Packaged foods company Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday before the bell. Here’s what you need to know.
Conagra missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.78 billion, down 4.3% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with full-year EPS guidance missing analysts’ expectations significantly and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Conagra’s revenue to decline 6.5% year on year to $2.61 billion, a further deceleration from the 3.8% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.33 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Conagra has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates six times over the last two years.
Looking at Conagra’s peers in the consumer staples segment, only General Mills has reported results so far. It met analysts’ revenue estimates, posting year-on-year sales declines of 6.8%. The stock price was unchanged following the results.
Read our full analysis of General Mills’s earnings results here.Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the consumer staples stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 4.6% on average over the last month. Conagra is down 3.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $20.52 (compared to the current share price of $18.03).
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