenses in a variety of currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Canadian dollar, euro, British pound sterling, Australian dollar, Brazilian real, Chinese renminbi, Russian ruble, Indonesian rupiah, and New Zealand dollar.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Segment Adjusted Operating Income decreased 14.1% to $4.4 billion in 2025 compared to $5.1 billion in 2024, primarily due to unfavorable volume/mix, inflationary pressures in commodity and manufacturing costs that outpaced our efficiency initiatives, increased advertising expenses, higher depreciation expense, increased research and development costs, and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (0.1 pp).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this mixed effect United States
Business cycle and GDP growth
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Slow economic growth, inflation, or high unemployment in the markets in which we operate could constrain consumer spending, and declining consumer purchasing power could adversely impact our profitability.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Global trade volumes, strengthens Construction
Carbon tax and ETS prices
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Additionally, there is a heightened focus by foreign, federal, state, and local regulatory and legislative bodies regarding environmental policies relating to a changing environment, including as a result of climate change, such as regulating greenhouse gas emissions (including carbon pricing or a carbon tax), energy policies, and disclosure obligations. Increased energy or compliance costs and expenses due to, and additional legal or regulatory requirements regarding, changing environmental conditions and climate change could be costly and may cause disruptions in, or an increase in the costs associated with, the running of our manufacturing and processing facilities and our business, as well as increase distribution and supply chain costs.”
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Chains out: this weakens Shipping and logistics, strengthens Energy efficiency, weakens Cement and building materials
Employment
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Slow economic growth, inflation, or high unemployment in the markets in which we operate could constrain consumer spending, and declining consumer purchasing power could adversely impact our profitability.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
GLP-1 and obesity treatment
Technology
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Consumer preferences for food and beverage products change continually and rapidly. Our success depends on our ability to predict, identify, and interpret the tastes and dietary habits of consumers. We must continue to offer products that appeal to consumers, including with respect to their health and wellness preferences and changing consumption patterns, such as those potentially associated with weight-loss drugs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: US drug pricing policy weakens
Chains out: this mixed effect Healthcare and hospitals
M&A and consolidation
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The retail landscape has experienced, and may continue to experience, the consolidation of ownership of retailers and the presence of buying groups resulting in increased purchasing power. Retail customers, such as supermarkets, warehouse clubs, and food distributors in our major markets, may continue to consolidate, resulting in fewer but larger customers for our business across various channels. These larger customers may seek to leverage their positions to improve their profitability by demanding improved efficiency, lower pricing, more favorable terms, increased promotional programs, or specifically tailored product offerings.”
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Oil
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We are also exposed to changes in oil prices, including diesel fuel, which influence both our packaging and transportation costs.”
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Chains out: this strengthens Plastics and polymers
Other currencies
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“We hold assets, incur liabilities, earn revenue, and pay expenses in a variety of currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Canadian dollar, euro, British pound sterling, Australian dollar, Brazilian real, Chinese renminbi, Russian ruble, Indonesian rupiah, and New Zealand dollar.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Plastics and polymers
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Commodity Trends We purchase and use large quantities of commodities, including dairy products, meat products, sugar and other sweeteners, coffee, tomato products, soybean and vegetable oils, eggs, other fruits and vegetables, and wheat and processed grains to manufacture our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Oil strengthens
Cyber attacks and IT security risk
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, input cost volatility due global competition for resources, foreign currency fluctuations, geopolitical conditions or conflicts, cybersecurity incidents, severe weather, natural disasters, global climate change, water risk, pandemics, crop failures, crop shortages due to plant disease or insect and other pest infestation, changes in consumer demand, alternative energy initiatives, including increased demand for biofuels, and agricultural programs.”
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DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Geopolitical tensions or conflicts, and the rapid evolution and increased adoption of artificial intelligence technologies may further heighten the risk of cybersecurity attacks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Factors that are hard to predict or beyond our control, such as weather or other geological events or natural disasters, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, or wild fires (whether as a result of climate change or otherwise), raw material shortages, fires or explosions, political unrest, geopolitical conflicts, terrorism, civil strife, acts of war, public corruption, expropriation, generalized labor unrest or labor shortages, cybersecurity incidents, or pandemics, could damage or disrupt our operations or the operations of our customers, suppliers, vendors, co-manufacturers, distributors, or regulators.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Cybersecurity (products and services)
Electricity
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, we purchase and use significant quantities of plastics, resin, cardboard, glass, paper and metal to package our products, and we use other inputs, such as electricity, natural gas, and water, to operate our facilities.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, we purchase and use significant quantities of plastics, resin, cardboard, glass, paper and metal to package our products, and we use electricity, diesel fuel, and natural gas in the manufacturing and distribution of our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Data centres strengthens, Electrification strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Power grid expansion
Natural gas
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, we purchase and use significant quantities of plastics, resin, cardboard, glass, paper and metal to package our products, and we use other inputs, such as electricity, natural gas, and water, to operate our facilities.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, we purchase and use significant quantities of plastics, resin, cardboard, glass, paper and metal to package our products, and we use electricity, diesel fuel, and natural gas in the manufacturing and distribution of our products.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Labour regulation
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Furthermore, we may be subject to increased costs or experience adverse effects to our operating results if we are unable to renew collectively bargained agreements on satisfactory terms. Our financial condition and ability to meet the needs of our customers could be materially and adversely affected if strikes or work stoppages or interruptions occur as a result of delayed negotiations with union-represented employees both in and outside of the United States.”
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Shipping and logistics
End markets
InputNegative impact: weakens
“These favorable impacts to Segment Adjusted Operating Income more than offset higher procurement and logistics costs reflecting inflationary pressure in WEEM, increased advertising expenses, unfavorable changes in allowances for trade receivables in Indonesia, the unfavorable impact of foreign currency (4.5 pp), and higher depreciation expense.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Carbon tax and ETS prices weakens, Global trade volumes strengthens, Fuel strengthens
Europe
Geography
Geography
“We are a global company with sales and operations in numerous countries within developed and emerging markets. Approximately 33% of our 2025 net sales were generated outside of the United States. As a result, we are subject to risks inherent in global operations.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“Although we do not have operations in Ukraine, and our business in Russia generated approximately 1% of our consolidated net sales for the year ended December 27, 2025, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has caused, and could continue to cause, negative impacts on our business and the global economy.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“As of December 27, 2025, we operated 69 manufacturing and processing facilities. We own 65 and lease four of these facilities. Our manufacturing and processing facilities count by segment as of December 27, 2025 was: Owned Leased North America 32 2 International Developed Markets 17 — Emerging Markets(a) 16 2 (a) Emerging Markets represents the aggregation of our WEEM and AEM operating segments.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“We manage our operating results through four operating segments: North America, Europe and Pacific Developed Markets (“EPDM” or “International Developed Markets”), West and East Emerging Markets (“WEEM”), and Asia Emerging Markets (“AEM”).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“(in millions) Net sales: North America $ 18,586 $ 19,543 International Developed Markets 3,539 3,535 Emerging Markets 2,817 2,768 Total net sales $ 24,942 $ 25,846 Organic Net Sales: (in millions) Organic Net Sales(a): North America $ 18,621 $ 19,543 International Developed Markets 3,466 3,535 Emerging Markets 2,802 2,678 Total Organic Net Sales $ 24,889 $ 25,756 (a) Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Asia and emerging markets
Geography
Geography
“We are a global company with sales and operations in numerous countries within developed and emerging markets. Approximately 33% of our 2025 net sales were generated outside of the United States. As a result, we are subject to risks inherent in global operations.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“As of December 27, 2025, we operated 69 manufacturing and processing facilities. We own 65 and lease four of these facilities. Our manufacturing and processing facilities count by segment as of December 27, 2025 was: Owned Leased North America 32 2 International Developed Markets 17 — Emerging Markets(a) 16 2 (a) Emerging Markets represents the aggregation of our WEEM and AEM operating segments.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“We manage our operating results through four operating segments: North America, Europe and Pacific Developed Markets (“EPDM” or “International Developed Markets”), West and East Emerging Markets (“WEEM”), and Asia Emerging Markets (“AEM”).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“Favorable volume/mix was primarily driven by Taste Elevation, particularly in Brazil and China, which more than offset unfavorable volume/mix in Indonesia.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
United States
Geography
Geography
“We are a global company with sales and operations in numerous countries within developed and emerging markets. Approximately 33% of our 2025 net sales were generated outside of the United States. As a result, we are subject to risks inherent in global operations.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“As of December 27, 2025, we operated 69 manufacturing and processing facilities. We own 65 and lease four of these facilities. Our manufacturing and processing facilities count by segment as of December 27, 2025 was: Owned Leased North America 32 2 International Developed Markets 17 — Emerging Markets(a) 16 2 (a) Emerging Markets represents the aggregation of our WEEM and AEM operating segments.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“Fiscal Year 2025 Compared to Fiscal Year 2024: Net sales decreased 3.5% to $24.9 billion in 2025 compared to $25.8 billion in 2024, including the unfavorable impacts of foreign currency (0.1 pp).”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“(in millions) Net sales: North America $ 18,586 $ 19,543 International Developed Markets 3,539 3,535 Emerging Markets 2,817 2,768 Total net sales $ 24,942 $ 25,846 Organic Net Sales: (in millions) Organic Net Sales(a): North America $ 18,621 $ 19,543 International Developed Markets 3,466 3,535 Emerging Markets 2,802 2,678 Total Organic Net Sales $ 24,889 $ 25,756 (a) Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: USD vs DKK/EUR mixed effect
Artificial intelligence
Technology
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We must also be able to respond successfully to technological advances by our competitors (including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and augmented reality, which may become critical in interpreting consumer preferences in the future), and failure to do so could compromise our competitive position and impact our product sales, financial condition, and operating results.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Geopolitical tensions or conflicts, and the rapid evolution and increased adoption of artificial intelligence technologies may further heighten the risk of cybersecurity attacks.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Data centres, strengthens Semiconductors and electronic components, strengthens Semiconductor industry
Denmark
Geography
Geography
“As of December 27, 2025, we operated 69 manufacturing and processing facilities. We own 65 and lease four of these facilities. Our manufacturing and processing facilities count by segment as of December 27, 2025 was: Owned Leased North America 32 2 International Developed Markets 17 — Emerging Markets(a) 16 2 (a) Emerging Markets represents the aggregation of our WEEM and AEM operating segments.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“(in millions) Net sales: North America $ 18,586 $ 19,543 International Developed Markets 3,539 3,535 Emerging Markets 2,817 2,768 Total net sales $ 24,942 $ 25,846 Organic Net Sales: (in millions) Organic Net Sales(a): North America $ 18,621 $ 19,543 International Developed Markets 3,466 3,535 Emerging Markets 2,802 2,678 Total Organic Net Sales $ 24,889 $ 25,756 (a) Organic Net Sales is a non-GAAP financial measure.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Pandemics and outbreaks
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, input cost volatility due global competition for resources, foreign currency fluctuations, geopolitical conditions or conflicts, cybersecurity incidents, severe weather, natural disasters, global climate change, water risk, pandemics, crop failures, crop shortages due to plant disease or insect and other pest infestation, changes in consumer demand, alternative energy initiatives, including increased demand for biofuels, and agricultural programs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Factors that are hard to predict or beyond our control, such as weather or other geological events or natural disasters, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, or wild fires (whether as a result of climate change or otherwise), raw material shortages, fires or explosions, political unrest, geopolitical conflicts, terrorism, civil strife, acts of war, public corruption, expropriation, generalized labor unrest or labor shortages, cybersecurity incidents, or pandemics, could damage or disrupt our operations or the operations of our customers, suppliers, vendors, co-manufacturers, distributors, or regulators.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Aviation and travel, strengthens Vaccines (travel health and preparedness)
China
Geography
Geography
“Although we do not have operations in Ukraine, and our business in Russia generated approximately 1% of our consolidated net sales for the year ended December 27, 2025, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has caused, and could continue to cause, negative impacts on our business and the global economy.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Nordics
Geography
Geography
“As of December 27, 2025, we operated 69 manufacturing and processing facilities. We own 65 and lease four of these facilities. Our manufacturing and processing facilities count by segment as of December 27, 2025 was: Owned Leased North America 32 2 International Developed Markets 17 — Emerging Markets(a) 16 2 (a) Emerging Markets represents the aggregation of our WEEM and AEM operating segments.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Water
Raw materials and inputs
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, input cost volatility due global competition for resources, foreign currency fluctuations, geopolitical conditions or conflicts, cybersecurity incidents, severe weather, natural disasters, global climate change, water risk, pandemics, crop failures, crop shortages due to plant disease or insect and other pest infestation, changes in consumer demand, alternative energy initiatives, including increased demand for biofuels, and agricultural programs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Competitors mentioned in the report
No named competitors in the report.
Financial figures
| Revenue latest fiscal year | 24.94 bn USD |
| Revenue growth vs. the year before, same method | -3.5 % |
| EBITDA reported by the company | -3.7 bn USD |
| Net debt debt incl. leasing minus cash | 17.25 bn USD |
| Diluted EPS per share | -4.93 USD |
Source: 10-K (SEC) A. See the report
Criteria
| Profit | ✗ |
| Growing | ✗ |
| Healthy balance sheet | N/A |
Only the criteria that can be computed from financial statements on this page. The remaining criteria (such as price and dividend) need a share price and are in the analysis.
Figures are in the report's currency (USD), not converted to DKK. Quotes are shown as the company's own words in English.