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Conagra Brands

CAG
17
Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive
Also trades as: 0I2P.L GBP 0.13 (-0.45%)
Price
$13.19
-0.17 (-1.27%)
Market Cap
$6.31B
Winston Score
17
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Oct 5, 2026 · filings through Aug 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Weak
6/30
Growth
Weak
2/20
Cash Flow
Weak
2/10
Stability
Weak
2/10
Valuation
Data not available
0/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

17 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 17.

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Conagra Brands makes food that people buy at grocery stores and eat at home. Its products include frozen meals, snacks, and pantry staples sold under well-known names like Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Slim Jim, Hunt's, and Vlasic. The company sells mostly to large retailers like Walmart and Kroger, making it one of the larger packaged food companies in the United States.

Conagra earns money by manufacturing and selling branded and store-brand food products to grocery chains, warehouse clubs, and foodservice operators. It operates primarily in the United States, with a smaller international business, and generates roughly $12 billion in annual revenue. The company's brand portfolio and shelf space relationships provide some competitive stability, but a negative ROIC signals that returns on invested capital are currently weak, and the main risk is that cost inflation, heavy debt from past acquisitions, and consumers trading down to cheaper store brands could continue to pressure profitability.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+5.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

0.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~9 months

$372M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Conagra Brands has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

−0.7% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 482.2M (2022) → 479.0M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
23.8%
Thin — 23.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.3%
Modest — 10.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-12.1%
Weak — -12.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-1.8%
Shrinking sales (-1.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-323.6%
Earnings shrinking (-323.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.8%
Modest free cash flow (7.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.21
Elevated debt (1.21)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.52%
Healthy income — 4.52% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-12.5%
Dividend cut (-12.5% YoY) — warning sign

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