ConAgra Foods Inc (CAG)
Profitability ratios
Return on sales
| May 26, 2024 | Feb 25, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Aug 27, 2023 | May 28, 2023 | Feb 26, 2023 | Nov 27, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 29, 2022 | Feb 27, 2022 | Nov 28, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 30, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 29, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | Feb 23, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Aug 25, 2019 | |
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| Gross profit margin | -5.30% | 5.16% | 5.30% | 6.38% | -1.25% | 3.72% | 3.04% | 2.03% | 8.58% | 7.57% | 8.38% | 9.36% | 10.38% | 17.57% | 20.92% | 24.70% | 28.75% | 28.54% | 28.80% | 28.72% |
| Operating profit margin | 10.11% | 15.53% | 15.48% | 16.26% | 12.35% | 13.24% | 12.06% | 10.68% | 14.18% | 15.28% | 16.61% | 18.35% | 19.84% | 19.91% | 19.40% | 18.57% | 17.00% | 17.07% | 17.23% | 17.08% |
| Pretax margin | 5.24% | 10.54% | 10.82% | 11.67% | 7.61% | 9.04% | 8.17% | 7.08% | 10.53% | 11.12% | 11.78% | 12.80% | 13.83% | 13.31% | 12.62% | 11.79% | 9.75% | 9.78% | 9.99% | 8.45% |
| Net profit margin | 2.99% | 8.16% | 8.40% | 9.12% | 5.77% | 6.81% | 5.83% | 5.03% | 7.93% | 9.41% | 10.12% | 11.16% | 12.03% | 10.43% | 9.97% | 9.06% | 7.87% | 7.65% | 7.91% | 6.91% |
ConAgra Foods Inc's profitability ratios fluctuated over the past several quarters. The gross profit margin, which indicates the efficiency of the company's production process, experienced significant variability, ranging from negative figures to around 30%. This suggests fluctuations in the company's ability to control its production costs and effectively price its products.
Meanwhile, the operating profit margin, a measure of the company's operating efficiency, also saw fluctuations but generally remained within a narrower range compared to the gross profit margin. This indicates that ConAgra was able to manage its operating expenses more effectively than its production costs.
The pretax margin, which reflects the company's profitability before taxes, also exhibited variability but trended upwards over time. This suggests that ConAgra's ability to generate profits improved, excluding the impact of taxes, in the recent quarters.
The net profit margin, indicating the company's bottom-line profitability after all expenses, displayed a similar trend to the pretax margin, showing improvement over time. This suggests that ConAgra's profitability after accounting for all expenses, including taxes, increased gradually over the analyzed period.
Overall, despite some fluctuations, ConAgra Foods Inc showed an improving trend in its profitability ratios over the past several quarters, indicating enhanced control over costs and increased profitability.
Return on investment
| May 26, 2024 | Feb 25, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Aug 27, 2023 | May 28, 2023 | Feb 26, 2023 | Nov 27, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 29, 2022 | Feb 27, 2022 | Nov 28, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 30, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 29, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | Feb 23, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Aug 25, 2019 | |
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| Operating return on assets (Operating ROA) | 5.63% | 8.27% | 8.20% | 8.62% | 6.64% | 6.98% | 6.29% | 5.50% | 7.08% | 7.50% | 8.00% | 8.79% | 9.65% | 10.28% | 9.72% | 9.11% | 8.14% | 7.69% | 7.77% | 7.45% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.66% | 4.34% | 4.45% | 4.83% | 3.10% | 3.59% | 3.04% | 2.59% | 3.96% | 4.62% | 4.88% | 5.35% | 5.85% | 5.39% | 5.00% | 4.45% | 3.77% | 3.45% | 3.57% | 3.01% |
| Return on total capital | 7.37% | 10.39% | 10.60% | 11.17% | 9.26% | 9.15% | 8.08% | 7.10% | 9.41% | 9.21% | 9.58% | 10.50% | 12.72% | 12.45% | 11.26% | 10.46% | 10.82% | 8.90% | 9.10% | 8.72% |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 4.11% | 10.40% | 10.94% | 12.17% | 7.82% | 9.08% | 7.87% | 6.76% | 10.11% | 11.84% | 12.70% | 14.08% | 15.19% | 14.43% | 13.27% | 12.26% | 10.67% | 9.83% | 10.55% | 9.06% |
ConAgra Foods Inc's profitability ratios show fluctuating performance over the past few quarters.
- Operating return on assets (Operating ROA) has ranged from 5.50% to 10.28%, with a recent value of 5.63%. This indicates that the company is generating operating income relative to its total assets, although the recent drop suggests decreased efficiency in generating profits from assets.
- Return on assets (ROA) has varied between 1.66% and 5.85%, with the latest figure at 1.66%. This metric reflects the company's ability to generate profit from its total assets, and the recent decrease suggests lower overall profitability.
- Return on total capital has fluctuated between 7.10% and 12.72%, with the most recent value at 7.37%. This ratio measures the return generated relative to the total capital invested, and the recent decline suggests a lower return on the company's capital investment.
- Return on equity (ROE) has ranged from 4.11% to 15.19%, with the latest figure at 4.11%. This ratio assesses the company's ability to generate profit from shareholders' equity, and the recent decrease indicates a lower return for equity holders.
Overall, ConAgra Foods Inc's profitability ratios have shown some variability, with recent declines in most metrics indicating potential challenges in generating profits from assets, capital, and equity. Monitoring these ratios over time can provide insights into the company's financial performance and efficiency.