Consumer & Retail
Conagra Brands Executive Compensation (FY26)
CAG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026 ◇ Sean Connolly | Latest say-on-pay support = September 23, 2026 |
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Sean Connolly: $13,140,480 → $13,680,675 (4.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 88.7% → 50.8% (37.9 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Conagra Brands' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Sean Connolly, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $13,680,675 in fiscal 2026. Connolly's total moved 4.1% higher from the $13,140,480 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Conagra Brands' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 50.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 23, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Conagra Brands' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Campbell Soup Company, Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Colgate-Palmolive Company, General Mills, Inc. and Hormel Foods Corporation, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Connolly President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Marberger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Darren Serrao Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Connolly President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Marberger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas McGough Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Darren Serrao Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Charisse Brock Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Carey Bartell Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Alexandre Eboli Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Connolly President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Marberger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas McGough Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Alexandre Eboli Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain & Transformation Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Darren Serrao Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Connolly President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Noelle O'Mara Executive Vice President and President, Refrigerated & Frozen | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dave Marberger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas McGough Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Alexandre Eboli Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain & Transformation Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Connolly President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Marberger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas McGough Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Noelle O'Mara Executive Vice President and President, Refrigerated & Frozen | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Alexandre Eboli Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain & Transformation Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Eboli | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Alexandre Eboli | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David Marberger | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David Marberger | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Marberger | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Marberger | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Noelle O'Mara | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Noelle O'Mara | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean Connolly | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Sean Connolly | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas McGough | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas McGough | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024, 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Connolly | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Thomas McGough | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David Marberger | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Alexandre Eboli | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Noelle O'Mara | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Alexandre Eboli
Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain & Transformation Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
David Marberger
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
Noelle O'Mara
Executive Vice President and President, Refrigerated & Frozen · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
Sean Connolly
President and Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
Thomas McGough
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard H. Lenny Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Melissa Lora | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ruth Ann Marshall | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Denise A. Paulonis | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Francisco Fraga | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas "Tony" K. Brown | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anil Arora | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
George Dowdie | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Emanuel "Manny" Chirico | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fran Horowitz | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John J. Mulligan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Pietro Satriano | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John P. Brase served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
| Committee meeting fee | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
- Campbell Soup Company CPB
- Church & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD
- Colgate-Palmolive Company CL
- General Mills, Inc. GIS
- Hormel Foods Corporation HRL
- Kellanova K
- Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. KDP
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB
- Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW
- McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC
- Mondelēz International, Inc. MDLZ
- Newell Brands Inc. NWL
- Post Holdings Inc. POST
- The Clorox Company CLX
- The Hershey Company HSY
- The J.M. Smucker Company SJM
- The Kraft Heinz Company KHC
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | September 23, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2025 | September 17, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | September 18, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | September 21, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | September 15, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | September 23, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | September 19, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | September 21, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | September 22, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | September 23, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Documents cited
- 0000023217-26-000047
- 0000023217-26-000037Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards—Fiscal 2026 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End—Fiscal 2026 · Summary Compensation Table—Fiscal 2026
- 0000023217-25-000073
- 0000023217-25-000054Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table—Fiscal 2026
- 0001558370-24-012964Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001558370-24-011213SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE—FISCAL 2024 · Summary Compensation Table—Fiscal 2024 · Summary Compensation Table—Fiscal 2026
- 0001104659-23-087717Summary Compensation Table—Fiscal 2023
- 0001193125-22-251382Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-22-216807Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-21-275236Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-20-253521
- 0001193125-19-252363
- 0001193125-18-284736Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Conagra Brands discloses
The companies named in CAG's own disclosed peer group.
Campbell Soup CompanyChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.Colgate-Palmolive CompanyGeneral Mills, Inc.Hormel Foods CorporationKellanovaKeurig Dr. Pepper Inc.Kimberly-Clark CorporationLamb Weston Holdings, Inc.McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMondelēz International, Inc.Newell Brands Inc.Post Holdings Inc.The Clorox CompanyThe Hershey CompanyThe J.M. Smucker CompanyThe Kraft Heinz Company
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}