Is CAG a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores Conagra Brands, Inc. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how CAG compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is Conagra Brands, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to CAG based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes CAG a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

CAG - Conagra Brands, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

D 36.1 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for stable earnings power businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

F 22.7

5yr Avg ROIC 4.5% 32/100
Operating Margin Trend -4.92 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

D+ 41.9

5yr Avg ROE 3.6% 28/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.2% 67/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

D+ 42.5

5yr Revenue CAGR -0.6% 19/100
5yr EPS CAGR 9.4% 74/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5 40/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

B 73.3

5yr FCF Margin 8.9% 66/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.89x 82/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

F 4.0

Net Debt / EBITDA 10.00x 0/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -4.26x 0/100
Altman Z-Score 1.05 16/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

C- 47.1

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.33 53/100
Piotroski F-Score 4 44/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5 40/100

4 of 4 gurus held; 1 added; 3 trimmed.

Holders: 4
Avg Δ position: +10.5%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 0

Wood increased +120%
Greenblatt decreased -46%
Cooperman decreased -25%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (20%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (15%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (20%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (15%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.