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Earnings call · FY2026 Q4

Conagra Brands Inc. Q4 FY2026 Earnings Call

Conagra Brands Inc. Q4 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Jul 15, 2026 Audio replay
Jul 15, 2026 35:20 61 turns
Period
FY2026 Q4
Runtime
35:20
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Conagra reported Q4 FY2026 adjusted EPS of $0.47 on roughly flat organic net sales, with full-year adjusted EPS of $1.72 and full-year organic net sales down 0.4%. For FY2027 the company guided organic net sales down 3% to 1%, adjusted operating margin of 10.0%–10.5%, and adjusted EPS of $1.40–$1.50, alongside a dividend cut to an annualized $0.70 per share.

Frozen business and pricing 18 Inflation pressure 14 Rating agency engagement and refinancing 9 Capital allocation and leverage 8 Productivity and cost management 7 Brand building and A&P investment 6

Management tone

Positive

Net tone +15 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “it's also unlocking some meaningful investments in the business in fiscal 27”
  • “I really do believe these are the immediate right investments. But as you know, I'm still in the early innings here.”
  • “I think we've taken a prudent approach to how we've planned the year.”
  • “I would tell you there's still a lot to learn. I'm going to continue to stay on the learning journey”

Forward guidance

3 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue · derived Q4 $2.88B +3.6% YoY
Gross margin · derived Q4 24.4% -1.0 pp YoY
Net income · derived Q4 -$1.62B -731.6% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Dividend cut to $0.70 annualized is expected to free up roughly $1 billion of incremental cash flow over the next three years to support deleveraging toward the 3.0x target
  • Free cash flow conversion was 119% in FY2026, the third consecutive year above 115%
  • FY2027 plan includes a $40 million (~14%) increase in brand-building (A&P) spend and an incremental $125 million in capital for supply chain resilience and in-house production
  • Productivity targeted above 4% in FY2027 to help offset expected 5%–6% inflation
  • Pricing actions starting mid-Q2 FY2027 expected to provide a favorable wrap into FY2028

Risks & pressure points

  • FY2027 guidance implies organic net sales decline of (3)% to (1)% vs. FY2026, with volumes expected down mid-single digits weighted toward Frozen
  • FY2027 adjusted operating margin guided to 10.0%–10.5%, below the FY2026 adjusted operating margin of 11.3% and 11.7% in Q4
  • FY2027 adjusted EPS guided to $1.40–$1.50, below the FY2026 adjusted EPS of $1.72, signaling a lower earnings base
  • Full-year FY2026 organic net sales decreased 0.4% and reported net sales decreased 2.9%
  • Q4 FY2026 reported diluted loss per share of $3.37 driven by non-cash goodwill and brand impairment charges; full-year reported diluted loss per share of $4.00
  • Leverage is still expected to rise in FY2027 amid reinvestment and volume deleverage, with October debt maturities still to be refinanced

Key moments

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Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Jul 15, 2026.

Metric Guided
Organic net sales change
fiscal 2027
-3% – -1%
Adjusted operating margin
fiscal 2027
10% – 10.5%
Adjusted EPS
fiscal 2027
$1.40 – $1.50

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Dividend / share
$0.18
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