General Mills Inc (GIS)
General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer food in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; North America Pet; and North America Foodservice. It offers snacks, including grain, fruit and savory snacks, nutrition bars, and frozen hot snacks; ready-to-eat cereal; convenient meals comprising meal kits, ethnic meals, pizza, soup, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast, and frozen entrees; wholesome natural pet food; refrigerated and frozen dough; baking mixes and ingredients; and ice cream products. The company also offers dog and cat food, such as dry food, wet food, fresh food, and treats. In addition, it operates 232 and franchises 376 ice cream parlors. The company markets its products under the Annie's, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Dunkaroos, Edgard & Cooper, Fiber One, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto's, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Kitano, Kix, Lärabar, Latina, Lucky Charms, Nature Valley, Nudges, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Tastefuls, Tiki Pets, Total, Totino's, Trix, True Solutions, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Wilderness, and Yoki brands. It sells its products to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, drug, dollar and discount chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Symbol
- GIS
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Market cap
- $17.20B
- 52 week range
- 31.18 - 51.26
Valuation
- Share price
- $32.01 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- -19.40x
- Price to book
- 2.30x
- Price to free cash flow
- 11.13x
- Enterprise value
- $16.98B
- Book value per share
- $13.89
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.07% |
| 5 days | -4.85% |
| 1 month | -21.12% |
| 3 months | -14.80% |
| 6 months | -14.46% |
| Year to date | -31.16% |
| 1 year | -36.39% |
| 3 years | -48.85% |
| 5 years | -47.20% |
| 10 years | -49.89% |
| All time | +2891.59% |
Members of Congress who disclosed GIS trades
Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Lisa McClain · Robert Bresnahan · Alan Armstrong · Dan Newhouse · Tina Smith
Super investors holding GIS
Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Mairs & Power (Mairs & Power Inc) · Dodge & Cox (Dodge & Cox Funds)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- -1.19%
- Return on invested capital
- 2.26%
- Return on assets
- -0.29%
- Return on capital employed
- 3.81%
- Gross margin
- 33.63%
- Net margin
- -0.48%
- EBITDA margin
- 7.82%
- Revenue growth
- -5.45%
- Net income growth
- -103.82%
- Free cash flow growth
- -29.07%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 8.99%
- Current ratio
- 0.70x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- -0.52x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2026-05-31
- Fiscal year
- 2026
- Revenue
- $18.42B
- Cost of revenue
- $12.23B
- Gross profit
- $6.20B
- EBITDA
- $1.44B
- Net income
- -$87.60M
- Earnings per share
- $-0.16
- Research and development
- $256.00M
- Shares outstanding
- 537.70M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | $18.42B | $6.20B | -$87.60M | $-0.16 |
| 2025-05-25 | $19.49B | $6.73B | $2.30B | $4.12 |
| 2024-05-26 | $19.86B | $6.93B | $2.50B | $4.34 |
| 2023-05-28 | $20.09B | $6.55B | $2.59B | $4.36 |
| 2022-05-29 | $18.99B | $6.40B | $2.71B | $4.46 |
| 2021-05-30 | $18.13B | $6.45B | $2.34B | $3.81 |
| 2020-05-31 | $17.63B | $6.13B | $2.18B | $3.59 |
| 2019-05-26 | $16.87B | $5.76B | $1.75B | $2.92 |
| 2018-05-27 | $15.74B | $5.44B | $2.13B | $3.69 |
| 2017-05-28 | $15.62B | $5.57B | $1.66B | $2.82 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 33.63% | -0.48% | -1.19% | 2.26% |
| 2025-05-25 | 34.55% | 11.78% | 24.92% | 11.31% |
| 2024-05-26 | 34.91% | 12.57% | 25.88% | 12.58% |
| 2023-05-28 | 32.58% | 12.91% | 24.24% | 12.72% |
| 2022-05-29 | 33.71% | 14.25% | 25.10% | 25.16% |
| 2021-05-30 | 35.57% | 12.91% | 23.94% | 26.69% |
| 2020-05-31 | 34.78% | 12.37% | 26.12% | 32.85% |
| 2019-05-26 | 34.13% | 10.39% | 23.79% | 25.02% |
| 2018-05-27 | 34.53% | 13.54% | 32.82% | 29.74% |
| 2017-05-28 | 35.65% | 10.61% | 35.38% | 34.31% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | $453.80M | $12.42B |
| 2025-05-25 | $363.90M | $12.67B |
| 2024-05-26 | $418.00M | - |
| 2023-05-28 | $585.50M | - |
| 2022-05-29 | $569.40M | $100.00M |
| 2021-05-30 | $1.51B | $400.00M |
| 2020-05-31 | $1.68B | $200.00M |
| 2019-05-26 | $450.00M | $200.00M |
| 2018-05-27 | $399.00M | $300.00M |
| 2017-05-28 | $766.10M | $200.00M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | $1.63B | $79.40M |
| 2025-05-25 | $2.29B | $91.70M |
| 2024-05-26 | $2.53B | $95.30M |
| 2023-05-28 | $2.09B | $111.70M |
| 2022-05-29 | $2.75B | $98.70M |
| 2021-05-30 | $2.45B | $89.90M |
| 2020-05-31 | $3.22B | $94.90M |
| 2019-05-26 | $2.27B | $84.90M |
| 2018-05-27 | $2.22B | $77.00M |
| 2017-05-28 | $1.73B | $95.70M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-07-10
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $2.44
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | $0.61 |
| 2026-04-10 | $0.61 |
| 2026-01-09 | $0.61 |
| 2025-10-10 | $0.61 |
| 2025-07-10 | $0.61 |
| 2025-04-10 | $0.60 |
| 2025-01-10 | $0.60 |
| 2024-10-10 | $0.60 |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | Aug/2026 | $0.72 |
| 2026-07-01 | May/2026 | $0.82 |
| 2026-03-18 | Feb/2026 | $0.74 |
| 2025-12-17 | Nov/2025 | $1.02 |
| 2025-09-17 | Aug/2025 | $0.81 |
| 2025-06-25 | May/2025 | $0.71 |
| 2025-03-19 | Feb/2025 | $0.95 |
| 2024-12-18 | Nov/2024 | $1.22 |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- generalmills.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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