General Mills, Inc.
GIS Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
In the quarter to August 2026, revenue fell 2.83%, EPS fell 66.7%, free cash flow fell 28.6% and total debt fell 6.75%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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General Mills, Inc. (GIS) Dividend Safety Score
General Mills, Inc.'s stockrow Dividend Safety Score is 37 out of 100, based on payout ratios, leverage, dividend streak and earnings stability for fiscal 2026.
Dividend Safety Score, annual
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| Period | Dividend Safety Score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 37 | — |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payout of earnings earnings at or below zero | — | — | Fail | 0 |
| Payout of free cash flow | 80.64% | — | Fail | 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.03 | — | Fail | 0 |
| Years without a dividend cut | 25 | — | Pass | 20 |
| Years of falling or negative earnings over the last 10 fiscal years | 1 | — | Fail | 7 |
| Dividend Safety Score | Weakly covered | 37 | ||
How the stockrow Dividend Safety Score works
Our own composite, out of 100, for the latest fiscal year: up to 25 points for how little of its earnings the dividend takes, 25 for how little of its free cash flow, 20 for net debt against EBITDA, 20 for the years it has paid without a cut and 10 for how steady earnings per share have been over ten years. How we calculate it.
| 80–100 | Well covered |
|---|---|
| 60–79 | Adequately covered |
| 40–59 | Stretched |
| below 40 | Weakly covered |
Not worked out for a company that pays no regular dividend, for banks and REITs, whose payouts and leverage these measures do not describe, or with fewer than five years of earnings.
Dividend Safety Score against peers
| Company | Dividend Safety Score |
|---|---|
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | 59 |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | 55 |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 41 |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | 37 |
| KHC Kraft Heinz Company compare | 36 |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 35 |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | — |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | — |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
What Dividend Safety Score is
The stockrow Dividend Safety Score rates how well earnings and free cash flow cover the dividend, with leverage, the dividend’s record and stable earnings.
Up to 25 points for the payout of earnings, 25 for the payout of free cash flow, 20 for net debt ÷ EBITDA, 20 for the years without a dividend cut and 10 for stable earnings
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