CAG Stock Analysis: Conagra Brands | NYSE
Packaged Foods | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 6.703m USD | 12M Return: -12.5% | US2058871029 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 155M
EPS Trend: -97.3%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -96.9%
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: -1.91b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.43 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 2.62% < 20% (prev 1.84%; Δ 0.78% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 1.28b > Net Income -1.91b |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 1.10 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (480.0m) vs 12m ago 0.08% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 23.80% > 18% (prev 25.37%; Δ -1.57% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 57.85% > 50% (prev 54.08%; Δ 3.77% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -3.96 > 6 (EBIT TTM -1.50b / Interest Expense TTM 379.3m) |
| A: 0.02 (Total Current Assets 3.36b - Total Current Liabilities 3.07b) / Total Assets 17.7b |
| B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 4.26b / Total Assets 17.7b) |
| C: -0.08 (EBIT TTM -1.50b / Avg Total Assets 19.4b) |
| D: 0.57 (Book Value of Equity 6.40b / Total Liabilities 11.3b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.97 = BB |
| DSRI: 0.91 (Receivables 677.0m/756.5m, Revenue 11.2b/11.5b) |
| GMI: 1.07 (GM 25.37% / 23.80%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.65 / AQ_t-1 0.69) |
| SGI: 0.98 (Revenue 11.2b / 11.5b) |
| TATA: -0.18 (NI -1.91b - CFO 1.28b) / TA 17.7b) |
| Beneish M = -3.10 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 30, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 14.09 with a total of 8,705,412 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.50%, over one month by -0.28%, over three months by -8.06% and over the past year by -12.52%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 13.40 (which is 4.9% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Conagra Brands has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.56. Therefore, it is recommended to hold CAG.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 2
- StrongSell: 3
| Analysts Target Price | 13.7 | -2.5% |
P/E Forward = 10.6157
P/S = 0.5961
P/B = 1.1463
P/EG = 12.0743
Revenue TTM = 11.2b USD
EBIT TTM = -1.50b USD
EBITDA TTM = -1.10b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.46b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 820.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.93b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 172.2m
Net Debt = 7.56b USD (calculated: Debt 7.93b - CCE 371.6m)
Enterprise Value = 14.3b USD (6.70b + Debt 7.93b - CCE 371.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -3.96 (Ebit TTM -1.50b / Interest Expense TTM 379.3m)
EV/FCF = 16.26x (Enterprise Value 14.3b / FCF TTM 877.0m)
FCF Yield = 6.15% (FCF TTM 877.0m / Enterprise Value 14.3b)
FCF Margin = 7.80% (FCF TTM 877.0m / Revenue TTM 11.2b)
Net Margin = -16.95% (Net Income TTM -1.91b / Revenue TTM 11.2b)
Gross Margin = 23.80% ((Revenue TTM 11.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8.57b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 23.83% (prev 24.43%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.81 (Enterprise Value 14.3b / Total Assets 17.7b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.78% (Interest Expense 379.3m / Debt 7.93b)
Taxrate = 25.16% (58.6m / 232.9m)
NOPAT = -1.12b (EBIT -1.50b * (1 - 25.16%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 1.10 (Total Current Assets 3.36b / Total Current Liabilities 3.07b)
Debt / Equity = 1.24 (Debt 7.93b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 6.40b)
Debt / EBITDA = -6.86 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt 7.56b / EBITDA -1.10b)
Debt / FCF = 8.62 (Net Debt 7.56b / FCF TTM 877.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.25b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -9.81% (Net Income -1.91b / Total Assets 17.7b)
RoE = -26.28% (Net Income TTM -1.91b / Total Stockholder Equity 7.25b)
RoCE = -10.95% (EBIT -1.50b / Capital Employed (Equity 7.25b + L.T.Debt 6.46b))
RoIC = -7.45% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -1.12b / Invested Capital 15.1b)
WACC = 4.03% (E(6.70b)/V(14.6b) * Re(4.56%) + D(7.93b)/V(14.6b) * Rd(4.78%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 4.56% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -11.36 | Cagr: 0.11%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈982.5m ; Y1≈861.6m ; Y5≈696.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = 7.57 (EV 11.2b - Net Debt 7.56b = Equity 3.61b / Shares 477.4m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -97.27 | EPS CAGR: -17.76% | SUE: 2.58 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -96.88 | Revenue CAGR: -3.41% | SUE: 0.16 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-11-30): EPS=0.34 | Chg30d=-15.80% | Revisions=-81% | Analysts=14
EPS next Quarter (2027-02-28): EPS=0.34 | Chg30d=-7.19% | Revisions=-69% | Analysts=14
EPS current Year (2027-05-31): EPS=1.46 | Chg30d=+0.84% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=-15.2% | GrowthRev=-4.0%
EPS next Year (2028-05-31): EPS=1.50 | Chg30d=-3.51% | Revisions=+7% | GrowthEPS=+2.6% | GrowthRev=-0.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -31% (up=16, down=32)