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) 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 1.41%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| 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 | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | 19.4% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 9.13% |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | 3.85% |
| 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 | 1.41% |
| Market median | 0.45% |
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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