General Mills, Inc. GIS
- Market cap
- $18.7B
- P/E
- 0.0×
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General Mills, Inc. (GIS) Return on equity
General Mills, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was −10.5%, down 9.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (−1.06%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.06% (fiscal 2026) to 38.1% (fiscal 2018) — 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 3.93%.
Return on equity, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | −1.06% | (25.40) |
| FY2025 | 24.3% | (0.20) |
| FY2024 | 24.5% | 0.40 |
| FY2023 | 24.1% | (2.19) |
| FY2022 | 26.3% | 0.51 |
| FY2021 | 25.8% | (1.94) |
| FY2020 | 27.8% | 2.47 |
| FY2019 | 25.3% | (12.84) |
| FY2018 | 38.1% | 4.96 |
| FY2017 | 33.2% | 1.44 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | 24.5% |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. compare | 15.9% |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | 12.2% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 12.0% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 4.30% |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 3.93% |
| KHC Kraft Heinz Company compare | −8.75% |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | −10.5% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 3.93% |
| Market median | 1.76% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
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- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
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