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WK Kellogg (KLG)


Market Price (9/30/2025): $23.0 | Market Cap: $2.0 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats

WK Kellogg (KLG)


Market Price (9/30/2025): $23.0
Market Cap: $2.0 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 5.2%, Dividend Yield is 2.8%
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -1.5%
Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 29x, P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 23x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 43x
1   Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -4.3%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -8.8%
2   Not cash flow generative
FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -4.6%
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 5.2%, Dividend Yield is 2.8%
1 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -1.5%
2 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 29x, P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 23x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 43x
3 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -4.3%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -8.8%
4 Not cash flow generative
FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -4.6%

Market Valuation

 9/30/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$23.00$17.54$12.36  
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)2.01.51.0--
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.90.60.50.00.0
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.10.00.10.00.0
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)2.72.11.5  
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM0.80.60.40.00.0
P/EBIT TTM28.712.37.10.00.0
P/E TTM43.019.110.00.00.0
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.90.91.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.38.910.09.411.6
P/E TTM (Sector)12.412.114.011.616.3
 9/30/2520242023
Share Price CYE$23.00$17.54$12.36
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)2.01.51.0
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.90.60.5
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.10.00.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)2.72.11.5
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM0.80.60.4
P/EBIT TTM28.712.37.1
P/E TTM43.019.110.0
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.38.910.0
P/E TTM (Sector)12.412.114.0

Business Description

WK Kellogg Co operates as a food company in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. It offers ready-to-eat cereal products primarily under the Frosted Flakes, Special K, Froot Loops, Raisin Bran, Frosted Mini-Wheats, and Kashi brands. The company was formerly known as North America Cereal Co. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
KLG Return----42%31%86%
Peers Return4%13%13%-19%2%-19%-12%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%13%106%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: GIS, K, FLO, WEST, BRBF.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/29/2025 (YTD)

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-20.7%-20.7%-21.1%
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-20.7%-20.7%-21.1%
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-5.8%-5.8%-10.7%
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Financials

KLGGISKFLOWESTBRBFMedian
NameWK Kello.General .KellanovaFlowers .Westrock.BRB Foods 
Mkt Price23.0049.6681.9612.684.76-23.00
Mkt Cap2.026.928.42.70.5-2.7
Rev LTM2,60519,15612,6325,09994403,852
Op Inc LTM1423,1411,910343-38-1243
FCF LTM-1202,096863384-143-0192
FCF 3Y Avg362,3001,005272-184-1154
CFO LTM862,6911,512511-27-0298
CFO 3Y Avg1853,0031,615402-391293

Growth & Margins

KLGGISKFLOWESTBRBFMedian
NameWK Kello.General .KellanovaFlowers .Westrock.BRB Foods 
Rev Chg LTM-4.3%-3.3%-2.7%-0.6%13.0%-100.0%-3.0%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-0.1%2.3%3.8%6.9%-3.0%
Rev Chg Q-8.8%-6.8%-3.7%1.5%34.8%--3.7%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-2.2%-1.7%-0.9%0.4%8.3%--0.9%
Op Mgn LTM5.5%16.4%15.1%6.7%-4.0%-6.7%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg4.2%16.9%11.8%5.7%-1.6%-5.7%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-1.0%-0.5%0.4%-0.2%0.1%--0.2%
CFO/Rev LTM3.3%14.0%12.0%10.0%-2.8%-10.0%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg6.8%15.2%12.8%7.9%-4.4%-7.9%
FCF/Rev LTM-4.6%10.9%6.8%7.5%-15.1%-6.8%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg1.2%11.7%7.9%5.3%-21.0%-5.3%

Valuation

KLGGISKFLOWESTBRBFMedian
NameWK Kello.General .KellanovaFlowers .Westrock.BRB Foods 
Mkt Cap2.026.928.42.70.5-2.7
P/S0.81.42.20.50.5-0.8
P/EBIT28.78.314.47.7-10.3-8.3
P/E43.09.220.512.2-5.1-12.2
P/CFO23.010.018.85.2-16.9-10.0
Total Yield5.2%15.8%7.6%15.9%-19.5%-7.6%
Dividend Yield2.8%5.0%2.8%7.7%0.0%-2.8%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-6.6%4.4%6.7%-24.4%-5.5%
D/E0.40.50.20.81.3-0.5
Net D/E0.40.50.20.81.2-0.5

Returns

KLGGISKFLOWESTBRBFMedian
NameWK Kello.General .KellanovaFlowers .Westrock.BRB Foods 
1M Rtn0.3%0.7%3.9%-14.2%-12.0%-0.3%
3M Rtn45.3%-3.0%3.8%-19.3%-16.9%--3.0%
6M Rtn17.4%-15.1%0.8%-31.1%-34.1%--15.1%
12M Rtn35.3%-30.5%4.4%-42.4%-28.6%--28.6%
3Y Rtn--28.0%38.2%-41.4%-53.9%--34.7%
1M Excs Rtn-2.5%0.1%1.4%-15.9%-16.1%--2.5%
3M Excs Rtn38.0%-10.3%-3.5%-26.6%-24.3%--10.3%
6M Excs Rtn0.6%-33.4%-18.5%-50.0%-52.1%--33.4%
12M Excs Rtn18.8%-46.3%-11.8%-58.0%-44.5%--44.5%
3Y Excs Rtn--109.0%-46.5%-121.3%-130.4%--115.2%

Financials

Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9152025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity5,516,389
Short Interest: % Change Since 8312025-5.5%
Average Daily Volume1,299,410
Days-to-Cover Short Interest4.25
Basic Shares Quantity86,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares6.4%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/7/20250.0%-0.5%-0.3%
5/6/20253.3%1.1%-8.5%
2/11/20253.9%18.7%22.9%
11/7/202416.7%3.6%21.9%
8/6/2024-7.0%-3.3%-2.3%
5/7/20243.1%-7.1%-21.4%
2/13/20248.1%18.1%26.7%
11/8/20232.3%3.1%13.0%
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive754
# Negative134
Median Positive3.3%3.6%22.4%
Median Negative-7.0%-3.3%-5.4%
Max Positive16.7%18.7%26.7%
Max Negative-7.0%-7.1%-21.4%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025807202510-Q 6/28/2025
3312025506202510-Q 3/29/2025
12312024225202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241107202410-Q 9/28/2024
6302024806202410-Q 6/29/2024
3312024507202410-Q 3/30/2024
12312023308202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231108202310-Q 9/30/2023
3312023724202310-12B 4/1/2023
12312022911202310-12B/A 12/31/2022
123120212102023DRS 1/1/2022

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Gund G Zachary 11192024Buy17.2055,000946,0824,300,375Form
1Gund G Zachary 11142024Buy17.9465,0001,165,8011,165,801Form

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