
Conagra Q1 FY2027 Earnings: EPS Up 6% on Falling Sales, and a Flour Mill Is Why
Conagra's Q1 FY2027 EPS rose 5.9% to $0.36 while sales fell 1.4% and volume 2.1%. Lower overhead and a flour-mill joint venture, not food, drove the gain.
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Conagra's Q1 FY2027 EPS rose 5.9% to $0.36 while sales fell 1.4% and volume 2.1%. Lower overhead and a flour-mill joint venture, not food, drove the gain.

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