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) Free cash flow
General Mills, Inc.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2026 was $1.6B, down 28.9% from $2.3B in fiscal 2025. Over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 it was $1.5B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $1.6B (fiscal 2026) to $3.2B (fiscal 2020) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. General Mills, Inc. ranks 3rd of 68 Packaged Foods companies by free cash flow.
Free cash flow, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $1.6B | (28.90%) |
| FY2025 | $2.3B | (9.30%) |
| FY2024 | $2.5B | 21.00% |
| FY2023 | $2.1B | (24.00%) |
| FY2022 | $2.8B | 12.16% |
| FY2021 | $2.5B | (23.77%) |
| FY2020 | $3.2B | 40.87% |
| FY2019 | $2.3B | 2.88% |
| FY2018 | $2.2B | 27.94% |
| FY2017 | $1.7B | (14.92%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $207.3M | (43.55%) |
| May 2026 | $367.2M | 23.10% |
| Feb 2026 | $298.3M | (55.83%) |
| Nov 2025 | $675.3M | 132.62% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| KHC Kraft Heinz Company compare | $3.8B |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | $1.6B |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | $1.5B |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | $925.9M |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | $899.2M |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | $783.9M |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | $547.7M |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | $429.8M |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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