Conagra Brands (CAG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Conagra Brands' Return on Equity [ROE] was -26.39% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 39.40 percentage points from 13.01% a year earlier and down 25.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Conagra Brands (CAG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Return on Equity [ROE] at Conagra Brands came in at -25.06%, down 38.28 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -40.75 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 13.21% in FY2025 (+9.20 pp), 4.02% in FY2024 (-3.72 pp), 7.73% in FY2023 (-2.42 pp) and 10.15% in FY2022 (-5.54 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q2 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 9.09 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 39.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CAG's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was -0.53% (Q3 2026), -1.15% (Q2 2026) and 9.53% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 13.45% |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 32.04% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -8.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -12.01% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 4.06% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 21.14% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.33% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 68.88% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | -29.88% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | -29.88% |
| May 31, 2026 | -26.39% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | -0.53% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | -1.15% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 9.53% |
| May 25, 2025 | 13.01% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 3.75% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 5.64% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 5.75% |
| May 26, 2024 | 3.92% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 10.40% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 10.92% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 12.17% |
| May 28, 2023 | 7.70% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 9.10% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 7.87% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 6.59% |
| May 29, 2022 | 10.03% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 11.82% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 12.69% |
Conagra Brands Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CAG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "CAG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CAG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();