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Analyst
Rob Dickerson
Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q3 (8 quarters; questions recorded in 4).
- Questions
- 16on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 0%none of 16 questions
- Companies
- 7questioned at least once
- Reporting periods
- 4with questions
These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.
How to read these numbers
Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.
Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.
No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.
Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.
Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.
Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.
Questions asked
Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.
Showing 16 of 16 questions from 7 companies
HSYHershey Company (The)4 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q1
it sounds like expectations for the year haven't changed. And then just given timing of shelf resets
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Steve confirmed SM&A will ramp through the year. Q1 had delayed nonworking media development and spring activation timing. Full-year double-digit marketing increase intact.
is there kind of a perspective that, yes, like I think the next few quarters, there should be more stability
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Steve acknowledged some seasonal movement but no unusual factors. Confection margins will step up in H2 as higher-priced cocoa is lapped. Tentpole activation costs are planned.
Calendar 2024 Q4
my assumption would be you kind of wait a bit before you start to hedge
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Steve declined to comment on 2026 hedging timing for competitive reasons but expressed confidence in the team exploring exchange and off-exchange solutions.
is there kind of a scenario that has some decent probability around it such that you could be like way above on Algo growth
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Steve confirmed path to EPS growth even at current cocoa prices. Opportunity for outside growth if cocoa retraces. Operating on assumption of balanced growth.
MKCMcCormick & Company4 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q3
is that like the way you're thinking about this is just like -- is that TDPs essentially?
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Foley said both TDPs and wider channel presence matter, with growth in club, e-commerce and discount channels.
just trying to cut through like a lot of the noise and just figure out like what fixes it?
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Foley said plans assume no consumer recovery, with the back half incrementally more pressured; the answer is better value at shelf, not lower price.
Calendar 2024 Q4
at least through the back half of last year, right, that kind of more meal-related items seem to be doing a little bit better, right, like perimeter to the store
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Brendan noted cooking at home and healthier eating trends position portfolio well. Value remains important across all regions, with consumers buying more perimeter protein and produce.
how much more, I guess, do you think you need to actually manage price gaps? Like when you talked about investment, where you're talking about technology investment
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Brendan clarified price gap management in FY25 is a continuation of FY24 approach, not a step-up. Investment maintained in baseline with ongoing surgical review of returns.
SJMJ.M. Smucker Company (The)3 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 3 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q3
is the new facility just adding kind of standard issue capacity to what you got to do with the brand
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Smucker clarified the second phase is core crimped-bread Uncrustables capacity, requiring staffing/activation.
Calendar 2026 Q2
are we at a point now where maybe you feel pretty good about your leverage? You do not have as much of a leverage need.
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Tucker laid out free cash flow priorities, the additional $500M debt paydown to ~3x leverage, and future buyback optionality.
Calendar 2024 Q4
I'm just asking specifically on coffee. Right? The coffee, all things considered, has done pretty well. The first half of the year
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Tucker provides detailed segment margin framework: coffee at 28% in H1, declining to mid-twenties and low twenties in H2. Pet margins better than expected at 28%.
GISGeneral Mills2 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 2 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
focus on dollar share, price mix must be more of a contributor.
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Harmening reframed to first principles: improve organic sales trajectory profitably against a still-stressed consumer backdrop.
are you still looking at certain parts of the portfolio strategically?
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Harmening said the M&A bar is very high; the number-one priority is returning to profitable organic sales growth.
CAGConagra Brands1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q3
I just want to ask you about the simplification process, kind of, how you're thinking about SKU rationalization
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Dickerson asked about SKU/brand rationalization; Brase detailed exiting small unprofitable brands (Celeste) and simplifying core platforms like 400-plus single-serve SKUs, mostly benefiting fiscal '28.
KHCKraft Heinz1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
Could you just talk a little bit about the Disney partnership, just kind of the magnitude of that?
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Steve highlighted co-branding, merchandising, licensing, and park/cruise/hotel activations with Disney, and also flagged the NFL partnership as a way to drive consumer connections.
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KRKroger1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
Calendar 2024 Q4
as you got through the Thanksgiving holiday and then as we’re kind of real time in the current holiday season, like you have -- have you seen any incremental almost like sequential traffic improvem...
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Robert probed real-time traffic trends. Management said they feel good about holiday positioning, tracking slightly better than expected but cautious about five fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Challenge rate by company
Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.
| Company | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|
| HSY Hershey Company (The) | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions |
| MKC McCormick & Company | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions |
| SJM J.M. Smucker Company (The) | 3 | 0%none of 3 questions |
| GIS General Mills | 2 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
| CAG Conagra Brands | 1 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
| KHC Kraft Heinz | 1 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
| KR Kroger | 1 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
- HSYHershey Company (The) · 4 questions0%none of 4 questions
- MKCMcCormick & Company · 4 questions0%none of 4 questions
- SJMJ.M. Smucker Company (The) · 3 questions0%none of 3 questions
- GISGeneral Mills · 2 questions—rate withheld: under 3 questions
- CAGConagra Brands · 1 question—rate withheld: under 3 questions
- KHCKraft Heinz · 1 question—rate withheld: under 3 questions
- KRKroger · 1 question—rate withheld: under 3 questions
Activity by reporting period
Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 6 | 0%none of 6 questions | 4 |
| 2025 Q1 | No questions recorded | — | — |
| 2025 Q2 | No questions recorded | — | — |
| 2025 Q3 | No questions recorded | — | — |
| 2025 Q4 | No questions recorded | — | — |
| 2026 Q1 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2026 Q2 | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions | 3 |
| 2026 Q3 | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions | 3 |
- 2024 Q46 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 6 questions) · 4 companies
- 2025 Q1No questions recorded
- 2025 Q2No questions recorded
- 2025 Q3No questions recorded
- 2025 Q4No questions recorded
- 2026 Q12 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2026 Q24 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 3 companies
- 2026 Q34 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 3 companies
Topics
Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.
- Margin4
- Demand4
- Cost Pressure4
- Capital Allocation3
- Product Launch2
- Revenue Growth2
- Pricing2
- Competitive Dynamics2
- Macroeconomic2
- Capex Investment1
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- M&A1
- Credit1
- Supply Chain1
- Guidance Reliability1