CAG vs EDU vs GIS Stock Comparison

Conagra Brands, New Oriental Education & Technology and General Mills Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$13.93 -1.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
8.76%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.06 -1.6% 1M -31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
7.38%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

New Oriental Education & Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (New Oriental Education & Technology 6, Conagra Brands 3, General Mills 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAGEDUGISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.65B $7.85B $17.68B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 15.8x -19.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 10.8x 10.4x CAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.8% +20.5% -4.5% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.0% 8.4% -4.9% EDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% 14.9% -1.0% EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x — 37.7x CAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 8.76% 2.37% 7.38% CAG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.0% -13.5% -31.2% EDU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr +19.9%/yr -11.8%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 37.5% 30.2% GIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 71/100 32/100 EDU

Percentile Scorecard

CAGEDUGIS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCAGEDUGIS
Valuation 84 #8 of 45 78 #8 of 33 41 #27 of 45
Growth 5 #40 of 42 72 #9 of 30 2 #41 of 42
Profitability 41 #24 of 40 67 #10 of 28 46 #22 of 40
Financial Health 37 #30 of 47 69 #12 of 37 17 #39 of 47
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 31 69 #5 of 14 53 #15 of 31
Overall 50 71 32
  • CAG ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCAGEDUGISSPY
1 month -1.6%-9.3%-1.6% +0.9%
3 months -10.1%-13.5%-12.8% +5.9%
6 months -2.1%-5.0%-4.1% +8.5%
Year to date -19.5%-7.9%-28.9% +13.3%
1 year -23.0%-13.5%-31.2% +12.4%
3 years -48.8%-21.4%-49.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.0%-7.7%-20.3% +23.5%
5 years -56.7%+147.2%-46.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.4%+19.9%-11.8% +11.0%
10 years -62.8%-1.8%-46.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -9.4%-0.2%-6.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCAGEDUGISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%37.5%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%38.1%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.320.12-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.36-1.03 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-62.9%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-20.2%-32.5% -0.9%
52-week high $20.02$63.51$49.01 $779.14
52-week low $12.58$44.44$31.66 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCAGEDUGIS
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 22.2x 15.8xmedian 14.9x -19.9xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 12.2x —median 9.3x 88.2xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 13.4x 7.6xmedian 14.5x 11.4xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.56 0.63median 0.35 0.59median 0.56

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCAGEDUGIS
Revenue $11.24B $6.01B $18.30B
Gross profit $2.68B $634.59M $6.15B
Operating income -$1.71B $707.08M -$206.40M
Net income -$1.91B $552.22M -$893.70M
Free cash flow $1.15B $1.03B $1.55B
EPS (diluted) $-3.97 $3.22 $-1.66
Cash & equivalents $371.60M $1.75B $433.10M
Total debt $7.76B $297.25M $55.73B
Shares (diluted) 480.00M 157.85M 537.90M
Enterprise value $5.96B -$3.18B $15.33B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCAGEDUGIS
P/E -3.5x 15.8x -19.9x
P/FCF 5.8x 7.6x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 7.6x 8.6x
P/S 0.6x 1.3x 1.0x
P/B 1.0x 1.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.7x 23.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – 88.2x
EV/EBIT -8.2x 7.7x -149.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 12.2x 5.3x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 5.3x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.63 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAGEDUGIS
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.8% 20.5% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 21.5% -3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.9% 1,976,823% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 28.1% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -230.3% 58.6% -104.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 30.6% -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.3% 45.2% -130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.6% 19.1% -33.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -324.1% 42.9% -130.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% 25.1% -33.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.3% 13.7% -23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -2.8% -9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 13.7% -26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -2.8% -8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAGEDUGIS
Gross margin 23.8% 10.6% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 16.8% – 1.9%
Operating margin -15.2% 11.8% -1.1%
Pretax margin -16.7% 11.8% -3.8%
Net margin -17.0% 8.4% -4.9%
FCF margin 10.3% 17.1% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 17.1% 11.3%
Return on equity -29.9% 12.4% -12.0%
Return on assets -10.9% 6.3% -3.0%
Return on invested capital -12.3% 14.9% -1.0%
Return on capital employed -11.8% 13.7% -0.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 1.9x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAGEDUGIS
Debt / assets 43.8% 3.4% 45.0%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x – 37.7x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 0.3x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 48.0% 75.3%
Equity / assets 36.2% 52.0% 24.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.03 – 1.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAGEDUGIS
Dividend yield 8.8% 2.4% 7.4%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – –
Shareholder yield 9.6% 2.4% 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -147.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 85.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCAGEDUGIS
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2026 $4.68FY2026 $3.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.7% +11.8% -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.36BFY2026 $6.34BFY2026 $18.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +10.6% -11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAGEDUGIS
Held by institutions 88.4% 31.4% 87.2%
Institutions holding 785 170 1,332
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% -5.3% +3.7%
Institutions buying 486 80 725
Institutions selling 207 65 427
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.23 1.70

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CAGEDUGIS
CAG 1.00 0.12 0.82
EDU 0.12 1.00 0.11
GIS 0.82 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAG, EDU and GIS?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.65B, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $7.85B, General Mills (GIS) $17.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +20.5%, General Mills (GIS) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) has the highest net margin (Conagra Brands (CAG) -17.0%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, General Mills (GIS) -4.9%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (Conagra Brands (CAG) -12.3%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 14.9%, General Mills (GIS) -1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) returned the most: Conagra Brands (CAG) -23.0%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -13.5%, General Mills (GIS) -31.2%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (Conagra Brands (CAG) -15.4%/yr, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +19.9%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Conagra Brands (CAG) has the highest dividend yield: Conagra Brands (CAG) 8.76%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 2.37%, General Mills (GIS) 7.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Mills (GIS) has been the steadiest (Conagra Brands (CAG) 32.0%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 37.5%, General Mills (GIS) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAG, EDU and GIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.