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) Shares outstanding
General Mills, Inc.'s shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2026 was $537.7M, unchanged from fiscal 2025. At the end of the quarter to 31 August 2026 it was $537.9M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $537.7M (fiscal 2026) to $619.1M (fiscal 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. General Mills, Inc. ranks 5th of 66 Packaged Foods companies by shares outstanding.
Shares outstanding, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $537.7M | (3.55%) |
| FY2025 | $557.5M | (3.80%) |
| FY2024 | $579.5M | (3.61%) |
| FY2023 | $601.2M | (1.86%) |
| FY2022 | $612.6M | (1.05%) |
| FY2021 | $619.1M | 0.95% |
| FY2020 | $613.3M | 1.30% |
| FY2019 | $605.4M | 3.36% |
| FY2018 | $585.7M | (2.06%) |
| FY2017 | $598.0M | (2.27%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $537.9M | 0.04% |
| May 2026 | $537.7M | 0.07% |
| Feb 2026 | $537.3M | 0.00% |
| Nov 2025 | $537.3M | (0.96%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Shares outstanding against peers
| Company | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| KHC Kraft Heinz Company compare | $1.2B |
| JBS JBS N.V. compare | $1.1B |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation compare | $551.1M |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | $537.9M |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated compare | $269.4M |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. compare | $160.6M |
| LW Lamb Weston compare | $138.1M |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company compare | $107.1M |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. compare | — |
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Shares (Diluted, Weighted) tells an investor how many shares a company’s earnings are spread across once potential new shares are counted.
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