Kellogg Company announced stronger-than-expected second quarter 2021 results and affirmed its full-year financial guidance. Net sales grew, led by double-digit growth in emerging markets. The company raised its full-year outlook for net sales, while affirming its guidance for operating profit, earnings per share, and cash flow.
Kellogg continues to execute well against its priorities of protecting employees' health and safety, supplying food to the marketplace, and aiding our communities.
Net sales grew on top of a notably strong year-earlier period, led by double-digit growth in the Company's emerging markets businesses.
Around the world, the Company sustained momentum across many key brands, continuing to outpace their categories' consumption growth on a 2-year compound annual growth basis.
Kellogg's operating profit was roughly flat year on year, as the Company managed effectively through widespread supply chain challenges and high cost inflation across the broader economy.
Kellogg Company affirmed its full-year financial guidance on operating profit, earnings per share and cash flow, as an improved outlook for net sales is offset by the impact of industry-wide supply chain challenges and high cost inflation expected to persist in the second half.