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) Return on assets
General Mills, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was −2.83%, down 2.6 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (−0.28%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.28% (fiscal 2026) to 8.60% (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 0.08%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | −0.28% | (7.39) |
| FY2025 | 7.11% | (0.83) |
| FY2024 | 7.94% | (0.35) |
| FY2023 | 8.29% | (0.31) |
| FY2022 | 8.60% | 1.13 |
| FY2021 | 7.47% | 0.31 |
| FY2020 | 7.16% | 1.39 |
| FY2019 | 5.77% | (2.36) |
| FY2018 | 8.13% | 0.51 |
| FY2017 | 7.62% | (0.18) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | 9.97% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 5.63% |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | 3.50% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 2.56% |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | 2.54% |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 1.35% |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | −2.83% |
| KHC Kraft Heinz Company compare | −4.39% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.08% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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