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Kerry Group

KYGA.L
53
Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive
Also trades as: KRYAY
Price
80.80 GBp
-3.20 (-3.81%)
Market Cap
£12.81B
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

7.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 177.5M (2021) → 164.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Kerry Group is an Irish food company that makes ingredients and flavors used inside other companies' food and drink products. Its main division, Taste & Nutrition, supplies things like seasonings, flavor systems, and protein ingredients to large food manufacturers, fast-food chains, and beverage companies around the world. Kerry also sells consumer food brands, primarily in Ireland and the UK, under names like Denny and Galtee.

Most of Kerry's revenue comes from selling ingredients and food technology solutions directly to other businesses, not to everyday shoppers. The company operates in over 150 countries and generates roughly €8 billion in annual revenue, with its scale and deep technical expertise in food science acting as its main competitive advantage. The key growth driver is rising demand for healthier, cleaner-label, and plant-based food ingredients, though input cost inflation and pricing pressure from large food manufacturer customers remain ongoing risks to margins.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+92.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+93.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

€314M/ year

4.6% of revenue

2.3x the sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€728M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Kerry Group grew revenue 93% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
95.1%
Premium pricing power — 95.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.9%
Modest — 11.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
12.6%
Good — 12.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+74.9%
Fast-growing sales (+74.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+19.2%
Earnings growing fast (+19.2% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
94%
Modest — 94% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.4%
Thin free cash flow (5.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.44
Conservative — low debt load (0.44)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
14.80x
Comfortably covers interest (14.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.2x
Growth-priced — P/E 21.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+4.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.2 → 16.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.72%
Small dividend — 1.72% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+21.3%
Dividend growing fast (21.3% YoY)

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