(CAG) ConAgra Foods - Overview
Sector: Consumer Defensive | Industry: Packaged Foods | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 6.378m USD | Total Return: -36.6% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 185M
EPS Trend: -94.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -97.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
High Debt/EBITDA (7.1) with thin interest coverage (1.4)
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Conagra Brands, Inc. (CAG) is a Chicago-based consumer packaged goods firm operating across four primary segments: Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice. The company maintains a diverse portfolio of established household brands, including Birds Eye, Healthy Choice, and Slim Jim, distributed through retail and professional culinary channels.
The packaged foods industry is characterized by high capital intensity and a focus on brand equity to maintain pricing power against private-label competitors. Conagra utilizes a tiered distribution model, leveraging large-scale manufacturing to supply shelf-stable and temperature-controlled products to global markets.
Investors should review the detailed fundamental metrics on ValueRay to better understand the companys valuation. Conagra continues to focus on portfolio premiumization and supply chain efficiency to navigate fluctuating input costs within the staples sector.
- Frozen and refrigerated segment volume recovery drives top-line revenue growth
- Input cost inflation and supply chain volatility impact operating margins
- Consumer trade-down to private labels threatens branded snack market share
- Interest rate fluctuations affect debt servicing costs for highly leveraged balance sheet
- Strategic brand divestitures and portfolio reshaping influence long-term valuation multiples
| Net Income: -43.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.60 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -2.84% < 20% (prev -11.40%; Δ 8.56% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 1.24b > Net Income -43.3m |
| Net Debt (6.67b) to EBITDA (937.2m): 7.12 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.90 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (478.9m) vs 12m ago -0.08% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 24.18% > 18% (prev 0.26%; Δ 2.39k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 55.97% > 50% (prev 56.58%; Δ -0.61% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.40 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 937.2m / Interest Expense TTM 390.3m) |
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 2.89b - Total Current Liabilities 3.21b) / Total Assets 19.2b |
| B: 0.31 (Retained Earnings 5.96b / Total Assets 19.2b) |
| C: 0.03 (EBIT TTM 548.2m / Avg Total Assets 20.0b) |
| D: 0.81 (Book Value of Equity 8.91b / Total Liabilities 11.0b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.93 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 757.0m/769.9m, Revenue 11.2b/11.7b) |
| GMI: 1.09 (GM 24.18% / 26.42%) |
| AQI: 0.97 (AQ_t 0.70 / AQ_t-1 0.73) |
| SGI: 0.95 (Revenue 11.2b / 11.7b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI -43.3m - CFO 1.24b) / TA 19.2b) |
| Beneish M = -3.04 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of June 01, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 13.28 with a total of 13,412,705 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.75%,
over one month by -7.46%,
over three months by -29.02% and
over the past year by -36.60%.
ConAgra Foods 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 | 15.8 | 19.2% |
P/E Forward = 7.3638
P/S = 0.5704
P/B = 0.7812
P/EG = 10.8594
Revenue TTM = 11.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 548.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 937.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 6.46b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 98.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 6.73b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 172.2m
Net Debt = 6.67b USD (calculated: Debt 6.73b - CCE 55.1m)
Enterprise Value = 13.0b USD (6.38b + Debt 6.73b - CCE 55.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.40 (Ebit TTM 548.2m / Interest Expense TTM 390.3m)
EV/FCF = 15.50x (Enterprise Value 13.0b / FCF TTM 842.0m)
FCF Yield = 6.45% (FCF TTM 842.0m / Enterprise Value 13.0b)
FCF Margin = 7.53% (FCF TTM 842.0m / Revenue TTM 11.2b)
Net Margin = -0.39% (Net Income TTM -43.3m / Revenue TTM 11.2b)
Gross Margin = 24.18% ((Revenue TTM 11.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8.48b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 23.59% (prev 23.44%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.68 (Enterprise Value 13.0b / Total Assets 19.2b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.80% (Interest Expense 390.3m / Debt 6.73b)
Taxrate = 12.98% (29.8m / 229.6m)
NOPAT = 477.0m (EBIT 548.2m * (1 - 12.98%))
Current Ratio = 0.90 (Total Current Assets 2.89b / Total Current Liabilities 3.21b)
Debt / Equity = 0.82 (Debt 6.73b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 8.16b)
Debt / EBITDA = 7.12 (Net Debt 6.67b / EBITDA 937.2m)
Debt / FCF = 7.92 (Net Debt 6.67b / FCF TTM 842.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 8.53b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.22% (Net Income -43.3m / Total Assets 19.2b)
RoE = -0.51% (Net Income TTM -43.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 8.53b)
RoCE = 3.66% (EBIT 548.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 8.53b + L.T.Debt 6.46b))
RoIC = 2.97% (NOPAT 477.0m / Invested Capital 16.0b)
WACC = 5.35% (E(6.38b)/V(13.1b) * Re(5.67%) + D(6.73b)/V(13.1b) * Rd(5.80%) * (1-Tc(0.13)))
Discount Rate = 5.67% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -34.10 | Cagr: -0.08%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈1.08b ; Y1≈950.9m ; Y5≈768.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 11.83 (EV 12.3b - Net Debt 6.67b = Equity 5.66b / Shares 478.4m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -94.08 | EPS CAGR: -14.51% | SUE: -0.23 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -97.42 | Revenue CAGR: -3.50% | SUE: 0.56 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-08-31): EPS=0.39 | Chg30d=-2.62% | Revisions=-56% | Analysts=12
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -56%