General Mills, Inc. GIS

33.64 (1.19) (3.42%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$18.7B
P/E
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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

Low −1.06% High 38.1%
Ten-year median 25.6%
Current reading's percentile 8

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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