KRYAF (Kerry Group) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 3.70 (As of Dec. 2025) — 87% Below Median

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KRYAF Kerry Group PLC KRYAF
68 GF Score
Price $96.00
GF Value $93.55
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Kerry Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Kerry Group KRYAF 68 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 3.70 as of Dec. 2025, which is 87% below its 10-year median of 28.29. GuruFocus rates KRYAF with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of $93.55 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 992 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Kerry Group ranks worse than 70.56% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Kerry Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $3.70. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 25.95.


The historical rank and industry rank for Kerry Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

KRYAF' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.48   Med: 28.29   Max: 50.32
Current: 25.97


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Kerry Group was 50.32. The lowest was 13.48. And the median was 28.29.


KRYAF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
70.56% of 992 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 14.685 vs KRYAF: 25.97

Kerry Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $2.54. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $4.64. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 20.68.

Kerry Group's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $3.00. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $5.18. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 18.53.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Kerry Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Kerry Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kerry Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Kerry Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Kerry Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Kerry Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.04 0.00 4.42 0.00 3.73

KRYAF vs KHC, GIS, HRL: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Kerry Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Kerry Group Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kerry Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kerry Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Kerry Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Kerry Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 771
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 362
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 277
Change In Working Capital -222
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 165

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Kerry Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $771 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Kerry Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $362 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Kerry Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $277 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Kerry Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $277 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Kerry Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $-222 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Kerry Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 164.900 Mil.

Kerry Group's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 771.077 +361.827+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-276.59+-222.482)/164.900
=3.70

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=96.00/3.70
=25.95

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 3.70 mean?
Kerry Group (KRYAF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 3.70 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Kerry Group. This is 87% below median its historical median of 28.29. Over the past decade, Kerry Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.48 to 50.32. According to the industry distribution chart, Kerry Group ranks #700 out of 992 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 70.6%.
Is Kerry Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Kerry Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 3.70 is 87% below median its 10-year median of 28.29. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 13.48 to a high of 50.32. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.69. Kerry Group's value of 3.70 is 74.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Kerry Group ranks #700 out of 992 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Kerry Group has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kerry Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Kerry Group ranks #700 out of 992 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Kerry Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.69. Kerry Group's value of 3.70 is 74.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Kerry Group's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.48 to 50.32 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 28.29 vs. the industry median of 14.69, Kerry Group has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 14.69, based on 992 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Kerry Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 3.70 is 74.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Kerry Group. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.69 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Kerry Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 3.70, which is 87% below median its own 10-year median of 28.29. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kerry Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kerry Group (KRYAF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $93.55, compared to a current price of $96.00 — trading 2.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 3.70, which is 87% below median its 10-year median of 28.29 and 74.8% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 14.69. Kerry Group's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Kerry Group (KRYAF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 3.70 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Kerry Group (KRYAF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kerry Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $96.00 is trading 2.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $93.55. GuruFocus considers Kerry Group to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for KRYAF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 3.70 (87% below median its 10-year median of 28.29)
  • GF Value™: $93.55 vs. price of $96.00 (2.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 74.8% below the Consumer Packaged Goods median (#700 of 992)

No single metric tells the full story. See the KRYAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kerry Group Business Description

Address Prince\'s Street, Tralee, Kerry, IRL, V92 EH11
Kerry Group is a leading taste and ingredient technology company and an innovation partner for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. The company has more than 200 locations that supply clients in more than 50 countries. Its taste and nutrition unit earns around 67% of its revenue from developed countries and 33% from the developing world, servicing a wide range of sectors, such as meat, meals, snacks, dairy, drinks, and pharmaceuticals. Kerry has expanded through a combination of organic development and dozens of tuck-in acquisitions.
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