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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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+0.76%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to May
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 49.65 | 36.42 | 38.12 | 46.59 | 53.96 | 61.67 | 60.33 | 61.48 | 45.15 | 31.18 |
Analyst estimates 2027–2029 Powerpack |
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| High | 63.73 | 60.69 | 56.40 | 66.14 | 69.68 | 88.34 | 90.89 | 75.90 | 67.35 | 49.59 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 38,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 32,500 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 33,000 | 30,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.61 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 15,620 | 15,740 | 16,865 | 17,627 | 18,127 | 18,993 | 20,094 | 19,857 | 19,487 | 18,425 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 35.65 | 34.53 | 34.13 | 34.78 | 35.57 | 33.71 | 32.58 | 34.91 | 34.55 | 33.63 | |||||
| EBT | 2,271 | 2,136 | 2,082 | 2,600 | 2,857 | 3,210 | 3,141 | 3,028 | 2,835 | 406 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 14.54 | 13.57 | 12.34 | 14.75 | 15.76 | 16.90 | 15.63 | 15.25 | 14.55 | 2.20 | |||||
| Net income | 1,701 | 2,163 | 1,786 | 2,211 | 2,346 | 2,735 | 2,610 | 2,519 | 2,319 | (85) | |||||
| Depreciation | 604 | 619 | 620 | 595 | 601 | 570 | 547 | 553 | 539 | 555 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 26.61 | 27.29 | 28.09 | 28.99 | 29.52 | 31.26 | 33.78 | 34.50 | 35.14 | 34.27 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.82 | 3.69 | 2.92 | 3.59 | 3.81 | 4.46 | 4.36 | 4.34 | 4.14 | (0.16) | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.11 | 4.93 | 4.68 | 6.05 | 4.86 | 5.46 | 4.67 | 5.74 | 5.26 | 4.03 | |||||
| Capex | (1.16) | (1.08) | (0.87) | (0.75) | (0.86) | (0.93) | (1.16) | (1.34) | (1.13) | (1.00) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.96 | 3.85 | 3.80 | 5.29 | 3.99 | 4.53 | 3.51 | 4.40 | 4.14 | 3.03 | |||||
| Book value | 7.98 | 11.26 | 12.27 | 13.73 | 15.91 | 17.76 | 17.99 | 16.77 | 16.61 | 13.73 | |||||
| Shares, m | 587 | 577 | 600 | 608 | 614 | 608 | 595 | 576 | 555 | 538 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 20.12 | 11.49 | 16.93 | 17.65 | 16.45 | 15.66 | 19.35 | 15.84 | 13.11 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 2.13 | 1.55 | 1.76 | 2.19 | 2.12 | 2.23 | 2.49 | 1.99 | 1.54 | 0.98 | |||||
| P/B | 7.11 | 3.76 | 4.03 | 4.63 | 3.94 | 3.93 | 4.68 | 4.10 | 3.26 | 2.45 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.61 | 2.43 | 2.51 | 2.85 | 2.72 | 2.77 | 3.04 | 2.62 | 2.25 | 1.69 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 23.51 | 17.24 | 18.50 | 15.61 | 20.07 | 19.15 | 29.25 | 20.59 | 19.12 | 19.07 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 2,415 | 2,841 | 2,807 | 3,676 | 2,983 | 3,316 | 2,779 | 3,303 | 2,918 | 2,166 | ||||
| Capex | (680) | (621) | (523) | (459) | (531) | (565) | (688) | (773) | (624) | (535) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1,735 | 2,220 | 2,284 | 3,217 | 2,452 | 2,751 | 2,090 | 2,529 | 2,294 | 1,631 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (1,269) | (3,218) | (2,901) | (2,370) | (2,511) | (2,930) | (2,359) | (2,452) | (2,582) | (2,156) | ||||
| Total debt | 8,248 | 14,269 | 13,021 | 13,261 | 12,251 | 10,809 | 11,674 | 12,918 | 14,202 | 13,470 | |||||
| Net debt | 7,482 | 13,870 | 12,571 | 11,583 | 10,746 | 10,240 | 11,089 | 12,500 | 13,838 | 13,016 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 4,686 | 6,492 | 7,368 | 8,350 | 9,773 | 10,788 | 10,700 | 9,649 | 9,211 | 7,381 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 7.62 | 8.13 | 5.77 | 7.16 | 7.47 | 8.60 | 8.29 | 7.94 | 7.11 | (0.28) | ||||
| ROIC | 12.80 | 7.43 | 7.89 | 9.26 | 9.58 | 10.33 | 9.85 | 9.68 | 8.96 | 2.71 | |||||
| ROE | 33.17 | 38.13 | 25.29 | 27.76 | 25.82 | 26.33 | 24.14 | 24.54 | 24.34 | (1.06) | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to May 2026 · latest quarter Aug 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Oct 2026
Charts ten years each
General Mills, Inc. vs peers in Packaged Foods (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHC Kraft Heinz Company | $27.6B | — (loss-making) | 10.8× | −1.42% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −12.62% (below 0%: shrinking) | 32.39% | (102.70%) | Compare |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | $17.6B | — (loss-making) | 10.6× | −2.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | −66.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | −28.59% (below 0%: shrinking) | 33.88% | 14.43% | |
| JBS JBS N.V. | $13.6B | 12.8× | 9.2× | +13.82% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +238.90% (above 0%: growing) | 10.83% | 2.50% | Compare |
| SJM The J. M. Smucker Company | $13.5B | 59.3× | 12.9× | +5.02% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +511.71% (above 0%: growing) | 44.14% | 23.05% | Compare |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | $12.3B | 8.3× | 15.7× | +17.39% (above 0%: growing) | −53.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | −45.61% (below 0%: shrinking) | 39.26% | 10.72% | Compare |
| MICC The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. | $11.3B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | $11.1B | 32.4× | 16.1× | −2.36% (below 0%: shrinking) | −66.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | +107.16% (above 0%: growing) | 15.92% | 2.49% | Compare |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. | $9.6B | 16.3× | 13.8× | +16.37% (above 0%: growing) | +2,950.00% (above 0%: growing) | +428.22% (above 0%: growing) | 29.20% | 32.20% | Compare |
| LW Lamb Weston | $7.5B | 28.9× | 14.4× | +0.66% (above 0%: growing) | −54.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | −47.29% (below 0%: shrinking) | 15.96% | 4.92% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $11.8B | 22.6× | 13.8× | +5.02% | −53.89% | +107.16% | 29.20% | 4.92% |
GIS metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
General Mills, Inc. (GIS) key facts
- General Mills, Inc. (GIS) is a Packaged Foods company in the Consumer Defensive sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, GIS traded at $33.13, a market capitalization of $17.6 billion.
- General Mills, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share, a yield of 7.36%.
- Return on equity was −1.06% and debt-to-equity 1.80.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 4 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.06 (grey zone) for fiscal 2026.
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Financial Analysis (summary)
Updated
General Mills reported $18.4 billion of revenue in FY2026 and −$85.3 million of net income in FY2026. In Q1 FY2027, revenue was $4.4 billion, operating income was $633.6 million, and net income was $398.1 million. Trailing-twelve-month revenue to Q1 FY2027 was $18.3 billion, while trailing-twelve-month net income was −$891.2 million.
Revenue, cash generation, and profitability were lower in FY2026 than in FY2025, while total debt and net debt also declined. In Q1 FY2027, revenue, EPS, and free cash flow were lower than both the preceding quarter and the year-earlier quarter; operating margin recovered from the preceding quarter but remained below the year-earlier quarter.