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 invested capital
General Mills, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was −0.63%, down 3.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (2.71%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.71% (fiscal 2026) to 13.3% (fiscal 2016) — 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 0.22%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2.71% | (6.25) |
| FY2025 | 8.96% | (0.72) |
| FY2024 | 9.68% | (0.17) |
| FY2023 | 9.85% | (0.48) |
| FY2022 | 10.3% | 0.75 |
| FY2021 | 9.58% | 0.32 |
| FY2020 | 9.26% | 1.37 |
| FY2019 | 7.89% | 0.46 |
| FY2018 | 7.43% | (5.37) |
| FY2017 | 12.8% | (0.52) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | 6.89% |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | 6.55% |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | 5.90% |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | 5.80% |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | 4.15% |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | 3.64% |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | 0.00% |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | −0.63% |
| KHC Kraft Heinz Company compare | −3.79% |
| Packaged Foods industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.22% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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