Buyback yield (TTM)
0.24%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
10.91%
5Y share count change
-1.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$15.3M
Cumulative buybacks
$8.47B
Key takeaways
- Conagra Brands (CAG) repurchased about $15.3M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 1.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.28× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -44.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 5% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Conagra Brands (CAG)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Conagra Brands (CAG)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Conagra Brands (CAG)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Conagra Brands (CAG)
Latest: $15.3M
Overview
The 2026 reading of Conagra Brands (CAG) buyback spend is $15.3M – plunged 76.1% year-over-year.
Across 2021–2026 (5 years), Conagra Brands buyback spend produced a CAGR of -44.8% – with a net decline across the window.
Conagra Brands buyback spend peaked at $1B in 2017; the latest annual figure is $15.3M in 2026 (98.5% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $1B was reported in 2017. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1993.
Conagra Brands Buyback Spend 2026: $15.3M
2026's buyback spend for Conagra Brands came in at $15.3M, plunged 76.1% below 2025.
Conagra Brands Buyback Spend 2025: $64M
Conagra Brands buyback spend in 2025 was $64M.
Conagra Brands Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
In 2024, Conagra Brands reported buyback spend of $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2023.
Conagra Brands Buyback Spend 2023: $150M
Conagra Brands buyback spend in 2023 was $150M, surged 200.0% from 2022.
Conagra Brands Buyback Spend 2022: $50M
Conagra Brands buyback spend in 2022 was $50M.
See more financial history for Conagra Brands (CAG).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $15.3M | $0.00 | $15.3M | 0.24% | 479M | +0.1% | |
| 2025 | $64M | $41.5M | $22.5M | 0.60% | 478M | -0.4% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $30.8M | -$30.8M | — | 480M | -0.1% | |
| 2023 | $150M | $79.2M | $70.8M | 0.85% | 481M | -0.3% | |
| 2022 | $50M | $26.1M | $23.9M | 0.30% | 482M | -1.1% | |
| 2021 | $298M | $63.9M | $234M | 1.80% | 488M | -0.2% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $59.2M | -$59.2M | — | 489M | +9.6% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $33.7M | -$33.7M | — | 446M | +9.4% | |
| 2018 | $967M | $37.9M | $929M | 6.64% | 407M | -6.6% | |
| 2017 | $1B | $36.1M | $964M | 6.17% | 436M | -0.6% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $45.1M | -$45.1M | — | 439M | +2.9% | |
| 2015 | $50M | $68.3M | -$18.3M | 0.39% | 426M | -0.3% | |
| 2014 | $100M | $60.2M | $39.8M | 0.95% | 428M | +2.4% | |
| 2013 | $245M | $67.4M | $178M | 2.25% | 418M | -0.2% | |
| 2012 | $352M | $41.8M | $311M | 4.41% | 418M | -3.7% | |
| 2011 | $825M | $44.8M | $780M | 10.17% | 434M | -2.9% | |
| 2010 | $100M | $55.8M | $44.2M | 1.21% | 447M | -1.8% | |
| 2009 | $900M | $46.2M | $854M | 13.77% | 455M | -7.2% | |
| 2008 | $188M | $0.00 | $188M | 2.14% | 491M | -3.1% | |
| 2007 | $615M | $0.00 | $615M | 6.33% | 506M | -2.3% | |
| 2006 | $197M | $0.00 | $197M | 2.17% | 518M | -0.6% | |
| 2005 | $181M | $0.00 | $181M | 1.72% | 522M | -1.7% | |
| 2004 | $419M | $0.00 | $419M | 3.76% | 531M | 0.0% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 531M | +0.5% | |
| 2002 | $350M | $0.00 | $350M | 3.63% | 528M | +2.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 514M | +7.5% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 479M | +0.2% | |
| 1999 | $31M | $0.00 | $31M | — | 478M | +3.6% | |
| 1998 | $148M | $0.00 | $148M | — | 461M | +2.0% | |
| 1997 | $267M | $0.00 | $267M | — | 452M | — | |
| 1996 | $664M | $0.00 | $664M | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | $118M | $0.00 | $118M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $105M | $0.00 | $105M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $2M | $0.00 | $2M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $3.7M | $0.00 | $3.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $68M | $0.00 | $68M | — | — | — |
- 2026$15.3M
- 2025$64M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$150M
- 2022$50M
- 2021$298M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$967M
- 2017$1B
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$50M
- 2014$100M
- 2013$245M
- 2012$352M
- 2011$825M
- 2010$100M
- 2009$900M
- 2008$188M
- 2007$615M
- 2006$197M
- 2005$181M
- 2004$419M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$350M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$31M
- 1998$148M
- 1997$267M
- 1996$664M
- 1995$118M
- 1994$105M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$2M
- 1991$3.7M
- 1990$68M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Conagra Brands (CAG)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.28×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Conagra Brands (CAG)
How Conagra Brands splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $309M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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