GIS vs SENEA vs CAG Stock Comparison

General Mills, Seneca Foods and Conagra Brands Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.06 -1.6% 1M -31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
SENEA Seneca Foods Corp
$156.46 -14.3% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.07B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.77B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
7 wins
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.
$13.93 -1.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Seneca Foods leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Seneca Foods 7, General Mills 2, Conagra Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGISSENEACAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.91B $1.07B $6.75B GIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.0x 9.0x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 10.7x 9.3x CAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +12.5% -1.8% SENEA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 6.7% -17.0% SENEA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 11.6% -12.3% SENEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 0.6x 3.9x SENEA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.2% +36.2% -23.0% SENEA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr +24.8%/yr -15.4%/yr SENEA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 41.1% 32.0% GIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 81/100 50/100 SENEA

Percentile Scorecard

GISSENEACAG

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

AxisGISSENEACAG
Valuation 41 #27 of 45 100 #1 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Growth 2 #41 of 42 93 #4 of 42 5 #40 of 42
Profitability 46 #22 of 40 95 #3 of 40 41 #24 of 40
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 85 #8 of 47 37 #30 of 47
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 33 #21 of 31 83 #6 of 31
Overall 32 81 50
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • SENEA ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • CAG ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGISSENEACAGSPY
1 month -1.6%-14.3%-1.6% +0.9%
3 months -12.8%-8.0%-10.1% +5.9%
6 months -4.1%+16.1%-2.1% +8.5%
Year to date -28.9%+41.4%-19.5% +13.3%
1 year -31.2%+36.2%-23.0% +12.4%
3 years -49.4%+184.6%-48.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.3%+41.8%-20.0% +23.5%
5 years -46.5%+203.0%-56.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.8%+24.8%-15.4% +11.0%
10 years -46.4%+433.1%-62.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.0%+18.2%-9.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGISSENEACAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%41.1%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%42.9%31.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.06-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.030.88-0.72 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-51.3%-69.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-24.5%-30.4% -0.9%
52-week high $49.01$207.30$20.02 $779.14
52-week low $31.66$101.18$12.58 $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.

MultipleGISSENEACAG
P/E now vs peer median -19.9xmedian 22.2x 8.9xmedian 22.2x -3.5xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.2xmedian 12.2x 6.1xmedian 12.2x 7.4xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.4x 4.6xmedian 13.4x 5.8xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.56 0.13median 0.56 0.06median 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 monthsGISSENEACAG
Revenue $18.30B $1.77B $11.24B
Gross profit $6.15B $237.25M $2.68B
Operating income -$206.40M $151.41M -$1.71B
Net income -$893.70M $119.30M -$1.91B
Free cash flow $1.55B $229.66M $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $17.44 $-3.97
Cash & equivalents $433.10M $86.92M $371.60M
Total debt $55.73B $1.01B $7.76B
Shares (diluted) 537.90M 6.84M 480.00M
Enterprise value $15.56B $883.00M $6.05B

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
MetricGISSENEACAG
P/E -19.9x 8.9x -3.5x
P/FCF 11.4x 4.6x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 3.8x 5.2x
P/S 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
P/B 2.4x 1.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 23.5x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 88.2x 6.1x 7.4x
EV/EBIT -149.5x 7.8x -8.2x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF 20.0x 5.2x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 4.2x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 0.13 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGISSENEACAG
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 12.5% -1.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 4.6% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 58.9% -7.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 20.2% -7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.9% 100.4% -230.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 44.4% -39.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -130.6% 174.6% -324.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% 63.6% -55.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.9% 178.9% -324.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 70.0% -55.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% -17.4% -17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 54.6% 2.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.3% -24.1% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 44.1% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGISSENEACAG
Gross margin 33.6% 13.4% 23.8%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 11.0% 16.8%
Operating margin -1.1% 8.6% -15.2%
Pretax margin -3.8% 8.8% -16.7%
Net margin -4.9% 6.7% -17.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 13.0% 10.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 15.8% 11.4%
Return on equity -12.0% 15.6% -29.9%
Return on assets -3.0% 9.5% -10.9%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 11.6% -12.3%
Return on capital employed -0.9% 14.5% -11.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 2.3x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGISSENEACAG
Debt / assets 45.0% 16.7% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.7x 0.6x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 0.9x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 38.7% 63.8%
Equity / assets 24.7% 61.3% 36.2%
Interest coverage – 9.5x –
Current ratio 0.7x 3.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.92 4.62 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGISSENEACAG
Dividend yield 7.4% – 8.8%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 1.3% 9.6%
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.

ConsensusGISSENEACAG
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $14.58FY2026 $1.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 -12.1%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +3.5% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.94BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $10.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.0% +1.3% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGISSENEACAG
Held by institutions 87.2% 77.0% 88.4%
Institutions holding 1,332 220 785
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +8.7% +3.9%
Institutions buying 725 134 486
Institutions selling 427 53 207
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.53 2.35

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.

GISSENEACAG
GIS 1.00 0.20 0.82
SENEA 0.20 1.00 0.15
CAG 0.82 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIS, SENEA and CAG?

General Mills (GIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Mills (GIS) $17.91B, Seneca Foods (SENEA) $1.07B, Conagra Brands (CAG) $6.75B.

Which company is growing faster?

Seneca Foods (SENEA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) +12.5%, Conagra Brands (CAG) -1.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seneca Foods (SENEA) has the highest net margin (General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 6.7%, Conagra Brands (CAG) -17.0%). On return on invested capital, Seneca Foods (SENEA) leads (General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 11.6%, Conagra Brands (CAG) -12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seneca Foods (SENEA) returned the most: General Mills (GIS) -31.2%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) +36.2%, Conagra Brands (CAG) -23.0%. Over five years, Seneca Foods (SENEA) compounded fastest (General Mills (GIS) -11.8%/yr, Seneca Foods (SENEA) +24.8%/yr, Conagra Brands (CAG) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 0.00%, Conagra Brands (CAG) 0.00%. Seneca Foods (SENEA) and Conagra Brands (CAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Mills (GIS) has been the steadiest (General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, Seneca Foods (SENEA) 41.1%, Conagra Brands (CAG) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seneca Foods (SENEA) leads on 7. 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.