CAG Stock Analysis: Conagra Brands | NYSE
Packaged Foods | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 7.021m USD | 12M Return: -15.5% | US2058871029 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 164M
EPS Trend: -96.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -97.7%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Conagra Brands, Inc. is a U.S.-headquartered branded consumer packaged goods food company organized into four operating segments: Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice. Its portfolio spans shelf-stable, refrigerated, and frozen product categories, marketed under well-known brands including Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Marie Callenders, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, and Angies BOOMCHICKAPOP. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
As a member of the Consumer Staples sector and the Packaged Foods & Meats sub-industry, Conagra operates a multi-brand, multi-category business model that serves both retail and foodservice customers. Its diversified brand lineup across frozen meals, snacks, condiments, and grocery staples is characteristic of defensive packaged-food companies that rely on recurring consumer demand rather than discretionary spending.
- Frozen meals margins pressured by commodity inflation
- Snack brands volume declines on pricing elasticity
- Foodservice revenue rebounds with restaurant traffic recovery
| Net Income: -1.92b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.56 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -2.71% < 20% (prev -10.73%; Δ 8.02% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 1.40b > Net Income -1.92b |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 0.90 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (479.0m) vs 12m ago 0.17% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 23.92% > 18% (prev 25.86%; Δ -1.95% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 59.05% > 50% (prev 55.47%; Δ 3.58% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -4.26 > 6 (EBIT TTM -1.63b / Interest Expense TTM 382.6m) |
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 2.88b - Total Current Liabilities 3.19b) / Total Assets 17.3b |
| B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 4.17b / Total Assets 17.3b) |
| C: -0.09 (EBIT TTM -1.63b / Avg Total Assets 19.1b) |
| D: 0.58 (Book Value of Equity 6.36b / Total Liabilities 10.9b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.71 = B |
| DSRI: 0.88 (Receivables 658.2m/770.0m, Revenue 11.3b/11.6b) |
| GMI: 1.08 (GM 25.86% / 23.92%) |
| AQI: 0.93 (AQ_t 0.67 / AQ_t-1 0.72) |
| SGI: 0.97 (Revenue 11.3b / 11.6b) |
| TATA: -0.19 (NI -1.92b - CFO 1.40b) / TA 17.3b) |
| Beneish M = -3.13 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of September 30, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 14.13 with a total of 14,243,774 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.40%, over one month by -11.80%, over three months by +2.23% and over the past year by -15.48%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 13.00 (which is 8% or 2.8 ATR below the current price).
Conagra Brands has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.16. Therefore, it is recommended to hold CAG.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 16
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 14.4 | 2% |
P/E Forward = 10.6157
P/S = 0.6223
P/B = 1.1463
P/EG = 12.0743
Revenue TTM = 11.3b USD
EBIT TTM = -1.63b USD
EBITDA TTM = -1.23b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.46b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 812.4m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.44b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 172.2m
Net Debt = 7.22b USD (calculated: Debt 7.44b - CCE 218.0m)
Enterprise Value = 14.2b USD (7.02b + Debt 7.44b - CCE 218.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -4.26 (Ebit TTM -1.63b / Interest Expense TTM 382.6m)
EV/FCF = 14.55x (Enterprise Value 14.2b / FCF TTM 978.7m)
FCF Yield = 6.87% (FCF TTM 978.7m / Enterprise Value 14.2b)
FCF Margin = 8.68% (FCF TTM 978.7m / Revenue TTM 11.3b)
Net Margin = -16.99% (Net Income TTM -1.92b / Revenue TTM 11.3b)
Gross Margin = 23.92% ((Revenue TTM 11.3b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8.58b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.35% (prev 23.59%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.82 (Enterprise Value 14.2b / Total Assets 17.3b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.14% (Interest Expense 382.6m / Debt 7.44b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = -1.29b (EBIT -1.63b * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 0.90 (Total Current Assets 2.88b / Total Current Liabilities 3.19b)
Debt / Equity = 1.17 (Debt 7.44b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 6.36b)
Debt / EBITDA = -5.86 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt 7.22b / EBITDA -1.23b)
Debt / FCF = 7.38 (Net Debt 7.22b / FCF TTM 978.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.88b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -10.03% (Net Income -1.92b / Total Assets 17.3b)
RoE = -24.31% (Net Income TTM -1.92b / Total Stockholder Equity 7.88b)
RoCE = -11.36% (EBIT -1.63b / Capital Employed (Equity 7.88b + L.T.Debt 6.46b))
RoIC = -8.76% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -1.29b / Invested Capital 14.7b)
WACC = 4.45% (E(7.02b)/V(14.5b) * Re(4.86%) + D(7.44b)/V(14.5b) * Rd(5.14%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 4.86% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -47.24 | Cagr: -0.09%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈1.11b ; Y1≈971.9m ; Y5≈785.2m
[DCF] Fair Price = 11.24 (EV 12.6b - Net Debt 7.22b = Equity 5.38b / Shares 478.6m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -96.50 | EPS CAGR: -17.03% | SUE: 0.24 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -97.73 | Revenue CAGR: -3.54% | SUE: 0.12 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-08-31): EPS=0.28 | Chg30d=-0.11% | Revisions=-77% | Analysts=12
EPS next Quarter (2026-11-30): EPS=0.41 | Chg30d=-0.64% | Revisions=-15% | Analysts=12
EPS current Year (2027-05-31): EPS=1.44 | Chg30d=-0.25% | Revisions=-69% | GrowthEPS=-16.2% | GrowthRev=-3.9%
EPS next Year (2028-05-31): EPS=1.56 | Chg30d=+0.30% | Revisions=-36% | GrowthEPS=+7.9% | GrowthRev=+0.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -61% (up=7, down=34)