General Mills, Inc. (GIS) vs Lamb Weston (LW)
- General Mills, Inc. GIS 33.13 +0.76%
- Lamb Weston LW 53.59 −1.14%
General Mills, Inc. and Lamb Weston are both Packaged Foods companies. General Mills, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $17.6B against $7.5B — 2.4× the size. General Mills, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Lamb Weston trades at 28.9×. Lamb Weston grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.58% against −4.49%. Lamb Weston has the higher net margin (3.85% vs −4.89%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.80% vs −0.63%). Both pay a dividend; General Mills, Inc. yields more (7.36% vs 2.82%). Across the 22 metrics below, Lamb Weston leads on 13 and General Mills, Inc. on 9.
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Profitability
| Metric | GIS | LW | Packaged Foods median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.61% | 19.38% | 27.54% |
| Operating margin | (1.13%) | 7.80% | 0.00% |
| Net margin | (4.89%) | 3.85% | 0.00% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.46% | 6.49% | 2.37% |
| Return on equity | (10.54%) | 14.17% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | (2.83%) | 3.50% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | (0.63%) | 5.80% | 0.00% |
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