CAG vs GIS vs LW Stock Comparison

Conagra Brands, General Mills and Lamb Weston Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$14.23 -0.6% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.47 -0.5% 1M -30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins
LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
$53.76 +23.3% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.62B
Div. yield
0.03%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lamb Weston Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lamb Weston Holdings 5, General Mills 3, Conagra Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAGGISLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.66B $17.79B $7.33B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x -19.9x 28.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 10.5x 17.5x CAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.8% -4.5% +2.6% LW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.0% -4.9% 3.8% LW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.3% -1.0% 6.4% LW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 37.7x 4.1x CAG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.03% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.1% -30.7% -19.2% LW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.4%/yr -11.6%/yr -1.3%/yr LW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 30.2% 45.5% GIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 32/100 47/100 CAG

Percentile Scorecard

CAGGISLW

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

AxisCAGGISLW
Valuation 81 #9 of 44 40 #27 of 44 54 #21 of 44
Growth 5 #38 of 40 3 #39 of 40 31 #28 of 40
Profitability 38 #24 of 38 43 #22 of 38 70 #12 of 38
Financial Health 40 #28 of 46 18 #38 of 46 36 #30 of 46
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 30 55 #14 of 30 45 #17 of 30
Overall 49 32 47
  • CAG ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • GIS ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • LW ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAGGISLWSPY
1 month -0.6%-0.5%+23.3% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%-11.1%-1.5% +3.9%
6 months -0.3%-3.7%+24.8% +8.2%
Year to date -17.8%-28.0%+28.3% +12.9%
1 year -23.1%-30.7%-19.2% +12.3%
3 years -47.7%-48.7%-39.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.4%-20.0%-15.4% +23.3%
5 years -56.6%-46.1%-6.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.4%-11.6%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years -61.5%-44.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.1%-5.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAGGISLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%30.2%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%30.9%54.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.32-0.380.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-1.02-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-65.1%-66.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-31.7%-19.2% -1.2%
52-week high $20.02$49.01$66.57 $779.14
52-week low $12.58$31.66$38.48 $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.

MultipleCAGGISLW
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 22.3x -20.1xmedian 22.3x 29.0xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 12.3x 88.8xmedian 12.3x 12.2xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 13.8x 11.6xmedian 13.8x 18.3xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 4.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.57 0.59median 0.57 -0.82median 0.57

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 monthsCAGGISLW
Revenue $11.24B $18.30B $6.62B
Gross profit $2.68B $6.15B $1.28B
Operating income -$1.71B -$206.40M $516.80M
Net income -$1.91B -$893.70M $254.80M
Free cash flow $1.15B $1.55B $403.80M
EPS (diluted) $-3.97 $-1.66 $1.85
Cash & equivalents $371.60M $433.10M $166.30M
Total debt $7.76B $55.73B $3.93B
Shares (diluted) 480.00M 537.90M 138.10M
Enterprise value $5.97B $15.43B $6.96B

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
MetricCAGGISLW
P/E -3.6x -20.1x 29.0x
P/FCF 5.9x 11.6x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 8.7x 9.0x
P/S 0.6x 1.0x 1.1x
P/B 1.1x 2.4x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 23.7x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 88.8x 12.2x
EV/EBIT -8.3x -150.6x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.7x 1.7x
EV/FCF 12.3x 20.1x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 15.0x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.59 -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAGGISLW
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.8% -4.5% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -3.4% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.9% -6.5% -7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% -3.6% -8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -230.3% -104.9% -15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -27.3% -21.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.3% -130.6% -13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.6% -33.2% -36.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -324.1% -130.9% -12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% -33.9% -35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.3% -23.2% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -9.3% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% -26.3% -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -8.6% 205.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAGGISLW
Gross margin 23.8% 33.6% 19.4%
EBITDA margin 16.8% 1.9% 13.9%
Operating margin -15.2% -1.1% 7.8%
Pretax margin -16.7% -3.8% 5.1%
Net margin -17.0% -4.9% 3.8%
FCF margin 10.3% 8.5% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 11.3% 12.5%
Return on equity -29.9% -12.0% 13.2%
Return on assets -10.9% -3.0% 3.3%
Return on invested capital -12.3% -1.0% 6.4%
Return on capital employed -11.8% -0.9% 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x -2.3x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAGGISLW
Debt / assets 43.8% 45.0% 53.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.8x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 37.7x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 8.8x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 75.3% 75.3%
Equity / assets 36.2% 24.7% 24.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.03 1.92 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAGGISLW
Dividend yield 8.6% 7.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 7.3% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -147.1% 81.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 85.0% 51.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%

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.

ConsensusCAGGISLW
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2026 $3.19FY2026 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.7% -4.7% +13.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.36BFY2026 $18.94BFY2026 $6.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -11.0% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAGGISLW
Held by institutions 88.4% 87.2% 93.7%
Institutions holding 785 1,331 557
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +3.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying 486 724 266
Institutions selling 207 427 190
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.70 1.40

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.

CAGGISLW
CAG 1.00 0.82 0.40
GIS 0.82 1.00 0.34
LW 0.40 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAG, GIS and LW?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.66B, General Mills (GIS) $17.79B, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) $7.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%, General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) has the highest net margin (Conagra Brands (CAG) -17.0%, General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 3.8%). On return on invested capital, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) leads (Conagra Brands (CAG) -12.3%, General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) returned the most: Conagra Brands (CAG) -23.1%, General Mills (GIS) -30.7%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -19.2%. Over five years, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) compounded fastest (Conagra Brands (CAG) -15.4%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -11.6%/yr, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: Conagra Brands (CAG) 0.00%, General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 0.03%. Conagra Brands (CAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Mills (GIS) has been the steadiest (Conagra Brands (CAG) 32.0%, General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) leads on 5. 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.