Conagra Brands (CAG) vs Ingredion Incorporated (INGR)

• Conagra Brands CAG 15.07 ▼ −2.84%
• Ingredion Incorporated INGR 92.81 ▼ −4.73%

Conagra Brands and Ingredion Incorporated are both Packaged Foods companies. Conagra Brands is the larger, with a market value of $7.4B against $6.1B — 1.2× the size. Conagra Brands has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Ingredion Incorporated trades at 10.4×. Ingredion Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.38% against −1.80%. Ingredion Incorporated has the higher net margin (8.21% vs −17.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.0% vs −7.75%). Both pay a dividend; Conagra Brands yields more (6.80% vs 3.39%). Across the 21 metrics below, Ingredion Incorporated leads on 13 and Conagra Brands on 8.