Conagra Brands Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Conagra Brands' CEO is Sean Connolly, appointed in Apr 2015, has a tenure of 9.67 years. total yearly compensation is $24.03M, comprised of 5.7% salary and 94.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.26% of the company’s shares, worth €32.85M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 5.9 years respectively.

Key information

Sean Connolly

Chief executive officer

US$24.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	5.7%
CEO tenure	9.7yrs
CEO ownership	0.3%
Management average tenure	3yrs
Board average tenure	5.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Sean Connolly's remuneration changed compared to Conagra Brands's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Nov 24 2024	n/a	n/a	US$493m
Aug 25 2024	n/a	n/a	US$494m
May 26 2024	US$24m	US$1m	US$347m
Feb 25 2024	n/a	n/a	US$952m
Nov 26 2023	n/a	n/a	US$985m
Aug 27 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
May 28 2023	US$19m	US$1m	US$684m
Feb 26 2023	n/a	n/a	US$805m
Nov 27 2022	n/a	n/a	US$682m
Aug 28 2022	n/a	n/a	US$575m
May 29 2022	US$12m	US$1m	US$888m
Feb 27 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Nov 28 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Aug 29 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1b
May 30 2021	US$12m	US$1m	US$1b
Feb 28 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Nov 29 2020	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Aug 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$995m
May 31 2020	US$12m	US$1m	US$840m
Feb 23 2020	n/a	n/a	US$765m
Nov 24 2019	n/a	n/a	US$803m
Aug 25 2019	n/a	n/a	US$676m
May 26 2019	US$14m	US$1m	US$680m
Feb 24 2019	n/a	n/a	US$624m
Nov 25 2018	n/a	n/a	US$730m
Aug 26 2018	n/a	n/a	US$820m
May 27 2018	US$10m	US$1m	US$794m

Compensation vs Market: Sean's total compensation ($USD24.03M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.84M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Sean's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Sean Connolly (59 yo)

9.7yrs

Tenure

US$24,030,226

Compensation

Mr. Sean M. Connolly has been Director at S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Mr. Connolly has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Conagra Brands, Inc. since April 6, 2015. Mr. Connolly served as the C...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Sean Connolly	President	9.7yrs	US$24.03m	0.26% € 32.8m
David Marberger	Executive VP & CFO	8.3yrs	US$6.74m	0.047% € 5.9m
Thomas McGough	COO & Executive VP	less than a year	US$4.35m	0.057% € 7.3m
Alexandre Eboli	Executive VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer	3.3yrs	US$3.09m	0.0063% € 797.6k
Tracy Schaefer	Senior VP & Chief Information Officer	2.3yrs	no data	no data
Melissa Napier	Senior Vice President of Investor Relation	2.7yrs	no data	no data
Carey Bartell	Executive VP	2.5yrs	no data	0.0025% € 317.0k
Jonathan Harris	Executive VP and Chief Communications & Networking Officer	9.3yrs	no data	no data
Charisse Brock	Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	9.1yrs	US$2.82m	0.028% € 3.5m
James Kinnerk	President of Conagra International & Foodservice	no data	no data	no data
Derek De Mater	Executive VP & Chief Customer Officer	no data	no data	no data
Noelle O'Mara	Executive VP and President of New Platforms & Acquisitions	less than a year	no data	no data

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CAO's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Sean Connolly	President	9.7yrs	US$24.03m	0.26% € 32.8m
Richard Lenny	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	15.8yrs	US$451.88k	0.029% € 3.7m
Emanuel Chirico	Independent Director	3.8yrs	US$282.03k	0.0063% € 797.6k
Anil Arora	Independent Director	6.4yrs	US$282.03k	0.0067% € 847.0k
Thomas Brown	Independent Director	11.2yrs	US$272.03k	0.0076% € 968.7k
Melissa Lora	Independent Director	5.9yrs	US$307.03k	0% € 0
Ruth Marshall	Independent Director	17.6yrs	US$297.03k	0.00079% € 100.2k
Fran Horowitz	Independent Director	3.3yrs	US$282.03k	0.0030% € 380.4k
George Dowdie	Independent Director	2.8yrs	US$273.03k	0.0013% € 164.8k
Denise Paulonis	Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$282.03k	0.0019% € 246.0k
Francisco Fraga	Independent Director	1.3yrs	US$198.23k	no data

5.9yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CAO's board of directors are considered experienced (5.9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/25 11:48
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings	2024/11/24
Annual Earnings	2024/05/26

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Conagra Brands, Inc. is covered by 34 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Ishan Majumdar	Baptista Research
Andrew Lazar	Barclays
Donald McLee	Berenberg

Conagra Brands Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

COO & Executive VP recently sold €1.1m worth of stock

Conagra Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 18, 2024

Conagra Brands, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Noelle O'Mara as Executive Vice President & President, New Platforms and Acquisitions, Effective May 6

High number of new directors

Conagra Brands Announces Appointment of Francisco Fraga to Its Board of Directors

Conagra Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 14, 2023

Recent updates

Conagra Brands, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

Conagra Brands Announces Quarterly Dividend Payment, Payable on February 27, 2025

Conagra Brands, Inc. to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Dec 19, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share

Conagra Brands, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

First quarter dividend of US$0.35 announced

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$0.97 (vs US$0.67 in 1Q 2024)

Conagra Brands, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 27, 2024

Conagra Brands, Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Oct 02, 2024

An undisclosed buyer completed the acquisition of 51.77% stake in Agro Tech Foods Limited (BSE:500215) from Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG).

COO & Executive VP recently sold €1.1m worth of stock

Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) acquired Sweetwood Smoke & Co.

Conagra Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 18, 2024

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.35 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.72 (vs US$1.43 in FY 2023)

Conagra Brands, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

Conagra Brands, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jul 11, 2024

Vlasic Pickles, a brand of Conagra Brands, Inc. Teams Up with Think Royln for Fashion-Forward Pickleball Collaboration

Now 21% undervalued

Conagra Brands, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Noelle O'Mara as Executive Vice President & President, New Platforms and Acquisitions, Effective May 6

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share

Third quarter dividend of US$0.35 announced

Conagra Brands, Inc. Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on May 30, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.65 (vs US$0.72 in 3Q 2023)

Conagra Brands, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

Conagra Brands, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Apr 04, 2024

Mrs. Butterworth's and Dunkin' Partner to Introduce New Glazed Donut Flavored Syrup

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 4.9% yield

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.60 (vs US$0.80 in 2Q 2023)

Conagra Brands, Inc. Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on February 29, 2024

Conagra Brands, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jan 04, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 5.0% yield

Conagra Brands, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.67 (vs US$0.16 loss in 1Q 2023)

New Conagra Brands Snacks Heat Up 2023 NACS Show

High number of new directors

Conagra Brands Announces Appointment of Francisco Fraga to Its Board of Directors

Conagra Brands, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Oct 05, 2023

Conagra Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 14, 2023

Conagra Brands, Inc. Appoints William Eric Johnson to Serve as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

Conagra Brands Announces Sizzling Summer Line-Up of New Products

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 4.2% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.43 (vs US$1.85 in FY 2022)

Conagra Brands, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Conagra Brands, Inc., Recalls Frozen Beef Shepherd's Pie Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Conagra Brands, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jul 13, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.33 per share at 3.5% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.72 (vs US$0.46 in 3Q 2022)

Conagra Brands, Inc. Debuts Delicious Collection of New Products

Upcoming dividend of US$0.33 per share

Insider recently sold €1.9m worth of stock

Conagra Brands, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.80 (vs US$0.57 in 2Q 2022)

Conagra Brands Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 2, 2023

Conagra Brands, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jan 05, 2023

Healthy Choice Launches Its First Frozen Meal with No Added Sugar

Upcoming dividend of US$0.33 per share

Executive VP recently sold €225k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.16 loss per share (vs US$0.49 profit in 1Q 2022)

Conagra Brands, Inc. Provides Sales Guidance for the Full Year of 2023

Conagra Brands Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 1, 2022

Conagra Brands, Inc. Appoints Tracy Schaefer to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Conagra Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 21, 2022

Conagra Brands, Inc., Recalls Frozen Beef Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Independent Director recently bought €1.0m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.33 per share

Conagra Brands, Inc. Announces Appointment of Denise Paulonis to Its Board of Directors

Conagra Brands, Inc. Approves Quarterly Dividend Payment, Payable on September 1, 2022 T

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.85 (vs US$2.67 in FY 2021)