The weighted average cost of capital for The Kraft Heinz Company at 2026-06-30, calculated using the Baratelli Institute methodology and sourced to the most recent public filings. The number below is a practitioner reference — free to use, free to cite, refreshed quarterly.
| Component | Value | Source / Assumption |
|---|---|---|
| Risk-free rate (Rf) | 4.25% | 10-year US Treasury yield at snapshot date |
| Equity risk premium (ERP) | 5.55% | Damodaran implied ERP, June 2026 update |
| Beta (β) | 0.65 | 5-year weekly regression vs S&P 500, Blume-adjusted |
| Cost of equity (Ke) | 7.9% | CAPM: Rf + β × ERP = 4.25% + 0.65 × 5.55% |
| Pre-tax cost of debt (Kd) | 5.10% | Current-yield estimate on senior unsecured debt at issuer's rating |
| Marginal tax rate (t) | 22.0% | Blended federal + state; company-specific effective rate |
| After-tax cost of debt | 4.0% | Kd × (1 − t) = 5.10% × 78.0% |
| Equity weight (E/V) | 65.0% | Market value of equity ÷ total capitalization |
| Debt weight (D/V) | 35.0% | Market value of debt ÷ total capitalization |
| WACC | 6.5% | (E/V × Ke) + (D/V × Kd after-tax) |
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Use this WACC as the discount rate in an enterprise-value DCF, the hurdle rate for value-based management analysis of KHC, or the cost-of-capital anchor when comparing KHC to peers in the Packaged Foods & Meats industry. For equity-only valuation frameworks (dividend discount models, residual income), use the cost of equity Ke of 7.9% instead of the blended WACC.
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Berkshire Read — KHC is the Berkshire × 3G partnership
Kraft-Heinz is the product of the 2015 Berkshire-3G merger. Berkshire holds approximately 26.5% of the company. The practitioner reference walks the KHC story as a case study in brand-value assumptions and the Berkshire-3G partnership framework.
Consumer Staples sector peers in this reference: COST (Costco Wholesale Corporation), WMT (Walmart Inc.), KO (The Coca-Cola Company), PEP (PepsiCo, Inc.).
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