Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Our reportable segments are as follows:

•Meals & Beverages, which consists of our soup, simple meals and beverage products in retail and foodservice in the U.S. and Canada. The segment includes the following products: Campbell’s condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; Campbell’s gravies, pasta, beans and dinner sauces; Swanson canned poultry; V8 juices and beverages; Campbell's tomato juice; and as of March 12, 2024, Rao's pasta sauces, dry pasta, frozen entrées, frozen pizza and soups, Michael Angelo’s frozen entrées and pasta sauces; and noosa yogurts. The segment also includes snacking products in foodservice and Canada; and

•Snacks, which consists of Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers and fresh bakery and frozen products, including Goldfish crackers; Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels; Lance sandwich crackers; Cape Cod potato chips; Kettle Brand potato chips;

Late July snacks; and Snack Factory pretzel crisps, and other snacking products in retail in the U.S. The segment also includes the snacking and meals and beverages retail business in Latin America. The segment included the results of the Pop Secret popcorn business, which was sold on August 26, 2024.

We refer to the following products as our "leadership brands": Campbell's condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Chunky soups; Swanson broth, stocks and canned poultry; Pacific Foods broth, soups and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; V8 juices and beverages; Rao's pasta sauces, dry pasta, frozen entrées, frozen pizza and soups; Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers and fresh bakery; Goldfish crackers; Snyder's of Hanover pretzels; Lance sandwich crackers; Cape Cod potato chips; Kettle Brand potato chips; Late July snacks; and Snack Factory pretzel crisps.

We evaluate segment performance before interest, taxes and costs associated with restructuring activities, cost savings and optimization initiatives, impairment charges and corporate expenses. Unrealized gains and losses on outstanding undesignated commodity hedging activities are excluded from segment operating earnings and are recorded in Corporate as these open positions represent hedges of future purchases. Upon closing of the contracts, the realized gain or loss is transferred to segment operating earnings, which allows the segments to reflect the economic effects of the hedge without exposure to quarterly volatility of unrealized gains and losses. Only the service cost component of pension and postretirement expense is allocated to segments. All other components of expense, including interest cost, expected return on assets, amortization of prior service credits and recognized actuarial gains and losses are reflected in Corporate and not included in segment operating results. Asset information by segment is not discretely maintained for internal reporting or used in evaluating performance.

	Three Months Ended
(Millions)	October 27, 2024		October 29, 2023
Net sales
Meals & Beverages	$	1,706	$	1,404
Snacks	1,066		1,114
Total	$	2,772	$	2,518

	Three Months Ended
(Millions)	October 27, 2024		October 29, 2023
Earnings before interest and taxes
Meals & Beverages	$	337	$	287
Snacks	142		161
Corporate income (expense)(1)	(106)		(88)
Restructuring charges(2)	(6)		(2)
Total	$	367	$	358

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(1)Represents unallocated items. Costs related to cost savings and optimization initiatives were $29 million in the three-month period ended October 27, 2024, and $11 million in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023. Unrealized mark-to-market adjustments on outstanding undesignated commodity hedges were gains of $4 million in the three-month period ended October 27, 2024, and losses of $15 million in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023. Accelerated amortization expense related to customer relationship intangible assets was $7 million in the three-month periods ended October 27, 2024 and October 29, 2023. Insurance recoveries of $1 million and costs of $3 million related to a cybersecurity incident were included in the three-month periods ended October 27, 2024 and October 29, 2023, respectively. Litigation expenses related to the Plum baby food and snacks business, which was divested on May 3, 2021, and certain other litigation matters were $1 million and $2 million and were included in the three-month periods ended October 27, 2024 and October 29, 2023, respectively. A loss on the sale of our Pop Secret popcorn business of $25 million was included in the three-month period ended October 27, 2024. A postretirement actuarial loss of $2 million was included in the three-month period ended October 27, 2024. Costs of $9 million associated with the acquisition of Sovos Brands were included in the three-month period ended October 29, 2023.

(2)See Note 8 for additional information.

Our net sales based on product categories are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
(Millions)	October 27, 2024		October 29, 2023
Net sales
Soup	$	852	$	860
Snacks	1,128		1,173
Other simple meals	613		302
Beverages	179		183
Total	$	2,772	$	2,518

Soup includes various soup, broths and stock products. Snacks include cookies, pretzels, crackers, popcorn, potato chips, tortilla chips and other salty snacks and baked products. Other simple meals include sauces, yogurts, pasta, frozen entrées, canned poultry, frozen pizza, gravies and beans. Beverages include V8 juices and beverages, Campbell’s tomato juice and Pacific Foods non-dairy beverages.