General Mills, Inc. GIS

33.64 (1.19) (3.42%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$18.7B
P/E
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General Mills, Inc. (GIS) Free cash flow margin

General Mills, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 8.46%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (8.85%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.85% (fiscal 2026) to 18.3% (fiscal 2020) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 2.56% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.66%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

Annual

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 8.85% (2.92)
FY2025 11.8% (0.97)
FY2024 12.7% 2.34
FY2023 10.4% (4.08)
FY2022 14.5% 0.95
FY2021 13.5% (4.72)
FY2020 18.3% 4.71
FY2019 13.5% (0.56)
FY2018 14.1% 2.99
FY2017 11.1% (1.20)

Against its own ten years

Low 8.85% High 18.3%
Ten-year median 12.5%
Current reading's percentile 8

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare 17.4%
KHC Kraft Heinz Company compare 15.3%
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare 13.8%
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare 13.7%
GIS General Mills, Inc. 8.46%
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare 6.45%
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare 5.31%
JBS JBS N.V. compare 0.60%
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare —
Packaged Foods industry median 2.56%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.66%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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