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Conagra Brands Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Conagra Brands Inc. had return on equity of -25.1% and a net margin of -17.0%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2012May 20122013May 20132014May 20142015May 20152016May 20162017May 20172018May 20182019May 20192020May 20202021May 20212022May 20222023May 20232024May 20242025May 20252026May 2026LTMAug 2026
Net margin29.2%45.5%17.8%−15.8%−45.1%8.2%10.2%7.1%7.6%11.6%7.7%5.6%2.9%9.9%−17.0%−17.0%
Return on equity10.5%16.0%5.8%−5.2%−16.4%16.6%21.1%12.3%11.0%15.8%10.2%7.8%4.0%13.3%−25.1%−29.9%
Return on assets4.1%4.9%1.5%−1.4%−4.4%5.4%7.9%4.2%3.8%5.8%4.0%3.1%1.6%5.5%−10.0%−10.9%
Effective tax rate29.1%34.1%22.2%32.0%26.5%31.8%18.0%24.3%19.3%13.0%24.6%24.2%43.0%0.3%——
R&D as % of revenue5.4%5.4%5.1%3.9%4.0%0.6%0.6%0.6%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.6%—
SG&A as % of revenue123.8%121.5%104.6%86.5%135.0%18.8%17.6%15.4%14.7%12.5%12.9%11.7%12.3%13.2%12.8%12.9%
Dividends ÷ net income83.1%51.8%138.9%——64.9%42.3%52.5%49.2%36.5%65.5%91.3%189.9%58.1%——

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 6 checks passed · August 30, 2026
What it owns · $17.7bn
Short-term assets $3.4bnLonger-term assets $14.3bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $17.7bn
Short-term liabilities $3.1bnLonger-term liabilities $8.2bnShareholders' equity $6.4bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $3.4bn of assets due within a year against $3.1bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $3.4bn short-term assets against $8.2bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $372m of cash against $7.8bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 121% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 100% to 121% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $1.3bn of operating cash flow against $7.8bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Conagra Brands Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

53 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Conagra Brands's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 9 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 7.6% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 3 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 12.5%; its worst year was -15.2%.

  • Cash conversion 14 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 9 of 9 years, at a median 7.8% of revenue.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 1.4% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.4% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Conagra Brands Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Conagra Brands Inc.