Buyback yield (TTM)
0.17%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.58%
5Y share count change
-2.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$15.30M
Cumulative buybacks
$8.46B
Key takeaways
- Conagra Brands (CAG) repurchased about $15.30M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.1% 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.
- TTM repurchases used about 9% 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: $64.00M
Overview
The 2025 reading of Conagra Brands (CAG) buyback spend is $64.00M.
Across 2015–2025 (10 years), Conagra Brands buyback spend produced a CAGR of +2.5% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Conagra Brands buyback spend peaked at $1.00B in 2017; the latest annual figure is $64.00M in 2025 (93.6% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $1.00B was reported in 2017. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1993.
Conagra Brands Buyback Spend 2025: $64.00M
Conagra Brands buyback spend in 2025 was $64.00M.
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: $150.00M
Conagra Brands buyback spend in 2023 was $150.00M, surged 200.0% from 2022.
Conagra Brands Buyback Spend 2022: $50.00M
2022's buyback spend for Conagra Brands came in at $50.00M, plunged 83.2% below 2021.
Conagra Brands Buyback Spend 2021: $298.10M
Conagra Brands buyback spend in 2021 was $298.10M.
See more financial history for Conagra Brands (CAG).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $64.00M | $41.50M | $22.50M | 0.60% | 0.48B | -0.4% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $30.80M | −$30.80M | — | 0.48B | -0.1% | |
| 2023 | $150.00M | $79.20M | $70.80M | 0.85% | 0.48B | -0.3% | |
| 2022 | $50.00M | $26.10M | $23.90M | 0.30% | 0.48B | -1.1% | |
| 2021 | $298.10M | $63.90M | $234.20M | 1.80% | 0.49B | -0.2% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $59.20M | −$59.20M | — | 0.49B | +9.6% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $33.70M | −$33.70M | — | 0.45B | +9.4% | |
| 2018 | $967.30M | $37.90M | $929.40M | 6.64% | 0.41B | -6.6% | |
| 2017 | $1.00B | $36.10M | $963.90M | 6.17% | 0.44B | -0.6% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $45.10M | −$45.10M | — | 0.44B | +2.9% | |
| 2015 | $50.00M | $68.30M | −$18.30M | 0.39% | 0.43B | -0.3% | |
| 2014 | $100.00M | $60.20M | $39.80M | 0.95% | 0.43B | +2.4% | |
| 2013 | $245.00M | $67.40M | $177.60M | 2.25% | 0.42B | -0.2% | |
| 2012 | $352.40M | $41.80M | $310.60M | 4.41% | 0.42B | -3.7% | |
| 2011 | $825.00M | $44.80M | $780.20M | 10.17% | 0.43B | -2.9% | |
| 2010 | $100.00M | $55.80M | $44.20M | 1.21% | 0.45B | -1.8% | |
| 2009 | $900.00M | $46.20M | $853.80M | 13.77% | 0.46B | -7.2% | |
| 2008 | $188.00M | $0.00 | $188.00M | 2.14% | 0.49B | -3.1% | |
| 2007 | $614.80M | $0.00 | $614.80M | 6.33% | 0.51B | -2.3% | |
| 2006 | $197.10M | $0.00 | $197.10M | 2.17% | 0.52B | -0.6% | |
| 2005 | $181.40M | $0.00 | $181.40M | 1.72% | 0.52B | -1.7% | |
| 2004 | $418.60M | $0.00 | $418.60M | 3.76% | 0.53B | 0.0% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.53B | +0.5% | |
| 2002 | $350.00M | $0.00 | $350.00M | 3.63% | 0.53B | +2.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.51B | +7.5% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.48B | +0.2% | |
| 1999 | $31.00M | $0.00 | $31.00M | — | 0.48B | +3.6% | |
| 1998 | $148.30M | $0.00 | $148.30M | — | 0.46B | +2.0% | |
| 1997 | $266.50M | $0.00 | $266.50M | — | 0.45B | +0.3% | |
| 1996 | $664.00M | $0.00 | $664.00M | — | 0.45B | — | |
| 1995 | $117.70M | $0.00 | $117.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $105.40M | $0.00 | $105.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $3.70M | $0.00 | $3.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $68.00M | $0.00 | $68.00M | — | — | — |
- 2025$64.00M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$150.00M
- 2022$50.00M
- 2021$298.10M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$967.30M
- 2017$1.00B
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$50.00M
- 2014$100.00M
- 2013$245.00M
- 2012$352.40M
- 2011$825.00M
- 2010$100.00M
- 2009$900.00M
- 2008$188.00M
- 2007$614.80M
- 2006$197.10M
- 2005$181.40M
- 2004$418.60M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$350.00M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$31.00M
- 1998$148.30M
- 1997$266.50M
- 1996$664.00M
- 1995$117.70M
- 1994$105.40M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$2.00M
- 1991$3.70M
- 1990$68.00M
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.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Conagra Brands, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
| $6.50B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $903.00M | |
| $746.00M | |
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| $0.00 |
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- $903.00M
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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 $172.80M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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