General Mills, Inc. GIS

33.64 (1.19) (3.42%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$18.7B
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General Mills, Inc. (GIS) Net margin

General Mills, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was −4.89%, down 4.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (−0.48%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.48% (fiscal 2026) to 14.3% (fiscal 2022) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.00% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.54%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 −0.48% (12.26)
FY2025 11.8% (0.79)
FY2024 12.6% (0.34)
FY2023 12.9% (1.34)
FY2022 14.3% 1.34
FY2021 12.9% 0.54
FY2020 12.4% 1.98
FY2019 10.4% (3.15)
FY2018 13.5% 2.93
FY2017 10.6% 0.36

Quarterly

Period Net margin Change (points)
Aug 2026 9.04% 52.60
May 2026 −43.6% (50.39)
Feb 2026 6.83% (1.67)
Nov 2025 8.50% (18.16)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −0.48% High 14.3%
Ten-year median 12.1%
Current reading's percentile 8

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare 21.9%
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare 9.13%
SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare 6.84%
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare 2.82%
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare 2.51%
JBS JBS N.V. compare 1.22%
GIS General Mills, Inc. −4.89%
KHC Kraft Heinz Company compare −13.6%
MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare —
Packaged Foods industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.54%
Market median 0.55%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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